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Kriti Kharbanda reminisces her career, choices, and approach to acting while discussing her latest film,  14 Phere, which premiered on ZEE5 last week Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Kriti, who has shared screen space with Vikrant Massey in the film, shares that having a great co-star eases her job. Express News Service Ever since her debut with the Telugu film, Boni, in 2009, Kriti Kharbanda has been juggling projects in multiple languages, and now is on her way to establishing a footing in ...

Express News Service Kudi Yedamaithe translates to ‘when right becomes left’. The title, borrowed from a song penned by Samudrala and crooned by Ghantasala in the 1955 film Devadaasu, expresses the hazard of life taking an unexpected turn. When sung by a heartbroken and lovelorn Devadaasu, it carries a negative connotation, but for people craving for a decent Telugu series, Kudi Yedamaithe is definitely a positive turn, especially considering the library of titles it’s placed alongside in...

Express News Service Chris McKay attributes the works of Steven Spielberg and James Cameron as major filmmaking influences, and you can see this in his latest film, The Tomorrow War. The Chris Pratt star vehicle is imbued with all the characteristics widely associated with Hollywood blockbusters—enormous action sequences, overwhelming visual spectacle, and an emotional family drama binding them all together.  The filmmaker talks about directing The Tomorrow War and the films that moulded his...

Express News Service A sci-fi action flick featuring aliens, The Tomorrow War exists along with a surfeit of similar films—from genre classics such as Ridley Scott’s Alien and James Cameron’s Aliens to contemporary blockbusters like Independence Day and Edge of Tomorrow, with which this film shares more than just the word ‘tomorrow’. The Tomorrow War too has a lip-smacking premise. Soldiers from 2051 land in 2022 to warn people about an alien invasion in the future that’s bound to w...

Express News Service Remember when The Trial of Chicago 7, a film chronicling the litigious aftermath of the anti-Vietnam war protests in the US, bore an uncanny resemblance to the 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act protests in India? The similarity, which transcended geographical and political differences, was a testament to the theme of resistance and made the Aaron Sorkin-directorial a timely tale of humanity. It’s such timeliness that makes Netflix’s Nail Bomber: Man Hunt, a documentation o...

The protagonist’s propensity to perceive sexual prowess, or lack thereof, as the sole defining factor of a relationship is indicative of the film’s murky politics and negates its predictable message.

Express News Service What’s the most enjoyable aspect of an open-world game? More than the storyline and the tasks, the real joy lies in the virtual freedom the game offers: the freedom to drive cars at breakneck speed, explore the world in an unrestricted way, perhaps even perform crimes, and manage to get away. Now, what if your haphazard, indulgent virtual tour turns out to be a film? That’s what Sky High on Netflix feels like. A young Ángel (Miguel Herran) is brimming with the desire t...

Express News Service Remember the Candid Camera TV show hosted by Allen Funt? For those who have missed it or want a Thursday Throwback moment, comes Bad Trip from the school of Jeff Tremaine, the co-creator of Jackass. The tonality and treatment are self-explanatory, with the story woven around a series of pranks, as hidden cameras capture the bewildered reactions of people. This is not a film for those who seek story or sensitivity. Bad Trip, akin to the Jackass films and the more high-profil...