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Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Aug 27, 2026 Camp Rock was never trying to be prestige television; it was trying to convince twelve-year-olds that summer camp came with a soundtrack and a shot at true love, and on that front, mission very much accomplished, then and now. Go to Full Review Camp Rock 3 (2026) 91% - -

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) Aug 27, 2026 3/5 Vismaya's biggest strength is that she feels real. She plays an ordinary young woman without trying to manufacture heroism, making her easy to like. Go to Full Review Thudakkam (2026) - - - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Aug 27, 2026 So no, the shark isn't the scariest part of this thriller. Nevertheless, The Devil's Mouth was entertaining to watch, if you have nothing else to do on a Friday night. Go to Full Review The Devil's Mouth (2026) 41% - -

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) Aug 27, 2026 2/5 Batwara 1947 didn't need to manufacture emotion around that tragedy. It needed restraint, complexity and characters who felt like flesh-and-blood people rather than representatives of ideas. Go to Full Review Batwara 1947 (2026) 60% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Aug 27, 2026 Sadly, that magic arrives rather frayed on screen. Watching the film feels like watching someone brandish a wand while fumbling the spell, getting half the words wrong, so what's left is a handful of sparks where a blaze should be. Go to Full Review The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) 80% - -

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) Jun 25, 2026 3/5 If Cocktail 2 has a secret weapon, it's Kriti Sanon. The story itself, however, is built on a premise that is difficult to buy into. Go to Full Review Cocktail 2 (2026) 20% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Jun 11, 2026 Maa Behen makes you laugh, and it makes you squirm. It’s uncomfortable, messy and flawed just like the women that society could never fathom. Go to Full Review Maa Behen (2026) 77% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Jun 2, 2026 The film moves with an unhurried rhythm, carried by soft melancholic tunes and the lingering fragrance of flowers. Shoojit Sircar’s direction and Juhi Chaturvedi’s writing give us a love story wrapped in grief, yet touched by hope. Go to Full Review October (2018) 93% 93%

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) May 14, 2026 3.5/5 There is a lot to appreciate here, especially in how closely it mirrors the current media landscape. But it never quite lands with the same precision or emotional sharpness as the original. Go to Full Review The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) 78% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Apr 16, 2026 Thrash does have atmosphere, no doubt. The towering walls of water are more unnerving than the sharks themselves. But the tension quickly turns soggy, because the film never quite decides what it wants to be and eventually, neither does the viewer. Go to Full Review Thrash (2026) 45% - -

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) Apr 16, 2026 3/5 Overall, Dhurandhar: The Revenge isn’t a snooze fest, you’re never truly bored, but you are constantly aware of how indulgent it is in places, from its over-the-top action to its sprawling runtime. Go to Full Review Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026) 36% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Mar 31, 2026 The documentary shows the light and dark sides of the band, a brotherhood that stays together, working with each other through every hurdle. Yes, it’s not always perfect, but what in life is, let alone the music industry? Go to Full Review BTS: THE RETURN (2026) 100% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Dec 6, 2025 If you enjoy genre-bending thrillers with high stakes, rising waters, and pulse-pounding suspense, The Great Flood is worth the dive. Go to Full Review The Great Flood (2025) 60% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Dec 6, 2025 Zootopia 2 works best if you don’t overthink it -- a warm, fun watch with its heart in the right place, even if you sometimes feel like Nick, dragged along for a chase you didn’t ask for. Go to Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 92% - -

Karishma H. Nandkeolyar Gulf News (UAE) Oct 12, 2025 1/5 No amount of tech expertise can save a movie that’s taking a well-worn narrative and trying to stretch it into an engaging big screen moment. Go to Full Review TRON: Ares (2025) 52% - -

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) Oct 2, 2025 2.5/5 A glossy confection that entertains in patches but never commits to its own potential. The humor is sporadic, the romance feels forced, and the toxicity of its central pair is brushed aside for the sake of a happily-ever-after. Go to Full Review Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025) 20% - -

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) Aug 29, 2025 2.5/5 Janhvi’s comic timing is flat; Sid fares a little better. Chemistry? Zero. They’re too busy admiring their own reflections. The writing doesn’t help. Go to Full Review Param Sundari (2025) 7% - -

Manjusha Radhakrishnan Gulf News (UAE) Aug 7, 2025 2.5/5 Saiyaara is a glossy, well-meaning attempt at heartbreak cinema -- but it never quite breaks through. For a film about young love, it feels oddly dated and disappointingly hollow. Go to Full Review Saiyaara (2025) 63% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Aug 7, 2025 The thing is, with My Oxford Year, you more or less know what you’re signing up for—a cheesy romance where the plot is predictable and the dialogue even more so. But even with those expectations, the film feels oddly half-hearted. Go to Full Review My Oxford Year (2025) 31% - -

Lakshana N Palat Gulf News (UAE) Jul 29, 2025 Kang Ha-neul is always the star. But like Woo-sung, he’s trapped -- in a film that collapses around him. Go to Full Review Wall to Wall (2025) 59% - -