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Write your review: 'Django Unchained'

Rajeev Masand says 'Django Unchained' isn't for the fainthearted. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 

Write your review: 'Olympus Has Fallen'

Rajeev Masand says 'Olympus Has Fallen' delivers plenty bang for your buck. What do your say? Write your own review and win prizes. 

Write your review: 'Aatma'

Rajeev Masand says watching 'Aatma' is death by boredom. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 

'Olympus Has Fallen' review: It delivers plenty bang for your buck

Cast: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angella Bassett Director: Antoine Fuqua The new Gerard Butler starrer 'Olympus Has Fallen' is such a faithful retread of the 'Die Hard' formula that you keep waiting for Bruce Willis to show up in a white vest and yell: "Yippee ki yay copycats!" 'Training Day' director Antoine Fuqua clearly recognises what made John McTiernan's 1988 original one of the most enduring actioners of...  

'Aatma' review: It recycles familiar horror movie imagery to little impact

Cast: Bipasha Basu, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Doyel Dhawan, Shernaz Patel Director: Suparn Verma 95 minutes have seldom felt so long, as they do while watching 'Aatma'. This curious but ultimately predictable supernatural thriller fails to escape genre conventions, falling into the same trap that so many of its predecessors have. Bipasha Basu is a single mother struggling to protect her daughter (Doyel Dhawan) from the otherworldly grasp of her dead ex-husband...  

Review: Apple iPhone-controlled smart LED bulbs

Maybe, one day, we can get lights that will do what we want without being told. You do the thinking, bulbs, and let us be dumb. ...  

First drive: 2013 Nissan Sunny automatic

The auto-Sunny uses Renault-Nissan's X-tronic CVT gearbox that claims to be "so smooth, so efficient". We agree with the "so smooth" bit. ...  

First drive: 2013 Nissan Sunny automatic in India

Nissan is all set to launch it CVT equipped Sunny. We got the opportunity to drive the car recently and also managed to do a quick performance test. ...  

Masand review: 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' isn't hard to like

Nicely juxtaposing such identifiable themes as a teenager's desperation to impress a pretty girl, and a boy's fear of his father's volcanic temper, against the backdrop of a big fat Punjabi wedding, debutant director Ashima Chibber delivers a harmless fluff of a film in 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti'. ...  

Write your review: 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti'

Rajeev Masand says 'Mere Dad Ki Maruti' is not hard to like. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 

Masand review: 'Jolly LLB' not bad to spend the evening

When a rich Delhi kid, accused of mowing down six pavement dwellers with his speeding car, is let off for lack of evidence, a small-time lawyer spots an opportunity and gets the case reopened. ...  

Write your review: 'Jolly LLB'

Rajeev Masand says 'Jolly LLB' is well-intentioned but inconsistent. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 

Samsung Galaxy S4 review: Nothing much in it to set the world on fire

The Samsung Galaxy S4 has a grab-bag of features that don't come together as a pleasing whole. ...  

2013 Audi S7 review: The car gets a hint of sportiness

The Audi A7 is unique when it comes to design and the S7 retains it. ...  

Masand review: 'Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga'

Tapping into the middle class' increasing frustration over rapid inflation, 'Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga', directed by debutant Anshul Sharma, is a well-intentioned satire constructed around a promising premise. But the film's writers fail to build on their clever central idea, and ultimately deliver an undercooked script that lacks the consistent wit of 2010's 'Phas Gaye Re Obama', that tongue-in-cheek take on recession, set in the world of UP gangsters. ...  

Write your review: 'Saare Jahaan Se Mehnga'

Rajeev Masand says 'Saare Jahan Se Mehnga' is not as good as it could have been. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 

Masand review: 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'

With 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns', director Tigmanshu Dhulia delivers another earthy cocktail of power games, bedroom politics, and palace intrigue. Only the stakes are higher in this sequel; the love is tainted from the start, and there's even vengeance thrown in for good measure. Indeed the film is gripping for the most part, if you're willing to overlook some convoluted stretches. ...  

Write your review: 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns'

Rajeev Masand says 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns' is an engaging watch. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 

'Jack the Giant Slayer' review: It's mostly a forgettable adventure

Evidently made for no other reason than to cash in on the current trend of revisionist storybook fantasies, 'Jack the Giant Slayer', directed by The Usual Suspects' Bryan Singer, is a mostly forgettable adventure based on the popular children's folktale, Jack and the Beanstalk. As many as three screenwriters are responsible for this overstuffed script, that recycles too many familiar plotlines, never succeeding in creating anything significantly original. ...  

'I, Me Aur Main' review: You can't help feel that real potential was squandered

There's an interesting premise at the heart of debutant director Kapil Sharma's 'I, Me Aur Main', which tells the coming of age story of a 35-year-old. But despite giving us a believable protagonist, Sharma and writer Devika Bhagat fast run out of interesting ideas to keep us hooked. ...