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  The Apprentice 2024

  ★★ Watched 17 Mar 2025

  Yet another let-down of the biopic kind.

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  Mickey 17 2025

  ★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  Robert Pattinson carries through what is for the most part a character-driven conceit. A tad overlong and a bit too thin, the humour and Darius Khondji's cinematography still makes an enjoyable watch.

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  Bad Newz 2024

  ★½ Rewatched 26 Sep 2024

  Hindi cinema is dead. But look, Punjabis are sweet and funny.

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  Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 2022

  ★★★ Watched 26 Sep 2024

  A hollow echo of its predecessor, this too-long-running skit-quilt of a horror comedy is chaotic enough to keep you going. The sleaze is at an all-time low for Bazmee but the treatment of leading women as background characters is still felt, despite Tabu's presence. Kiara is no Geet, notwithstanding a Mauja Hi Mauja nod to the chance meeting between two lovers and an on-the-nose riff on her character's name (Reet). Kiara is manic pixie enough but only plays second (third?)…

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