All stories by RAJA SEN
Raja Sen's Oscars forecast: Mad Max will win!
Rediff.com15 Jan 2016Mad Max: Fury Road has a very realistic chance of sweeping the Oscars, predicts Raja Sen.
Review: The Hateful Eight is a brutal, hellacious masterwork
Rediff.com15 Jan 2016Quentin Tarantino's latest film is his most unpleasant, feels Raja Sen.
There Is A Happy Land Where Only Bowie Plays
Rediff.com14 Jan 2016'It is impossible to pin down the genius of David Bowie, to distill any kind of essence of that singer-songwriter-visionary-buccaneer-icon into a line or several.'
Golden Globes 2016: The Best Moments
Rediff.com11 Jan 2016Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.
Review: Wazir is a childish game of chess
Rediff.com8 Jan 2016This thriller isn't merely predictable, but depressingly drab, says Raja Sen.
Raja Sen's WORST 10 Movies
Rediff.com5 Jan 2016Rediff's film critic Raja Sen lists his worst Hindi movies of 2015.
Raja Sen's Top 10 Movies
Rediff.com4 Jan 2016Rediff's film critic Raja Sen lists her top Hindi movies of 2015.
Raja Sen's Most Memorable Characters of 2015
Rediff.com30 Dec 2015Who were the ones we'd have liked to see more of, or ones we wouldn't mind running into again?
Raja Sen's Best Actors of 2015
Rediff.com29 Dec 2015Rediff's film critic Raja Sen lists his top 10 actors of 2015.
Review: Star Wars Episode VII is a rollicking cover version
Rediff.com25 Dec 2015Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens 'can be likened, in essence, to a new Salman Khan actioner where the core audience goes in with a checklist knowing they'll get some cheeky dialogue, some trite punchlines, an item song and one eventually shirtless fight scene,' says Raja Sen.
Raja Sen's Best Hindi Songs of 2015
Rediff.com23 Dec 2015Rediff's film critic Raja Sen lists his best Hindi songs of 2015.
Review: Dilwale is an absolute dud
Rediff.com18 Dec 2015'We expect insignificant froth from the director, but this particular can of Rohit Shetty has been lying open too long. The contents are not merely un-fizzy but, unforgivably, flat.'
Review: Priyanka, Ranveer are terrific in Bajirao Mastani
Rediff.com18 Dec 2015'This is a giant film, a magnum opus drunk on its own magnum-ity, and it is perfectly clear early on, as the narrative races out the gate and gauntlets are flung up in the air and shot through with arrows, that a film like this can only work as opera,' says Raja Sen.
Review: Spectre is a long film, short on thrills
Rediff.com20 Nov 2015At 148 minutes, Spectre feels like the longest Bond film of all time, says Raja Sen.
Raising a bowler hat to Saeed Jaffrey
Rediff.com17 Nov 2015'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'
Dilwale Trailer Watch: The gang is back!
Rediff.com10 Nov 2015Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol look like a million bucks, but the situation -- and the drummed up "intensity" -- feel asinine, says Raja Sen.
Fan could be SRK's best birthday present
Rediff.com2 Nov 2015Bring it on, Shah Rukh, raves Raja Sen.