Hulk. Smash! Big Hulk smash. Smash cars. Buildings. Army tanks. Hulk also go rarrr! Smash Hulk’s USP. What Hulk smash most? Hulk smash all hope of interesting time in cinema.” That was an excerpt from Peter Bradshaw’s review of The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton. Bradshaw is, of course, chief film critic of The Guardian, and his review is what could be called a ‘stunt review’ or a ‘performance review’, written in the style of the film. Similarly, his review of Eat Pray Love went: “Sit, watch, groan. Yawn, fidget, stretch.” While Bradshaw is renowned worldwide for his reviews, what we didn’t know was that he is also fun, and his views are refreshing and peppered with dry wit. We were fellow mentors on the Jio Mami Mumbai Film Critics’ Lab. We chatted about the changing role of a film critic today.

Peter Bradshaw at Jio Mami Mumbai Film Critics' Lab