Category: Movies
House of Cards – A Netflix original
Finally finished watching 13 episodes of the Netflix original series “House of Cards” starring one of my favorite actors of all time Kevin Spacey… The entire series takes quite some time to finish and for a person like me not used to following TV serials it was a new experience and a bit daunting… but [...]
Valentine Special was Special-26 and it was Special
There are many things special about Special 26… the cast… the story… the excitement and of course the twists and turns that it takes you through…. After Wednesday Neeraj Pandey’s Special 26 brings out a thrilling narrative… Though I wanted to watch the movie last week… did not get a chance… But today it was [...]
Vishwaroopam – Nothing Great and Nothing much to Protest and BAN
Watched Vishwaroopam yesterday and all the while I had two questions in my mind…. why is this movie great and what would be the reason the protesters are blocking its screening… Both remain unanswered…. Though Unlike other movies we have seen… here one could argue that there are more references to religion… though not in [...]
Race 2 – Actors trapped in the director’s Labyrinth
Had no plans to watch Race-2 in the theaters…. but had no choice when the person at the ticket counter said there are no tickets for Vishwaroopam… We had liked Race 1 and so decided to give this a try…. It was a $7.50 ticket instead of the usual $14 so can’t complain much… The [...]
Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola
Now I know how Shahid Kapoor learned to dance…. It is in his genes… he got it from his dad…. Pankaj kapoor can not only act…. he is also a good dancer… a natural…. Watched Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola over the weekend…. Good picture…. well done… though there were few moments when I felt [...]
Django Unchained
Django unchained is a worthy watch in the theaters… The movie is slightly long around 2 hours and 45 minutes but it keeps you watching till the end… I have always loved watching the coffin dragging gun slinger Django portrayed by Franco Nero… so when I found that now you have Jamie foxx being Django…. [...]
A Screaming Man – Un homme qui crie When the culture of War changes how we see life
A Screaming man (Un homme qui crie) is a 2010 French Chadian movie directed by Mahamat Saleh Haroun that is set during the chad civil war. The movie revolves around the life of Adam played by Youssouf Djaoro who is a pool attendant and former swimming champion in Chad. The story is about the complex [...]
Talaash remains a mystery even after the movie
Talaash (Search in Hindi) the recent Aamir khan mystery movie turned out to be a bigger mystery even after the movie… Why the heck did Aamir have to do this movie…. What was so special to make him want to be part of it… The movie in comparison with many movies recently made is better [...]
Taken 2 is a well taken movie..but some sequels should not be made
I am not a big fan of sequels…but some movies catch on to you so much that you are sure you can’t avoid when a sequel comes. So when Taken 2 came up I was more in a dilemma as I did imagine to see a sequel for it. The first Taken was a phenomenal [...]
Autumn Spring – Beautiful Czech movie about Life and enjoying living it
Autumn Spring (Babí léto) directed by Vladimír Michálek is a beautiful czech movie about an aging old man Fanda (played by Vlastimil Brodský) and his ongoing pranks to avoid growing up. His wife Emilie (played by Stella Zázvorková) is out of options trying to tell the man that it is an age when they should [...]
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