Remember the days when we were young and used to start a story quite normally… but as we go, we take it to incredulous lengths unaware of where the story...
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O Homem do Futuro (Movie review – Portuguese), Director: Cláudio Torres
As a massive fan of time travel, it is only natural that I track and watch every film based on time travel. Having seen a LOT of such films, you...
Continue reading...Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes (Director: Rupert Wyatt)
Now that the whole world has written about Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, let me simply say I loved it. It is perfect popcorn material and is thoroughly...
Continue reading...Of armchair epiphanies in just one life…
I happened to see Delhi Belly last weekend and enjoyed it immensely. This weekend, I caught up with Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, after a lot of prodding from a LOT...
Continue reading...127 Hours (Movie review), Director: Danny Boyle
“The film has a story that can be summed up in one sentence on the back of an envelope.” Next time you see that sentence or its cousins and nephews...
Continue reading...Movie review: Band Baaja Baaraat (Maneesh Sharma)
I remember writing this, in my review of Pandiraj’s debut Tamil film, ‘Pasanga‘. Tamil cinema is home to rampant male domination. No hero in our state apologizes – its always...
Continue reading...Endhiran (Tamil) – Director: Shankar
Can Dunning-Kruger effect be tested on Rajinikanth fans? Let me explain. Rajinikanth fans want the man to perform death defying stunts. They want him to be the uber-male who can...
Continue reading...Machete (Movie review) – Director: Ethan Maniquis & Robert Rodriguez
Is this the same mild-mannered, kid-friendly uncle we saw in the Spy Kids franchise? Though Grind House did prepare us with the fake Machete trailer, the man sure seems to...
Continue reading...Naan Mahaan Alla (Tamil, Susindran)
If there’s one recent Tamil film that evoked a rather loud ‘What the f***?’ from me, it is Naan Mahaan Alla. Here’s a film that has everything going for it...
Continue reading...Was MGR starrer Kalai Arasi the first Indian film to feature an alien?
I recently came across a few tweets by @allusirish, on sci-fi films in India. Our prev gen of filmmakers were better of than us. “Karuda Rathrikal” starring MGR, Bhanumathi was...
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