Having been a huge fan of European cinema, the only other recent European director who has left an indelible impression in me is Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the French director who won...
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Movie review: Love Sex Aur Dhokha (Dibakar Banerjee)
After Raja Sen’s 5 and Rajeev Masand’s 4, I did have starry expectations out of Dibakar Banerjee’s Love Sex Aur Dhokha. After all, his Khosla Ka Ghosla was delightful, while...
Continue reading...Heard about The Secret of Kells?
Up? Yes, seen it and loved it. The Princess and the Frog? Heard about it; don’t feel like seeing it. Fantastic Mr. Fox? Wes Anderson – must see. Soon. Coraline?...
Continue reading...Aayirathil Oruvan (Director: Selvaraghavan)
Let me say this right away – Aayirathil Oruvan is the most disappointing Tamil film I’ve ever seen. Behind that massive disappointment lies expectations, no doubt, but Selvarghavan has himself...
Continue reading...3 Idiots is not idiot-proof
Aseem Chhabra has already spoken at length about the ‘feel good’ factor of 3 Idiots. And, many, many people have done more than adequate reviews of the film so I...
Continue reading...Movie review: The Box (Richard Kelly)
The Box is unquestionably one of the best films I’ve seen in 2009 – we still have 4 days left this year, but I’ve decided. Already. If the thought of...
Continue reading...Movie review: Avatar (James Cameron)
Very few films are worth complete suspension of disbelief – Avatar surely is one. It is beyond any point to discuss Avatar’s seemingly simplistic storyline or its alleged resemblance to...
Continue reading...Movie review: Pasanga (Pandiraj)
Yes, I happened to catch up with debutant Pandiraj’s film late – really late. I had read amazing reviews, except of course Baradwaj Rangan’s mixed jabs, topped by the film’s...
Continue reading...Movie review: Triangle (2009, Christopher Smith)
Christopher Smith’s Triangle, along with Eden Lake, are two films that I totally loved, within the thriller/ horror genre. Triangle shares generous visual cues from Los cronocrímenes, but all those...
Continue reading...Movie review: Love Aaj Kal (Imtiaz Ali)
We’ve come a long way indeed. It started with ‘Yeh shaadi nahi ho sakti’, often uttered by the male lover who took a bit too long to announce his love....
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