Why would anyone want to play extreme mind games with a high-flying advertising executive and his docile wife? Well, the one instigating the game is Pierce Brosnan, co-producer of this...
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Gwoemul (Korean, Joon-ho Bong)
Gwoemul (The Host) is an incredible genre shifter. It starts as a creature-fest, gets into some amazingly goofball comedy and even attempts to make a political statement amidst all that....
Continue reading...Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Shaad Ali)
Despite severe media drubbing, I finally watched Jhoom barabar jhoom, thanks to one sole voice of approval – Baradwaj Rangan! And…I loved it! After Jaan-e-mann, here’s another film maker who...
Continue reading...Ne le dis à personne (French, Guillaume Canet)
The only reason why I even ended up watching Ne le dis à personne (Tell no one) is that the plot reminded me of one of my favorite European films,...
Continue reading...Sivaji (Tamil, Shankar)
Rajinikant Ver. 2.0 Receded hairline…uncheck. Age lines all over the face…uncheck. Slightly tired swagger…uncheck. Down market dress sense that wishes to address other markets…uncheck. Same ‘ol explosive and predictable intro...
Continue reading...Bheja Fry (Director: Sagar Ballary)
Having finally endured this recent toast of the multiplex generation, I’m not entirely sure who I’m supposed to be laughing at. The audience is idiot number one, for, what we...
Continue reading...Tempus Fugit (Catalan, Enric Folch)
Tempus Fugit (time flies) is a remarkable film. On one hand its a low budget, obviously made for TV (Televisió de Catalunya or TV3), Catalan language film playing out of...
Continue reading...Dombivli Fast (Marathi, Nishikant Kamat)
That Dombivli Fast seems like a Mumbaiyya version of Joel Schumacher’s Falling Down (1993) – right down to a cricket bat instead of a baseball bat – seems pardonable! Why?...
Continue reading...Mozhi (Tamil film, Dir: Radhamohan)
Mozhi is truly an achievement, for Director Radhamohan. Azhagiya Theeye is definitely not a flash in the pan. There are so many minute flourishes in Mozhi that you wonder if...
Continue reading...Running Sacred (English – Wayne Kramer)
If you thought Pokiri was inspired by The Departed (remake of Infernal Affairs), check this out! The former had informers on both sides of the law, while this has just...
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