Trouble With The Curve – Doesn’t throw any curve balls at you in terms of story
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Robert Lorenz. Starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Robert Patrick, Matthew Lillard. He plays the crotchety old geezer with consummate ease now. You saw it in Gran Torino and you’ll see it … [Read More..]
Skyfall – Underwhelming
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judy Dench, Ralph Fiennes After action packed Casino Royale and a weird snore fest in Quantum of Solace comes a sort of in-between movie that’s neither great nor … [Read More..]
Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana – When your dreams are not always your destination
<Review by: Juthika Nagpal> Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Anurag Kashyap Directed by Sameer Sharma. Starring Kunal Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, Rajesh Sharma, Rahul Bagga, Vinod Nagpal, Vipin Sharma On the surface, the film is a comic, light hearted, Punjabi … [Read More..]
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Bond is back in a new and somewhat brooding avatar. You can read our review of Skyfall here. But if you’d like to win some really cool Skyfall 007 posters and keychains then enter our contest below. Just answer this … [Read More..]
Chasing Mavericks – Uninspired
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Michael Apted, Curtis Hanson. Starring Jonny Weston, Gerard Butler, Elisabeth Shue, Abigail Spencer, Leven Rambin ‘Based on a true story’ doesn’t impress us much nowadays. Chasing Mavericks is a lengthy coming-of-age story that is replete … [Read More..]
Stolen – Reminds me of 80s B movies in a good way
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Simon West. Starring Nicolas Cage, Josh Lucas, Malin Akerman, Danny Huston, Sami Gayle One doesn’t expect brilliance from a Nic Cage movie anymore but love him or hate him the man tends to deliver rock … [Read More..]
Wreck-It Ralph – A fun little movie for gamers and non-gamers
<Review by: Daylynn DeSouza> Directed by Rich Moore. Starring John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk As a fan of video games both old and new, I must say that Disney has outdone themselves with this movie, there’s just so … [Read More..]
Jab Tak Hai Jaan – Formula film wrecked by a bad actor
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Yash Chopra. Starring Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma, Anupam Kher, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh A movie full of ridiculous plot points and a horrible first half – partly due to Katrina Kaif’s lack of … [Read More..]
Life of Pi – Visually it’s nice. As a story it sort of bored me
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Ang Lee. Starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Adil Hussain, Tabu, Gerard Depardieu, Rafe Spall. Yann Martel’s best-selling novel, which was said to be too difficult to translate into a movie, is here in vibrant 3D. … [Read More..]
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 – A lot more enjoyable than I thought it would be
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Bill Condon. Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner, Peter Facinelli, Elizabeth Reaser, Ashley Greene, Jackson Rathbone, Kellan Lutz, Billy Burke, Michael Sheen, Dakota Fanning. Over the years and the many Twilight films I and … [Read More..]
