The Campaign – Vulgar, slapstick fun with a message
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Jay Roach. Starring Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Brian Cox, Karen Maruyama. With a brilliantly funny and capable star cast like this it’s hard to go seriously wrong. … [Read More..]
Shark Night 3D – Formula film with enough of a twist to keep you watching
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by David R. Ellis. Starring Sara Paxton, Dustin Milligan, Chris Carmack, Katherine McPhee, Donal Logue. You’re expecting a formula film with sexed up young hot bodied boys and girls retreating to a lakeside mansion and then … [Read More..]
4 Offbeat Movies You Must Watch On DVD This Month
We’re taking a look at movies that may not have hit Indian theatres because they weren’t ‘commercial’ enough. So if you haven’t watched these films then get a hold of the DVDs, sit back and turn on your DVD player. … [Read More..]
Video Premiere : Taylor Swift’s ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together’
<Review by: Shourya, your resident music geek> In case you didn’t know (and you’re probably fungating under a rock), the mighty Taylor Swift just spent another week at # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with ‘We Are … [Read More..]
Brandy Unveils Artwork Of 6th Studio Album ‘Two Eleven’!
<Review by: Shourya, your resident music geek> The other day the fabulously flaw-free R’n’B royalty Brandy unveiled the artwork for her 6th studio album titled ‘Two Eleven’. My reaction? “YYOOOUUUUNNNNZAAAAAAOOMMM FFFGGGGGGGGGGGGo7i5 6tj2ichiu3ryj234r783@#@3@#!!!” Thank you. Irrelevant lessers in the game, you … [Read More..]
To Rome With Love – Funny but way too long and directionless
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Woody Allen. Starring Woody Allen, Penélope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Roberto Benigni, Judy Davis, Jesse Eisenberg, Greta Gerwig, Ellen Page, Isabella Ferrari. One always looks forward to a Woody Allen film for its sheer eccentricity and … [Read More..]
Kalki’s Birthday Song for Anurag on his 40th – “Katta Paiyan (Bad Boy) – Double Trouble” & Gulshan Devaiah talking about the making of…
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Check out this video that actress Kalki Koechlin created for her hubby director Anurag Kashyap’s 40th birthday. Now here are real stars whose love for each other looks better than love in the movies. Apparently, Kalki … [Read More..]
Arbitrage – You’ve seen it all before but Gere carries it forward
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Nicholas Jarecki. Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Tim Roth, Brit Marling. Yes Richard Gere is good in it. No it’s not a performance-of-a-lifetime. Arbitrage is a standard formula film that just has some real performances … [Read More..]
Barfi! – Finally, a Hindi film I can recommend!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Anurag Basu. Starring Ranbir Kapoor, Ileana D’Cruz, Priyanka Chopra, Saurabh Shukla. The trailers don’t try to make this film look anything other than offbeat, perhaps causing it to be released in selected theatres but that … [Read More..]
Moonrise Kingdom – A nostalgic trip about love that’s more eccentric than real
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Harvey Keitel, Jason Schwartzman, Bob Balaban. Wow this film has gotten good rating and reviews. That’s mostly because … [Read More..]
