Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters – Rotten as hell
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed and written by Tommy Wirkola. Starring Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Thomas Mann Interesting twists on fairy tales are always welcomed if they’re imaginatively thought out and brilliantly executed. Snow White & The … [Read More..]
The Groovy Duo: The electric music of Rodrigo Y Gabriela
<Review by: Pratyush Cavutur> Two guitar players. One male. One female. Classical guitars and a style close to flamenco. These are the attributes that describe Rodrigo and Gabriela. I can’t really pinpoint a particular genre though. They seem to have … [Read More..]
Turn it up! – Ankle-length pants for men are in
<Review by: Amit Divekar> In global fashion, there are some trends that go down runways, are liked and picked up by the fashion folk and incorporated into their wardrobe, to suit their own personal style. Therefore these trends slowly and … [Read More..]
MAMA – The same old CGI horror story
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Andres Muschietti. Starring Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier Strange that I expect and look forward to a film by actor/filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro. Maybe it’s his name: sounds foreboding and grand. But then he … [Read More..]
Lincoln – A dialogue-driven, actor anchored masterpiece of storytelling
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Josheph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, Lee Pace, Jackie Earle Haley, Hal Holbrook, John Hawkes, Gulliver McGrath, Joseph Cross, Julie White, Jared Harris I’ve been … [Read More..]
Fun’s album “Some Nights” is pure pleasure
<Review by: Pratyush Cavutur> Fun is a band that is, well, fun to listen to. “Some Nights” is the band’s second album and is definitely more ambitious than their first album “Aim and Ignite”. The band comprises Nate Ruess, Andrew Dost … [Read More..]
Zero Dark Thirty – Should have been thirty minutes shorter!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle Oscar-nominated and overly-praised, this recounting of the 12-year-long investigation by the CIA to hunt down the most wanted man on the planet … [Read More..]
Murder 3 – Horrible first half, the second half comes too late to save it
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Vishesh Bhatt. Starring Randeep Hooda, Aditi Rao Hydari, Sara Loren Yes it’s a remake and in true Bollywood style it’s probably a very bad one, despite having a relatively intriguing premise, which comes all too … [Read More..]
Deep, Dark, Enchanting – Peter Chains’ Album Carrion Crows
<Review by: Pratyush Cavutur> Picture this. It’s a dull day. Everything seems slow and you’re slightly perturbed. While you are wriggling through the internet, you hear a certain artist with a voice so haunting that it drags you down deeper yet … [Read More..]
Onir – ‘Studios don’t get emotionally moved by a film. Only by stars!’
National Award-winning (I AM) director, writer, producer Onir has his plate full trying to change the cinema scene in India for the better. With a petition and lots of meetings with the government, he wants to see that independent films … [Read More..]
