Thor: The Dark World (2013) **

Thor: The Dark World (2013) **

  I guess, I am one of the culprits in this vicious cycle of superhero films, reboots, re-re-boots, mixing worlds and what not. I am one of the many who gets intensely excited when a DC, Marvel film is about to approach, counting moments till Friday despite the fact...
Captain Philips (2013) ***1/2

Captain Philips (2013) ***1/2

Many years ago, when I was not this cinephile that I am supposed to be now, I was watching ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ for the first time with my little brother on the DVD player. I did not know anything about the film except that it starred George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad...
Gravity (2013) ****

Gravity (2013) ****

After months of being disappointed, yesterday I found my love for films again. The occasion was the screening of Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. For some unknown reason it was playing only in IMAX screens but for this particular film, I would suggest nothing else.   I don’t...
TV: Breaking Bad (Season 1 to 5) ****1/2

TV: Breaking Bad (Season 1 to 5) ****1/2

L-R: Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston in ‘Breaking Bad’. There are few individuals whose opinion I take seriously when it comes to movies and television. And I am thankful that this particular person persuaded me to watch this series. After a back to back...
The Wolverine (2013) ***

The Wolverine (2013) ***

  As has become my habit, I nowadays go to the movie theater with no expectations. Especially when I go watch a film based on a comic book character. They all seem to be a means to an end, the end being another film that will make more billions of dollars than the...
D-Day (2013) **1/2

D-Day (2013) **1/2

I am sorry to disappoint the avid movie goes inside me again but Friday morning film watching is a habit hard to get rid of. The sheer number of average flicks that I have seen this year just made me instinctively have no expectations of this week’s release D-Day. In...