Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ****1/2

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ****1/2

 This is not a review. This is a Public Service message to anyone who calls themselves a movie aficionado: –    ‘Please do not make the mistake of not watching Mad Max: Fury Road, for whatever preexisting bias you may have against action films.’  To...
TV: Community (Season 1, 2, 3) *****

TV: Community (Season 1, 2, 3) *****

I have wanted to write about ‘Community’ for a long time now.  My only problem is that there is so too much to write about. And if I actually put every thought on a word doc the resultant would be detailed 20 pages and not a blog post. 3 seasons, 71 episodes and none...
Andaz Apna Apna (1994) *****

Andaz Apna Apna (1994) *****

Why is ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ the funniest film of all time? I asked this very simple question to two people yesterday hoping that they would give me some perspective on this Cult classic. Unfortunately I was instead faced with an answer which sounded more like ‘duh!’ than...
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) ****

Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) ****

This is the review of the whole film, as it was made and probably how it is meant to be seen. After finally watching both the instalments yesterday I can still hear the gun shots in my head as soon as I close my eyes. And much needs to be said, if only I could find...
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ****1/4

The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ****1/4

There are a couple of things that need be done by a person who takes on the challenging work of reviewing the third installment of the ‘Dark Knight’ series. First of them being actually watching the movie in an IMAX theatre the way Christopher Nolan imagined it and...
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

We, the movie going audience have an intrinsic tendency to make sense of everything, when it comes to a film which we cannot trash. We can watch a so called ‘no brainer’ which insists on not thinking but when it comes to unanswered questions and ambiguity, we are...