Okja (2017) ***1/2

Okja (2017) ***1/2

Okja is a classic big screen film that comes out on the small screen via the platform of #netflix. I could write a separate think piece solely on this but I would instead focus on what an absolute joy and thrill it was to watch #Okja – whatever may be the...
Newton (2017) ****

Newton (2017) ****

Newton is an excellent film. It is been termed a dark comedy but I would just drop the pretence of darkness. Maybe it is my outlook of the world. Or maybe the fact that this story of misadventure reminded me of the satirical quest of the famous Don Quixote. In my...
Creed (2015) ****

Creed (2015) ****

Creed is a boxing film. And you know what happens in one. There are long training montages, a man running on the streets early morning, a couple of gut wrenching fights and a win. Creed has all that. But then it also has something more, which makes it more than a...
The Martian (2015) ****

The Martian (2015) ****

Let’s get one thing completely out of the way. The entertainment quotient of this film is so up there that you wouldn’t even come out with this big a smile even after watching a freaking Pixar film. This film will pump you with more endorphins than chocolate, sex and...
Talvar (2015) ***1/2

Talvar (2015) ***1/2

  Two years back, I had wondered how would one make a film about this infamous double murder case. Without there ever being a conclusion, how ethical and unbiased could that final product be. After watching Talvar, written by Vishal Bhardwaj and directed by Meghna...
Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) ***1/2

Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015) ***1/2

Rarely ever do sequels ever reach the quality of the original film, a fact that is true for cinema everywhere. But with ‘Tanu Weds Manu Returns’, Anand L Rai gives us everything better than the first. We finally get the intensely damaged lead pair in all their glory....