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 Conjuring (2013) ***1/2

The Conjuring (2013) ***1/2

  I had gone to see this film a couple of weeks back when it released. But it is somehow, after my second viewing that I felt I wanted to write about it. I as a movie buff am not personally fond of horror film, like many of my friends who will take any chance...
Before Midnight (2013) ***1/2

Before Midnight (2013) ***1/2

There are not enough love stories in the world. There are more than enough romances but when it comes to love, believe it or not audience tends to prefer unrequited love and somehow now the words ‘happily ever after’ are also uttered with bitter cynicism. People say...
Raanjhanaa (2013) ***1/2

Raanjhanaa (2013) ***1/2

I know that half my friends are going to seriously start questioning my taste in films after I publish this review but trust me; I went in with much scepticism and only because of my love of the film ‘Tanu Weds Manu’, also directed by Anand L. Rai. I also should...
Take This Waltz (2011) ***1/2

Take This Waltz (2011) ***1/2

‘Take This Waltz’ is what you may call a mood film. Made by Sarah Polley, who had earlier directed the heartbreaking Alzheimer’s love story ‘Away from Her’, this comedy-drama is a tragic ode to life. Starring Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen and Luke Kirby, as the...
Metropolitan (1990) ****

Metropolitan (1990) ****

A couple of days back, I heard a friend talk about a colleague in his office. “This woman can start a conversation with anyone,” he said. “So I was talking to her about books and she started telling me about a many titles and how good those books were,” he continued....