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...
Ek Thi Daayan (2013) **1/2

Ek Thi Daayan (2013) **1/2

The End.   The end is what separates great films from the rest of the crop. Pick your favourite film and fast forward it to the finish and you would agree too. It is ‘the end’ that makes or breaks a film. Today we live in an age where the last 20 minutes of the film...
Raaz 3 (2012) **

Raaz 3 (2012) **

Okay, I know I write this with the fear of being ostracized by my peers but my experience of watching Raaz-3 in 3D was good. I was really surprised by the fact that the 3D effects did not give me a head ache during the course of the film and that they were actually...
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) ***

The Cabin in the Woods (2012) ***

This is one of those movies that I quite not know what to think of. Throughout the movie, there is a very obvious effort from the side of the director Drew Goddard and writer Joss Whedon to keep the movie non-obvious. They do succeed to a certain extent. But is it...
Rosemary’s Baby (1968) ****

Rosemary’s Baby (1968) ****

Horror is a genre that I am not that fond of, nor the least because of the scary faces. The lack of story is a disease that has found equal number of victims here as it has in the romantic comedy genre. I mean how many times am I supposed to be fearful when some...
Carrie (1976) ****

Carrie (1976) ****

Carrie is not really horror movie, in the sense that there is no supernatural evil powers at work but human beings, I believe can be quite horrifying on their own. This Brian De Palma film based on the book ‘Carrie’ by Stephen King explores the dark side of human...