Highway (2014) ***

Highway (2014) ***

To be truthful, i am not one of those people who are completely in love with Imtiaz Ali’s body of work. His films about troubled love stories are good, but with the exception to ‘Jab We Met’, he has almost always chosen to give greatly demanding roles to actors who...
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) **1/2

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) **1/2

  As I got out of the theatre having just finished watching Ayan Mukerji’s latest film ‘Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani’ I found myself asking a strange question – Can songs can be used both to enhance and ruin a film at the same time? I still do not know the answer to that...
Groundhog Day (1993) ****

Groundhog Day (1993) ****

There are many reasons that I love ‘Groundhog Day’, including its high repeat value. And while for many years I saw it just as a comedy with Bill Murray, during a recent viewing I realised that the film has more to it than just that. The film’s story revolves around a...
Jism 2 (2012) *

Jism 2 (2012) *

With Jism 2 we have a new league of films. Made on a very tight budget, most of which has been spent on filming Sunny Leone in beautiful locales and in beautiful clothes/lingerie. Unfortunately however titillating the promos might have been, Jism 2 should not be seen...
Twilight Saga

Twilight Saga

Of all the painful things I have watched over the years, I think the ‘Twilight’ series is what I would call an assault on the senses. The tale of the poor lost girl confused between the pale white vampire and the shirtless wolf, sounds ridiculous even on...
Juno (2007) **** (Part 2)

Juno (2007) **** (Part 2)

Long time back, I heard someone mention how stupid they found this recent movie ‘Juno’ to be. I never fought back for this beautiful film at that moment, and later decided that someone who could not appreciate a movie as entertaining and moving as this...