About Time (2013) ***

About Time (2013) ***

Yes, it’s a film by Richard Curtis. But honestly speaking a romantic comedy about time travel was too great a concept for me to be optimistic about this film. I was almost completely sure that it would have a few great moments followed by many dull ones. Thankfully I...
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...
Student of the Year (2012) *

Student of the Year (2012) *

The first thing I am really thankful about is that my good sense prevailed and that this film did not even turn out to be as entertaining as ‘Kabhi Alvida na Kehna’, one of the least entertaining Karan Johar films. While I have never been a fan of KJo’s cinema I have...
Barfi (2012) ***

Barfi (2012) ***

For me, ‘Barfi’ was a story of love lost and regret, much more than the saccharine romance between the deaf-mute boy and the autistic girl. It could possibly be because unrequited love stories always makes for better films but even more so because I have...
Moonrise Kingdom (2012) ***1/2

Moonrise Kingdom (2012) ***1/2

Moonrise Kingdom, creates this strange world of acute reality for its viewers. Love stories, especially those involving young children are often trivialized in films. The reason behind it being the assumption that love is the business of adults. In this film, the...