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...
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Katti Batti (2015) *
That time of year has arrived when I watch that one film that is going to fill me up with enough venom to spew all over my computer screen. A film so unoriginal that all the Kader Khan and David Dhawan comedies, I used to frown upon as a snobbish teenager suddenly...
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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....
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Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) ***1/2
There is absolutely just one word to describe 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and that word is FUN. With a menagerie of fast-mouthed characters, a bunch of celestial worlds and a rocking soundtrack, this film is absolutely a the best roller coaster that this summer has...
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Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) **
My brother asked me to watch this film because he knows my absolute love for DDLJ. So he had a simple request, watch this film and spew poison on paper afterwards. I am not in really bad mood, so i am not going to go ape shit on its ass but I shall say this one very...
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Bad Words (2014) ***1/2
Many people, in many many conversations have often tried to persuade me to live in the United States of America. Mind you these are completely hypothetical conversations, with no real world consequences, but even in these i have always maintained that i cannot imagine...
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SULTAN (2016)***
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar I shall start with the only aspect of the film that i did not like. That Anushka Sharma and her character Arfa were both sidelined after the obligatory romance. Whether it was a statement on sexism or sexism itself, I am not sure. But...
Udta Punjab (2016)**
After the kind of monster publicity (good or bad, it’s all publicity), an amazing trailer and the freaky bright and quirky music it was really difficult to go into this film with absolutely no expectations. And yet as I sat through this dark tale of drug trafficking...
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...
Boyhood (2014) ***1/2
The film's catch is quite simple. Shot over period of eleven-years, showing the growth of the young boy and his sister to adulthood. Directed by Richard Linklater who over the past decade has become one of my favourite film-makers this film has been one of the...
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) ****
I first thought i would write one of my usual eloquent reviews which has a lot of paragraphs which usually puts people off. Instead i have chosen to do the following: Why is 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' so awesome? 1.) It is not directed by Michael Bay. (This...
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...
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 platform....
Wonder Woman (2017) ***
I don’t think I have ever had the pleasure of staring into a screen and see only women. Powerful women flying across the landscape, swords in hands, beautiful, honourable and strong. So while yesterday I didn’t care about the tag but today I want to celebrate the fact...
Fan (2016) ***
This film couldn’t really have been made with any other actor. Yes, there are super-stars, many in Bollywood, but FAN, Maneesh Sharma’s thoughtful and highly entertaining ode to Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t have been more perfect for him. The story is simple, not...
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 0*
I have waited a whole 36 hours before making any public comments or opinions about this film. In part because i had been ranting about it for almost a year and i am sure everyone already knew what i feel about it. And partly because for the first time in a long time i...
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...
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ****1/2
This is not a review. This is a Public Service message to anyone who calls themselves a movie aficionado: - 'Please do not make the mistake of not watching Mad Max: Fury Road, for whatever preexisting bias you may have against action films.' To put in clear...
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...
Katti Batti (2015) *
That time of year has arrived when I watch that one film that is going to fill me up with enough venom to spew all over my computer screen. A film so unoriginal that all the Kader Khan and David Dhawan comedies, I used to frown upon as a snobbish teenager suddenly...
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....
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) ***1/2
There is absolutely just one word to describe 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and that word is FUN. With a menagerie of fast-mouthed characters, a bunch of celestial worlds and a rocking soundtrack, this film is absolutely a the best roller coaster that this summer has...
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) **
My brother asked me to watch this film because he knows my absolute love for DDLJ. So he had a simple request, watch this film and spew poison on paper afterwards. I am not in really bad mood, so i am not going to go ape shit on its ass but I shall say this one very...
Bad Words (2014) ***1/2
Many people, in many many conversations have often tried to persuade me to live in the United States of America. Mind you these are completely hypothetical conversations, with no real world consequences, but even in these i have always maintained that i cannot imagine...
SULTAN (2016)***
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar I shall start with the only aspect of the film that i did not like. That Anushka Sharma and her character Arfa were both sidelined after the obligatory romance. Whether it was a statement on sexism or sexism itself, I am not sure. But...
Udta Punjab (2016)**
After the kind of monster publicity (good or bad, it’s all publicity), an amazing trailer and the freaky bright and quirky music it was really difficult to go into this film with absolutely no expectations. And yet as I sat through this dark tale of drug trafficking...
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...
Boyhood (2014) ***1/2
The film's catch is quite simple. Shot over period of eleven-years, showing the growth of the young boy and his sister to adulthood. Directed by Richard Linklater who over the past decade has become one of my favourite film-makers this film has been one of the...
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) ****
I first thought i would write one of my usual eloquent reviews which has a lot of paragraphs which usually puts people off. Instead i have chosen to do the following: Why is 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes' so awesome? 1.) It is not directed by Michael Bay. (This...
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...
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 platform....
Wonder Woman (2017) ***
I don’t think I have ever had the pleasure of staring into a screen and see only women. Powerful women flying across the landscape, swords in hands, beautiful, honourable and strong. So while yesterday I didn’t care about the tag but today I want to celebrate the fact...
Fan (2016) ***
This film couldn’t really have been made with any other actor. Yes, there are super-stars, many in Bollywood, but FAN, Maneesh Sharma’s thoughtful and highly entertaining ode to Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t have been more perfect for him. The story is simple, not...
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) 0*
I have waited a whole 36 hours before making any public comments or opinions about this film. In part because i had been ranting about it for almost a year and i am sure everyone already knew what i feel about it. And partly because for the first time in a long time i...
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...
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) ****1/2
This is not a review. This is a Public Service message to anyone who calls themselves a movie aficionado: - 'Please do not make the mistake of not watching Mad Max: Fury Road, for whatever preexisting bias you may have against action films.' To put in clear...