The Heat (2013) **1/2
Okay, I went in to see the film purely because I am a girl. There is no other reason. The film stars Sandra Bullock, has been directed by Paul Feig, still warm from the memories of last year’s ‘Bridesmaids’ and I am a girl who just was in desperate need to laugh a...
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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...
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Go Goa Gone (2013) ***
THE PLOT: Hardik (Kunal Khemu) and Luv (Vir Das), two dope heads tag along to Goa with their buddy, Bunny (Anand Tiwari), on his business trip. Luv comes across a free-spirited girl, Luna (Puja Gupta) who casually invites them to an exclusive underground rave party on...
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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....
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Nautanki Saala (2013) ***
Roshan Sippy’s latest offering ‘Nautanki Saala’ is an official remake of the French film ‘Apres Vous’. The film’s story revolves around RP Ram Parmar (Ayushmann Khuranna), a successful theatre actor/director with a hit show called Ravanleela. One night he ends up...
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Chashme Baddoor (2013) *1/2
I am not writing this review as a pious old woman who finds the remake business filthy. Yes, I have seen 'Chashme Buddoor (1981)' and I thoroughly enjoyed it not because of the nostalgia factor but because it is actually an endearing film which can stand the test of...
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Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013) ***
I was never much of a fan of ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster’ unlike many people who found it to be reverting. I also wrote a scathing review of the film two years back mentioning that the talented director ‘Tigmanshu Dhulia’ had not done enough to make a great film inspite...
AkaashVani (2013) ***
This film is long. It could have done without at least 20 minutes worth of songs. But putting that aside, this film talks about many things that mainstream filmmakers rarely touch upon. ‘AkaashVani’ is a preview into the life of our generation. A generation that...
Our Children (French: À perdre la raison) (2012) ***1/2
Often in mainstream cinema there are instances of grave horror that are mentioned but never explained. Joachim Lafosse’s film Our Children (French: À perdre la raison) is inspired by one such case of Genevieve Lhermitte, who turned herself to the police after coldly...
Skyfall (2012) ***1/2
Every generation has grown with a different idea of James Bond, the only common factor being a fancy car and a suit. I am afraid, I am from the 90s, a generation which grew up on Brosnan’s version with the explosive pens, invisible cars and the multipurpose watch. And...
English Vinglish (2012) ***1/2
‘English Vinglish’ is about a woman Shashi (Sridevi) who does not know English and starts going for English learning classes while visiting New York. Ironically, at heart the story is about Shashi finding the confidence to continue reading and speaking in Hindi...
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...
Captain Philips (2013) ***1/2
Many years ago, when I was not this cinephile that I am supposed to be now, I was watching ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ for the first time with my little brother on the DVD player. I did not know anything about the film except that it starred George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad...
Gravity (2013) ****
After months of being disappointed, yesterday I found my love for films again. The occasion was the screening of Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. For some unknown reason it was playing only in IMAX screens but for this particular film, I would suggest nothing else. I don’t...
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 session of the...
The Wolverine (2013) ***
As has become my habit, I nowadays go to the movie theater with no expectations. Especially when I go watch a film based on a comic book character. They all seem to be a means to an end, the end being another film that will make more billions of dollars than the...
D-Day (2013) **1/2
I am sorry to disappoint the avid movie goes inside me again but Friday morning film watching is a habit hard to get rid of. The sheer number of average flicks that I have seen this year just made me instinctively have no expectations of this week’s release D-Day. In...
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) ***1/2
It is hard for me to write reviews for films that strike a chord with me on a personal note. So I will refrain from pretending to write a review for Mira Nair’s new film ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’. The following are just some of the many thoughts that were racing...
The Heat (2013) **1/2
Okay, I went in to see the film purely because I am a girl. There is no other reason. The film stars Sandra Bullock, has been directed by Paul Feig, still warm from the memories of last year’s ‘Bridesmaids’ and I am a girl who just was in desperate need to laugh a...
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...
Go Goa Gone (2013) ***
THE PLOT: Hardik (Kunal Khemu) and Luv (Vir Das), two dope heads tag along to Goa with their buddy, Bunny (Anand Tiwari), on his business trip. Luv comes across a free-spirited girl, Luna (Puja Gupta) who casually invites them to an exclusive underground rave party on...
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....
Nautanki Saala (2013) ***
Roshan Sippy’s latest offering ‘Nautanki Saala’ is an official remake of the French film ‘Apres Vous’. The film’s story revolves around RP Ram Parmar (Ayushmann Khuranna), a successful theatre actor/director with a hit show called Ravanleela. One night he ends up...
Chashme Baddoor (2013) *1/2
I am not writing this review as a pious old woman who finds the remake business filthy. Yes, I have seen 'Chashme Buddoor (1981)' and I thoroughly enjoyed it not because of the nostalgia factor but because it is actually an endearing film which can stand the test of...
Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns (2013) ***
I was never much of a fan of ‘Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster’ unlike many people who found it to be reverting. I also wrote a scathing review of the film two years back mentioning that the talented director ‘Tigmanshu Dhulia’ had not done enough to make a great film inspite...
AkaashVani (2013) ***
This film is long. It could have done without at least 20 minutes worth of songs. But putting that aside, this film talks about many things that mainstream filmmakers rarely touch upon. ‘AkaashVani’ is a preview into the life of our generation. A generation that...
Our Children (French: À perdre la raison) (2012) ***1/2
Often in mainstream cinema there are instances of grave horror that are mentioned but never explained. Joachim Lafosse’s film Our Children (French: À perdre la raison) is inspired by one such case of Genevieve Lhermitte, who turned herself to the police after coldly...
Skyfall (2012) ***1/2
Every generation has grown with a different idea of James Bond, the only common factor being a fancy car and a suit. I am afraid, I am from the 90s, a generation which grew up on Brosnan’s version with the explosive pens, invisible cars and the multipurpose watch. And...
English Vinglish (2012) ***1/2
‘English Vinglish’ is about a woman Shashi (Sridevi) who does not know English and starts going for English learning classes while visiting New York. Ironically, at heart the story is about Shashi finding the confidence to continue reading and speaking in Hindi...
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...
Captain Philips (2013) ***1/2
Many years ago, when I was not this cinephile that I am supposed to be now, I was watching ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ for the first time with my little brother on the DVD player. I did not know anything about the film except that it starred George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad...
Gravity (2013) ****
After months of being disappointed, yesterday I found my love for films again. The occasion was the screening of Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity. For some unknown reason it was playing only in IMAX screens but for this particular film, I would suggest nothing else. I don’t...
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 session of the...
The Wolverine (2013) ***
As has become my habit, I nowadays go to the movie theater with no expectations. Especially when I go watch a film based on a comic book character. They all seem to be a means to an end, the end being another film that will make more billions of dollars than the...
D-Day (2013) **1/2
I am sorry to disappoint the avid movie goes inside me again but Friday morning film watching is a habit hard to get rid of. The sheer number of average flicks that I have seen this year just made me instinctively have no expectations of this week’s release D-Day. In...
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) ***1/2
It is hard for me to write reviews for films that strike a chord with me on a personal note. So I will refrain from pretending to write a review for Mira Nair’s new film ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’. The following are just some of the many thoughts that were racing...