TV: Community (Season 1, 2, 3) *****
I have wanted to write about ‘Community’ for a long time now. My only problem is that there is so too much to write about. And if I actually put every thought on a word doc the resultant would be detailed 20 pages and not a blog post. 3 seasons, 71 episodes and none...
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Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013) ***
“‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ could be the ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ of our times,” said my friend as we watched Harry Mandola trying relentlessly to drag a well to a cow. I am not sure about the comparison but I have to admit that the film is filled with a lot of...
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Dabangg 2 (2012) **1/2
I went into the cinema hall expecting nothing more than to be entertained. And to give the Khan Brothers credit, I was entertained for the length of the entire film. While I loved ‘Dabangg’ it is with its sequel that I have finally understood the concept of masala...
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Andaz Apna Apna (1994) *****
Why is ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ the funniest film of all time? I asked this very simple question to two people yesterday hoping that they would give me some perspective on this Cult classic. Unfortunately I was instead faced with an answer which sounded more like ‘duh!’ than...
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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...
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Oh My God (2012) ***1/2
'O My God', is without doubt the most blatantly intelligent film that I have seen this year. I wish that the producers would have spent a little more money on the publicity because it definitely deserves as much as possible. And probably a tax-free status too, in my...
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TV: Freaks and Geeks (Season 1) ***1/2
Cast of 'Freaks and Geeks'Having seen hundreds of films about American high school kids, their obsession with prom, cheerleaders, geeks, nerds falling for jocks etc, I thought I had seen it all. This is when I came across this little jewel of a series called ‘Freaks...
Batman Begins (2005) ****
In the year 2005 while I knew I loved films, no one else did. And today as I watched ‘Batman Begins’ again, the only film in the Batman franchise that I have seen multiple times, I asked myself the question – “Isn’t it time for a review?”. Especially since the series...
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) ****
This is the review of the whole film, as it was made and probably how it is meant to be seen. After finally watching both the instalments yesterday I can still hear the gun shots in my head as soon as I close my eyes. And much needs to be said, if only I could find...
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...
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ****1/4
There are a couple of things that need be done by a person who takes on the challenging work of reviewing the third installment of the ‘Dark Knight’ series. First of them being actually watching the movie in an IMAX theatre the way Christopher Nolan imagined it and...
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) ***1/2
Marc Webb had earlier directed the indie rom-com ‘500 Days of Summer’ and with ‘The Amazing’ he is obviously in completely different terrain. But despite the stark differences in the themes what remains the same is the quirkiness and the quality. The question here is...
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...
Iron Man 3 (2013) ***
I wish Iron Man-3 was named something else. I just don’t get the concept of putting a number against a name. A number cannot capture an entire film. Because while we have Robert Downey Jr portraying Tony Stark in his own unique arrogant-sexy way, the third installment...
Special 26 (2013) ***
As I watched Neeraj Pandey’s film ‘Special 26’, I tried but I could not get my mind away from one of my favourite heist films ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. Fear not, the two are in no way similar but both have that one thing that is most important to a film in this genre – A...
The Avengers (2012) **
Yesterday was the moment that I got the answer to a question that I was asking myself ever since the release of the 2012 blockbuster ‘The Avengers’. The question being, ‘Was I too hard on the film back when I wrote the review?’ Yes, I was in a very good company in my...
Race 2 (2013) 0*
This is not a review. This is a sincere request to anyone reading that, whatever you may hear about a film called ‘Race 2’, please do not go and watch it. I am not writing this as a woman who watches a lot of critically acclaimed films. I am writing this as a woman...
Dabangg 2 (2012) **1/2
I went into the cinema hall expecting nothing more than to be entertained. And to give the Khan Brothers credit, I was entertained for the length of the entire film. While I loved ‘Dabangg’ it is with its sequel that I have finally understood the concept of masala...
TV: Community (Season 1, 2, 3) *****
I have wanted to write about ‘Community’ for a long time now. My only problem is that there is so too much to write about. And if I actually put every thought on a word doc the resultant would be detailed 20 pages and not a blog post. 3 seasons, 71 episodes and none...
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola (2013) ***
“‘Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola’ could be the ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ of our times,” said my friend as we watched Harry Mandola trying relentlessly to drag a well to a cow. I am not sure about the comparison but I have to admit that the film is filled with a lot of...
Dabangg 2 (2012) **1/2
I went into the cinema hall expecting nothing more than to be entertained. And to give the Khan Brothers credit, I was entertained for the length of the entire film. While I loved ‘Dabangg’ it is with its sequel that I have finally understood the concept of masala...
Andaz Apna Apna (1994) *****
Why is ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ the funniest film of all time? I asked this very simple question to two people yesterday hoping that they would give me some perspective on this Cult classic. Unfortunately I was instead faced with an answer which sounded more like ‘duh!’ than...
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...
Oh My God (2012) ***1/2
'O My God', is without doubt the most blatantly intelligent film that I have seen this year. I wish that the producers would have spent a little more money on the publicity because it definitely deserves as much as possible. And probably a tax-free status too, in my...
TV: Freaks and Geeks (Season 1) ***1/2
Cast of 'Freaks and Geeks'Having seen hundreds of films about American high school kids, their obsession with prom, cheerleaders, geeks, nerds falling for jocks etc, I thought I had seen it all. This is when I came across this little jewel of a series called ‘Freaks...
Batman Begins (2005) ****
In the year 2005 while I knew I loved films, no one else did. And today as I watched ‘Batman Begins’ again, the only film in the Batman franchise that I have seen multiple times, I asked myself the question – “Isn’t it time for a review?”. Especially since the series...
Gangs of Wasseypur (2012) ****
This is the review of the whole film, as it was made and probably how it is meant to be seen. After finally watching both the instalments yesterday I can still hear the gun shots in my head as soon as I close my eyes. And much needs to be said, if only I could find...
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...
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ****1/4
There are a couple of things that need be done by a person who takes on the challenging work of reviewing the third installment of the ‘Dark Knight’ series. First of them being actually watching the movie in an IMAX theatre the way Christopher Nolan imagined it and...
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) ***1/2
Marc Webb had earlier directed the indie rom-com ‘500 Days of Summer’ and with ‘The Amazing’ he is obviously in completely different terrain. But despite the stark differences in the themes what remains the same is the quirkiness and the quality. The question here is...
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...
Iron Man 3 (2013) ***
I wish Iron Man-3 was named something else. I just don’t get the concept of putting a number against a name. A number cannot capture an entire film. Because while we have Robert Downey Jr portraying Tony Stark in his own unique arrogant-sexy way, the third installment...
Special 26 (2013) ***
As I watched Neeraj Pandey’s film ‘Special 26’, I tried but I could not get my mind away from one of my favourite heist films ‘Ocean’s Eleven’. Fear not, the two are in no way similar but both have that one thing that is most important to a film in this genre – A...
The Avengers (2012) **
Yesterday was the moment that I got the answer to a question that I was asking myself ever since the release of the 2012 blockbuster ‘The Avengers’. The question being, ‘Was I too hard on the film back when I wrote the review?’ Yes, I was in a very good company in my...
Race 2 (2013) 0*
This is not a review. This is a sincere request to anyone reading that, whatever you may hear about a film called ‘Race 2’, please do not go and watch it. I am not writing this as a woman who watches a lot of critically acclaimed films. I am writing this as a woman...
Dabangg 2 (2012) **1/2
I went into the cinema hall expecting nothing more than to be entertained. And to give the Khan Brothers credit, I was entertained for the length of the entire film. While I loved ‘Dabangg’ it is with its sequel that I have finally understood the concept of masala...