Ticket Stub: Birdman

Ticket Stub: Birdman Stars: 4 Story: An actor playing a superhero, becomes one! tongue emoticon Talent to watch out for: Practically everybody… The Juicy Bit: The movie is smart, imaginative, artistically shot, idiosyncratic, funny as hell, anti-mushy yet touching Bitter Lemon: It is lemonade, all the way through! Reason to watch: It won the Oscar […]

Ticket Stub- Jupiter Ascending

Ticket Stub: Jupiter Ascending Stars: 3 Story: A royal intrigue, minor skirmishes in space, a girl falling for her savior Talent to watch out for: Eddie Redmayne (the husky whispers along with the occasional staccato outbursts) The Juicy Bit: The heady cocktail of superb visuals and spectacular vistas, amazing weaponry, and gripping chases and fight […]

Movie Review: Nebraska

For quite some time, I felt that reviewing a movie isn’t my cup of tea. I am not an expert on what public likes, or how many types of acting are there, cinematography or technical direction. I like what I like. But this movie made me write this. I am a huge fan of the […]

In Defense of Spiderman

Ironman will scintillate you, you would always respect Nolan’s Batman, you would be awestruck by Superman’s near omnipotence, Hulk’s brute force will bring you sheer pleasure, Captain America would sing America’s blues, Shaktimaan would instruct you on the art of living, Wolverine would maul his way to get your attention (Other Superheroes weren’t considered because […]

Argo / Movie Review

The whispered undertone might outweigh the roaring cacophony! And indeed, the sights and the sounds of ‘Argo’ nudges its way into the skin, seeping through the upper layer, clawing its way into the veins, flowing along with the blood into the heart and finally gushing towards the brain……!! It is one of the most […]

The Shawshank Redemption

Not that I have been known to admire the critical pieces of work in Hollywood/Bollywood (I would have aliens and zombies any day); I did love the cinematic motif called the ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. Much has been already written about the movie and most of it would definitely have been more effusive, more spirited, more […]

The Hobbit : An Unexpected Journey / Movie Review

You may ask, why is that I like every movie I watch? Is it because someone is paying me to write good reviews? No sir, I am a humble blogger with no strings attached. I only review those movies that I actually like. And I do read a critic’s take on the film, but […]

Life of Pi / Movie Review

People sometimes are pretentious. Even if they know that they wouldn’t like a particular type of film, they barge in the theatres with their oh-I-am-cool-as-I-am-Sarcastic attitude, moan endlessly ‘how boring the movie is!’ end up making clichéd, snide remarks about the protagonist and his leading lady followed by raucous laughter. If you are that kind […]

Skyfall

Fuck Jason Bourne. Fuck the Dark Knight. How could be anyone naïve enough to compare them with this guy?

Barfi!

‘Picture shuru, huyi picture shuru………………’ Even before the film started, ‘Barfi!’ gave a reason to smile. In the divine settings of Darjeeling, in its narrow streets and alleyways, the ubiquitous rail lines circuiting all over the beautiful hill station and in the hearts of the simple minded residents (lucky them!), this movie had a […]