Its a movie I could have easily missed - it has classic ingredients for cinematic ‘art-film’ repulsion. The DVD cover has a child star in a south Indian dance pose, from which we can easily construct the story… "a poor girl from a disadvantaged background (lower cast and/or no father 6 sisters) follows her dream…taking dance classes […]

Aamir Khan must have a guts of steel to have made such a risky film for his debut as a director. Taare Zameen Par, a film about Children, but NOT a children’s film (from his blog). The subject matter is borderline documentary, but almost well woven into a film. Why almost? Read on…
In the first […]

Got a preview invitation for Juno from Fox Searchlight, and saw it in a packed theater last week.
Even before the movie started, Fox put off the audience by pushy/blatant marketing - Free T-Shirt is one thing (thanks!:), but they also gave a postcard which read like a SPAM we receive in our inboxes daily. "Win a […]

Its one of those movies whose poster repels people. I have come across this movie in Blockbuster many times - and each time I thought its one of those funky LA hip-hop movies. But picked up to watch it yesterday and was deeply shaken by the movie.
The first half of the movie just lazes around […]

  
When I pick a DVD box, more than the cover, I look at the back for the Director than gawk at the who is starring, or who is the Heroine (ok scratch that… except for Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Alba, Rachel Weisz, Naomi Watts, Natalie Portman… and so on . And the last 2 movies I picked made […]

 
Adiradikaaran song was e-x-p-l-o-s-i-v-e !! Great picturization which fits the Rhythm to the "r" - it was adiraadi!
Obviously Superhero movies don’t need logic - anything can be added/subtracted as the hero’s image warrants. Add that to Shankar’s coerced exaggerated logics - you get a movie which is pure fun and time pass. I missed 2 […]

Another fabulous comedy from HBO (after Curb your Enthusiasm) and Ricky Gervais (The Office, BBC). He writes, stars and directs his show (with partner Stephan Merchant). This man is a genius… the writing is so fantastic and witty.
I chanced upon it while browsing my local library - and having loved the original office, I […]

I saw the preview show of this years Sundance favorite - The Waitress a charming little story, set in a charming little town It may well become this years Tiny Little Miss Sunshine.
Felicity star (Keri Rusel) was faboulous in the title role of Jenna (The Waitress). The film had very little characters, but […]

I finally saw Scorsese’s’ The Departed (TD) after waiting for months for it to come to DVD. I had seen the HK original Infernal Affairs (IA) last year and loved it. So I was one of the fans eagerly awaiting for its Hollywood release. Sure, I have a nagging suspicion whenever an Asian remake is […]

A well done movie adaptation of Othello! Vishal is one director to watch out for. For once I was surprised by Kareena Kapoor’s performance. Nasser, Ajay and Saif was, as usual, top notch. Cant wait to see what Vishal throws together next.
4/5

Ever since I briefly met Gautam Menon in a Seattle airshow, I have been eagerly waiting for this film. I am a great fan of his earlier films (actually 2, but remade/recycled in various languages umpteen times) - particularly the cool suave Kakka Kakka (KK). So comparisons are inevitable. And with KK as a benchmark […]

I stumbled upon this British series, and loved it. Having seen the American knockoff with the same name, I can confirm what other have already said, the British original is hillarious! (but sadly the accent is so hard to follow without subtitles).
Gareth, as a self righteous ex-miliatary assistant (to) manager, make the whole show shine. […]

Club Dread was directed by Jay Chandrasekar, one of the only 2 NRI directors (directors of Indian Origin) who do studio movies (the other is obviously M.Night Shyamalan).
True to its name, it was a dreadful movie! Coming back from the moderate BO success (and super success with under 20s) from Super Troopers, the Broken Lizard team […]

Iranian film Kandahar received 88% positive reviews in RottenTomatoes (a wonderful site where u can gauge popular crictical opinion about movies), which should make it a wonderful movie. But sadly it falls into the familiar trap, western reviewers viewing a 3rd world film spotlighting on the problems which are unheard of in their native land. Seeing a film (sitting […]

This was a great little Indie movie, it was hilariously funny and heart wrenchingly cold sometimes. It has the most wonderful ensemble cast since Crash, with 7 year old Abigail Breslin (who played Little Boo, in M.Night’s Signs) leading the pack. I like simple stories which moves the story forward with smart dialogues, stellar acting and […]

Any techie will encounter these suituations frequently…

While shopping at Circuit City or Barnes & Nobles, I see an item I like to buy, like a book or a fancy USB drive, I have this momentary pause at the shelf or the checkout lane - “I am sure I can find it much cheaper online or […]

Séance is a age old tradition of communicating with the dead sprits through a medium. New Jersey based filmmaker Arun has taken this as a subject for his short film “Seance“. So when a young man tries to unravel his future by consulting a Seance practitioner, he gets more than he bargained for. The story […]

Bryan Singer’s Superman has a great start, great characters, and a great climax…and another climax..and another sappy climax…and another false weepy climax..and the final funny one..and at last… the real ‘The End’ - but you never can be sure - so I stuck around to see if the Titles roll - yes, it did - […]

Paradise Now is a tale of 2 Palestinian suicide bombers - the last 2 days of their lives as they embark on destructive paths. Two ordinary men, auto mechanics in fact, volunteer themselves for the ’cause’ as they fight their enemy and their own demons.
As expected, one of the guys is on the verge of […]

A couple of strangers wake up to find themselves imprisioned by an unknown force. A frantic race against time to free themselves from their prision. Hidden traps and cruel contraptions, that kill, if handled wrong. One wrong step, and your body gets sliced into little pieces. During the course of events - they learn about […]