Makes 3D proud but not a tribute to F.Scott

3

Reviewed The Great Gatsby

Oct 02, 2013 1070

Watched ’The Great Gatsby’ as someone who enjoys a love-hate relationship with Baz Luhrmann’s work (Gave up on Romeo & Juliet half way thru, loRead more...

Strictly for JR Tolkien and Peter Jackson fans

3

Reviewed The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey

Jan 04, 2013 2290

The stunning visuals rendered by the 48 FPS (or HFR) 3D format and the immersive sound of Dolby Atmos notwithstanding, ’The Unexpected Journey of The HobRead more...

Stunning in presentation and confident in content

4

Reviewed Life of Pi

Jan 03, 2013 2325

My review for ’Life of Pi’ on Rotten Tomatoes: 4 stars. Whilst technically only a fable, the treatment and gravitas which the movie adaptation of &Read more...

It is inglorious alright, but not funny

2

Reviewed Inglourious Basterds

Jul 03, 2010 2275

To his fans Quentin Tarantino is a master craftsman. He is much venerated by them for his periodic installments of’pulp fiction’ i.e. bits and pieceRead more...

Taking sand to the beach

2

Reviewed Saawariya

May 26, 2009 4991

Applying his own treatment to existing cinematic content from across the globe, seems to have become the bailiwick of director/producer Sanjay Leela Bansali. Read more...

A memoir of life in death

4

Reviewed The Diving Bell And The Butterfly Movie

Mar 09, 2009 2919

Author and neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks said: ‘It’s a book of surpassing beauty, a testament to the freedom and vitality and delight of the human mind.’ The NRead more...

Good natured grins

3

Reviewed The Pink Panther 2

Mar 02, 2009 2039

A comic gem! So says the movie’s tag line in Clouseauesque pompous style. By itself that should sound quite funny, but it makes you grin even more when you reRead more...

Symbiotic with its subject, for the wrong reasons

2

Reviewed Valkyrie

Feb 09, 2009 2491

Movies about World War II come with a distinctive appeal, by default. They create an expectation for a package that can be quite compelling on several dimensiRead more...

Not history, it’s chemistry that’s in short suppl

3

Reviewed Jodhaa Akbar

Dec 07, 2008 4654

It is tasteful for its presentation of the stately grandeur of the Mogul/Rajput era. It shows just how astute and industrious, Ashutosh Gowariker, the directoRead more...

Dabbling in history

3

Reviewed Charlie Wilson's War

Nov 02, 2008 1507

"One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once’The Unnecessary War&Read more...

'Simply' good

3

Reviewed Aaja Nachle

Oct 28, 2008 5295

Sometimes movies can let you down for the right reasons. When you think you’d hit snooze, it turns out that it was actually the radio button, and somethiRead more...

An eccentric essay

3

Reviewed There Will Be Blood

Oct 13, 2008 2532

‘There Will Be Blood’, an Oscar nominee for Best Picture for 2007, is not a fun movie to watch. But, if you can look beyond its dour and rugged exterior, you Read more...

Murky tale, with dazzling effects

3

Reviewed Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

May 30, 2008 1807

The ‘Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’, the fourth installment of the Indiana Jones franchise, does manage to leave you asking for more. If that sounds like a coRead more...

A David Vs CIA Drama

3

Reviewed The Bourne Ultimatum

Apr 30, 2008 1685

This is the end of the tether for the amnesiac agent. Or is it? Bourne’s adventures ended with “Bourne Ultimatum’ in novelist Robert Ludlum’s trilogy, on whicRead more...

A worthy western

3

Reviewed 3:10 To Yuma

Apr 10, 2008 2025

Lately, Hollywood hasn’t been dishing out as many western movies as fans of this genre would like to consider satisfactory. This segment has been sorely underRead more...

This farce is likeable

3

Reviewed Jhoom Barabar Jhoom

Mar 31, 2008 3533

In spite of its formulaic structure, ’Jhoom Barabar Jhoom’  manages to be rather refreshing in parts. The idiocy, in this burlesque of a movie, is uRead more...

If only it had a point....

2

Reviewed Vantage Point

Mar 23, 2008 3043

In trying to put together a fast-paced thriller, the makers of this action movie forget that a movie ought to have a point first, that is worth its while. InsRead more...

Grim, but well rendered

3

Reviewed No Country for Old Men

Feb 19, 2008 2155

‘No Country For Old Men’ is a  grim drama of deviltry that is none too striking for what it has to say, but it does appear rather marked for how well crafted Read more...

Tedious, but rewarding

3

Reviewed Atonement: A Novel - Ian McEwan

Feb 07, 2008 2479

Critically acclaimed(by NY Times, LA Times, and National Book Critics Circle), and now adapted for a movie feature(by Focus/Universal), Ian McEwan’s book, ‘AtRead more...

An unsavory concoction!

2

Reviewed Cheeni Kum

Jan 29, 2008 4659

This sugar free romance, as it is advertised, has less sugar alright, but it is no delicacy by any means, nor is it any refreshing. Think of ‘No reservations’Read more...