Review

  • My Sassy Girl

    I am currently in Seoul, S.Korea, working here on a long term assignment. Been here for close to 3 months, and must say, am enjoying the stay out here, though had some really weird experiences too. Now coming to movie watching, as far as Indian movies are concerned , the only way is by DVD,

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  • Bhool Bhulaiya

    Warning: Here be spoilers! If you haven’t seen any of the earlier versions of this movie (Manichithirathazhu, Aptamithra, Chandramukhi), you would be well-advised to avoid reading this post. If you’re looking for a quick evaluation, here it is: Go watch the movie, it’s quite good. Sometimes I feel like walking up to Akshay Kumar, grabbing

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  • Satham Podathey

    Warning: Here be spoilers  A long time ago, a director named Vasanth, best known until then for romances like Keladi Kanmani, made a thriller called Aasai. It starred Prakash Raj (in a stunning breakout role) as a psychotic man who kills his wife so he could marry her sister. There was, of course, a conventional

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  • Hors de prix (Priceless)

    Eighty-odd movies to choose from, including Oscar winners, multi-starrers and the like. And what do I pick? A nice little little French rom-com called Hors de prix. That it stars Audrey Tautou might make things easier to understand. This, however, is no Amelie. Tautou stars as a high-class hooker Irene (I’ve seen the term adventuress

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  • Fracture

    I’m back from Shanghai. Might do a couple of travelogue posts on it as well, but for now, it’s back to the main course: movies. By far the best thing about flying Singapore Airlines was the selection of movies on board. I ended up watching four movies, and none of them disappointed. My next few

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  • Tombstone

    Tombstone is a good Val Kilmer movie stuck inside a bad movie featuring the rest of the cast. Whenever Val Kilmer appears, you find something to watch. The rest of the time, you might as well go do the dishes or something. The film tells the story of how Wyatt Earp and his band of

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  • The Holiday

    If you were to compare rom-coms to bonds, The Holiday would be a treasury bill. Extremely low risk, proportionately low return. It stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as Amanda and Iris, two beautiful single women on two different continents who decide to swap homes for the Christmas holidays. They’re both looking for a change

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  • Clerks II

    I remember being completely surprised by Clerks. Kevin Smith took a camera, put it in one place, got a couple of deadbeats and had them talk all movie long. They spoke of everything: Star Wars, sex, other movies as compared to Star Wars, sex… Okay, mostly just those two things, and some idle philosophizing in

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  • Chak De India

    I’ve spoken of formulaic movies in the past, and how I get antsy if they don’t try anything original within the framework they operate under. If you’re going to ride the shoulders of giants, the least you can do is jump. Otherwise, what good are you? Chak De India is a formulaic sports movie from

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  • Rush Hour 3

    No, I haven’t seen the movie. I’m not sure I want to, either. I’ve had enough disappointing three-quels this year to last me a lifetime. Then again, I did watch AKS and JBJ, so… Anyway, I just read James Berardinelli’s review of the movie. He’s given it one and a half stars, which on a

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