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Usually, when I review new releases these days, I add a spoiler warning. Thankfully, this time neither movie needs one.. In some ways, these two movies are diametrically opposite each other. Jab We Met is a formulaic rom-com that simply tries to do the best it can within the framework of that genre. No Smoking is an experimental…
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Warning: Here be spoilers! Here is a movie that could have been wonderful, if only the makers had chosen to tell the story that had the most potential. A woman from a once-rich family in Benares goes to Mumbai to earn a living and solve her family’s financial problems. To paraphrase Simon & Garfunkel, she…
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He’s a bank robber, she’s a US Marshal he and his buddy hold hostage when they’re busting out of prison, and they spend some time on the way discussing Faye Dunaway movies. It’s a cramped sort of space for a Meet Cute, but it works amazingly well. It’s not surprising to find this sort of…
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In recent times, I’ve been a regular reader of the Bolly Woods column on rediff. The woman writers pretty sensible stuff on the whole, and it’s good fun to read. Her latest column titled The Mind of Karan Johar made a reference to a recent interview with the man in question. It was a fairly…
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Take the Money and Run, one of Woody Allen’s earliest directorial ventures, is a strange sort of movie. It plays brilliantly in your imagination when you hear someone tell you about it. It seems like a minor classic. But when you actually sit down and watch it, the laughs don’t come as easily. My guess…
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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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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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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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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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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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