Category Archives: Drama

Aftershock: Heart-Rending Tale of a Family

Movie: Aftershock Director: Xiaogang Feng Cast: Fan Xu, Chen Li, Yi Lu and Jingchu Zhang Rating: ***1/2 One of the top 10 highest grossing films of China, “Aftershock” isn’t your typical disaster movie, but an…

Man of Steel: Superman with Overdose of Avengers

Movie: Man of Steel Director: Zack Snyder Cast: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Michael Shannon Rating: *** As much as I loved Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel”, I hated…

The Hangover Part III: Uniquely Funny

Movie: The Hangover Part III Director: Todd Philips Cast: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham and Ken Jeong Rating: *** Though a part of the trilogy, “The Hangover Part III” is unique…

Bombay Talkies: An Ode To 100 Years of Indian Cinema

Movie: Bombay Talkies Directors: Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee  Cast: Rani Mukherjee, Randeep Hooda, Saqib Saleem, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Naman Jain, Ranvir Shorey, Amitabh Bachchan (cameo), Katrina Kaif (cameo)   Rating: ***1/2 “Ajeeb daastan hai yeh,…

Shootout at Wadala: Celebration of Mediocrity

Movie: Shootout at Wadala Director: Sanjay Gupta Cast: John Abraham, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Tushhar Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manoj Bajpai, Sonu Sood and Ronit Roy with Mahesh Manjrekar Rating: ** My intention is not to…

Balak Palak: Explores Age of Innocence

Movie: Balak Palak Director: Ravi Jadhav Cast: Subodh Bhave, Madan Deodhar, Anand Ingale, Kishore Kadam, Rohit Phalke, Shashwati Pimplikar and Bhagyashree Shankpal  Rating: **** At the very beginning, let me clarify that “Balak Pala” (BP)…

Any Day Now: A Noble Fight

 Movie: Any Day Now Director: Travis Fine Cast: Allan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, Isaac Leyva and Kelli Williams Rating: **** Some fights are worth the time and energy. One such fight is the story of “Any…

Thirst: Vampirism Redefined

Movie: Thirst Director: Chan-wook Park Cast: Kang-ho Song, Ok-bin Kim, Hae-suk Kim and Ha-Kyun Shin Rating: **** If you’re a Chan-wook Park enthusiastic, then undoubtedly you will enjoy this film from the word go. But,…