Neram: A Rare Gem in Tamil Cinema
Movie: Neram Director: Alphonse Putharen Cast: Nivin Pauly, Nazriya Nizam, Simhaa, Thambi Ramaiah, Nasser, John Vijay, Charlie and Ananth Nag Rating: **** “Neram” tops a list of films that come once in a while to…
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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,…
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)…
The Chase: Underrated Classic Underdog
Movie: The Chase Director: Arthur Penn Cast: Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Jane Fonda and Angie Dickinson Rating: ***1/2 One of the most underrated classics I have ever come across is “The Chase”, based…
The Croods: One for the Family
Movie: The Croods Directors: Kirk De Micco, Chris Sanders Cast: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener and Cloris Leachman Rating: *** “The Croods” is not an exceptionally out-of-the-box animated flick, but it most…
Oblivion: Visually Spectacular, Narratively Predictable
Movie: Oblivion Director: Joseph Kosinski Cast: Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko and Melissa Leo Rating: **1/2 With no asses to kick, no impossible missions to accomplish, Tom Cruise is left to clean…
Settai: Misses the Soul of the Original
Movie: Settai Director: R. Kannan Cast: Arya, Premgi Amaren, Santhanam, Hansika Motwani, Anjali, Nassar, Ali, Neetu Chandra and Mano Bala Rating: **1/2 “Settai”, the Tamil remake of Hindu adult-comedy “Delhi Belly” has its moments of…
Baadshah: Entertainment Guaranteed
Film: Baadshah Director: Sreenu Vaitla Cast: Junior NTR, Kajal Agarwal, M.S. Narayana, Kelly Dorji, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vennela Kishore, Ajay, Brahmanandam, Nassar, Jayaprakash Reddy, Navdeep, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde and Siddharth Suryanarayan Rating: ***1/2 A Sreenu…