Reviews

Yeh Saali Zindagi Review : All that glitters is not gold

Yeh Saali Zindagi Review : All that glitters is not gold

Yeh Saali Zindagi Director : Sudhir Mishra Writing Credits : Sudhir Mishra (Story, Screenplay, Dialogues); Manu Rishi (Dialogues) Music : Nishat Khan, Abhishek...

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127 Hours Review : Ball-busting fantastic

127 Hours Review : Ball-busting fantastic

127 Hours Director : Danny Boyle Writers : Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy Music : AR Rahman Cinematography : Anthony Dod Mantle Editor : Jon Harris What goes for the...

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Review : When We Leave (Die Fremde)

Review : When We Leave (Die Fremde)

In a recent interview, When We Leave filmmaker Feo Aladağ – who wrote, directed and co-produced the film, showing incredible courage for her first feature...

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Dhobi Ghat Review : Falls that wee bit short

Dhobi Ghat Review : Falls that wee bit short

Dhobi Ghat Director : Kiran Rao Writer : Kiran Rao Music : Gustavo Santaollala Cast : Aamir Khan, Prateik, Monica Dogra, Kriti Malhotra What goes for the film :...

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Review: Black Swan

Review: Black Swan

Black Swan is one of those films that can easily divide a house. It cannot be written off by anyone but at the same time it may not leave everyone with an assured...

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Sadly no hornet’s nest this

Sadly no hornet’s nest this

The Green Hornet review Director : Michel Gondry Writer : Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg Music : James Newton Howard Cast : Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Christoph Waltz, Cameron...

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The Kids Are All Right: The Film Not So Much

The Kids Are All Right: The Film Not So Much

The first thing that irked me about the film is its title. Now I’m no grammar Nazi, but it does seem all wrong: are all young folk being said to be correct about...

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T.D.Dasan Std. VI B Review : Simplicity soars sky high

T.D.Dasan Std. VI B Review : Simplicity soars sky high

Standing out like an oasis in the midst of the politically charged programming at IFFK, Mohan Raghavan’s T.D.Dasan Std. VI B would be my top pick from the...

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No One Killed Jessica Review – A tacky start to the year

No One Killed Jessica Review – A tacky start to the year

No One Killed Jessica Director : Rajkumar Gupta Writer : Rajkumar Gupta Music : Amit Trivedi Cast : Vidya Balan, Rani Mukherjee What goes for the film : A gripping...

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Cartoon films don’t have to be cartoonish always

Cartoon films don’t have to be cartoonish always

Toonpur ka Superhero Director : Kireet Khurana Writers : Kireet Khurana, Raagi Bhatnagar Music : Anu Malik Cast : Ajay Devgan, Kajol What goes for the film: An...

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You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger – The Re-review

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger – The Re-review

(Editor’s Note : This is a rebuttal to this un-review of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger) You Will Meet A Tall, Dark Stranger is a happy Woody Allen film....

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Of Locomotives, Love and Longing: Three films and some ponderings

Of Locomotives, Love and Longing: Three films and some ponderings

Kray (The Edge) is the official entry of Russia into the Oscars and it has already bagged a Golden Globe nomination. To my surprise, it turns out to be an entertaining...

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