Phoenix (2014)
A disfigured concentration camp survivor searches postwar Berlin for the husband who might have betrayed her to the Nazis.
Category: film reviews
Dolly Ki Doli
Bunty aur Babli meets Dawaat-e-Ishq meets Runaway Bride with a flare of Queen as the Looteri Dulhan (aka. The Plundering Bride) cons men wanting to marry a young and beautiful (sometimes docile, sometimes wild) bride by stealing everything valuable they own on their wedding night.
Court (Indian Film)
Chaitanya Tamhane’s Court is a quietly devastating, absurdist portrait of the Indian judicial system and everything it stands for.
Focus (2015)
In Focus, Nicky and Jess cross paths, which leads them into a romantic relationship and Nicky leading Jess into the business of swindling and pick-pocketing, with special attention on the art of misdirection and the power of suggestion.
Chappie (2015)
When his quest for a true free-will conscious program is over, engineer Deon Wilson secretly tests it on a police robot that’s been recently damaged on the field, resulting in the child-like Chappie.
Kreditis Limiti
In this comedy of manners, a woman from a former bourgeois family tries to keep up appearances by relying on unsavory financial practices.
I Ai (2015 Tamil Film)
Shankar’s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame splashed with The Beauty and the Beast inspired revenge tale begins following the life of bodybuilder who falls in love with a beautiful model, igniting the ire of the people around them.
Kingsman: The Secret Service
Kingsman: The Secret Service tips its hat to the Knights of the Roundtable and plays off as a homage to spy films, especially the James Bond franchise. In film style and direction, however, its comic tone and value not only makes it pretty fun to watch, but Kingsman is also quite similar to Matthew Vaughn’s previous directorial efforts such as the first Kick-Ass film and X-Men: First Class.
Congress, The (2013)
The Congress, which features once again the “actor/actress playing as himself/herself” card, something seen more frequently in television rather than film. This time, however, Robin Wright happens to be the main act in this partially animated film.
