Category: film reviews

3

Bunty Aur Babli

Bunty Aur Babli is a light-hearted take on the classic crime caper genre, lead by an all-star cast and boasting hit songs.

12

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…

Well, Indian stories live up to the titles of their films, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham…, which apparently translates to ‘sometimes happiness, sometimes sad’ really contains moments of pure elation followed by moments to crush your heart.

0

Canyons, The (2013)

The Canyons is a film that suffers from two immensely conflicting views: the sleek and sexy post-American Gigolo world of Schrader and the aggravatingly nihilistic and shallow world of Ellis.

4

Now You See Me

By explaining everything and leaving nothing to the imagination, Now You See Me falls into dreadful and ridiculous predictability.

20

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai

This overly-long melodramatic rom-com is the best fluff I’ve watched in a very long time, as we follow a man looking to reconnect with his ex-best-friend.

0

Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux is a semi-autobiographical film by Carlos Reygadas that was made purposely to baffle us, being presented as a sort of a bizarre dream.

4

Wolverine, The

The Wolverine didn’t have to do much to be better than that other Wolverine solo adventure film. And I’m glad to say they went above and beyond their duty.

14

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

The film’s plot is simple and straight forward enough- a proper girl of an Indian family living in London is betrothed to her father’s friend but before she leaves London, she sets out to tour Europe with her girl friends, when she meets Raj.

3

Garpastum

A war movie without war, a slow-paced drama exploring the boyhood of a group of friends who live for football (soccer) in 1914, in the eve of World War I.

1

V/H/S/2

This follow-up horror anthology is still flawed, but two of its shorts make it one worth checking out.