Author Archives: amodini

Movie Preview : The Martian (releases October 2nd 2015)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by amodini

If you are a reader of my Book Blog, “Review Room”, you already know that I LOVED “The Martian”, and that it dethroned Ender’s Game as my favorite sci-fi book of all time. Combine that with the fact that I … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Drishyam (2015)

Posted on August 22, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.7/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 43 minutes Director : Nishikant Kamat Cast : Ajay Devgan, Shriya Saran, Tabu, Rajat Kapoor Kidwise Rating: PG-13 Drishyam is a remake of a Malayalam film, … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : All Is Well (releases 21st August 2015)

Posted on August 14, 2015 by amodini

All Is Well is directed by Umesh Shukla, who also directed OMG. Now I wasn’t too impressed with OMG, but All Is Well looks pretty interesting, so here’s hoping. Also, what’s with Shukla and the titular pithy aphorisms? One theory … Continue reading →

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Mission Impossible : Rogue Nation

Posted on August 8, 2015 by amodini

MI:Rogue Nation is the 5th in the MI series, and you’d think that it would get hackneyed and jaded, but amazingly it doesn’t. Tom Cruise looks older of course, but he is still in fine fettle as an action hero. … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant: Edition #26

Posted on August 1, 2015 by amodini

A Series Edition this time – here are 5 recent Netflix Series I enjoyed: [amazon_link id=”B00WK6ZE26″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Witnesses (“Les témoins”, France, 2014) This is a very atmospheric mystery-thriller series with two detectives in a small, sleepy, coastal French … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, All Netflix, comedy, crime, drama, english, humor, Netflix Recommendations, outstanding, recommended, romance, suspense, thriller, UK, WhaTWON, women | 1 Comment

Movie Preview : Drishyam (31st July 2015)

Posted on July 25, 2015 by amodini

Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Rajat Kapoor. Shows promise.

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Jurassic World and The Minions

Posted on July 18, 2015 by amodini

No, this is not a formal review. And no, I am not watching Bajrangi Bhaijaan. For now. Let’s see how the old will-power holds up. I remember watching the first Jurassic Park. How long ago that was! The time when … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, animation, english, family-friendly, goofy, rating-G, sci-fi | 2 Comments

Movie Preview : Masaan (releases 24th July 2015)

Posted on July 11, 2015 by amodini

The film that got a standing ovation at Cannes is coming to a theater near you. Masaan stars Richa Chaddha and is directed by Neeraj Ghaywan, who also gave us the very interesting Shorts.

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Movie Review : Gippi (2013)

Posted on June 27, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.2/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 1 hour 35 minutes Director : Sonam Nair Cast : Divya Dutta, Riya Vij Kidwise Rating: PG I’ve been wanting to see this film ever since it released … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dil Dhadakne Do (2015)

Posted on June 15, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 4.2/5 Genre : Romantic Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 50 minutes Director : Zoya Akhtar Cast : Anil Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ranveer Singh, Shefali Chhaya, Anushka Sharma, Zarina Wahab, Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Bose, Parmeet … Continue reading →

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