Category Archives: hollywood

Movie Review : Toy Story 3

As we stood up to leave the theatre, the lady in the neighboring seat, turned to me and asked, “When did you last see a movie theatre which was this full ?” I have to say it’s been a while. … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Iron Man 2

Tony Stark is a narcissistic ass. Pepper Potts is a wailing banshee. So what else is new? Indeed. This sequel to the first Iron Man, presents to us the Iron Man story after. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Green Zone

“Green Zone” comes from the director of two of the Bourne series : “Bourne Supremacy”, “Bourne Ultimatum” – Paul Greengrass. Thus it is but natural that he bring to this film the tight story-telling and intense action that was so … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Gran Torino

Gran Torino is a clichéd redemption tale, with Clint Eastwood playing the character of an abrasive, bigoted old war veteran. And while it might not be a pioneering film, because we’ve seen it all before, it is still entertaining, partly … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Moon

I came by this film while browsing through Netflix. I didn’t see it on any Top 10 lists, and I wonder why; it seems like a film like this should have had more buzz surrounding it. “The Moon” is science … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The lightning thief

Since the kids were champing at the bit to see this film, weeks before it was even released (superb marketing – everyone knew that it was coming) the day after it released, we did. Now I have not a clue … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Sunshine Cleaning

Sunshine cleaning premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and it took about an year for this film to get to the theatres, and even when there, it was a pretty short run. I’ve been meaning to see this for … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Avatar

James Cameron magnum opus about tall blue men. A film yes, but more of an experience. With all the hype on TV, and everyone raving about “Avatar” I finally saw this on IMAX 3D. And I have to agree – … Continue reading

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Review : The other end of the line

Rating : Below average (2.8/5)Genre : RomanceYear : 2009Running time : 1 hour 45 minutesDirector : James DodsonCast : Anupam Kher, Shriya Saran, Jesse Metcalfe Kid rating : PG-13 THE OTHER END OF THE LINE : Worth hanging up on … Continue reading

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Review : Slumdog millionaire

Rating : Above average (3.9/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2008 Running time : 2 hours Director : Danny Boyle Cast : Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Irfan Khan, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla Kid rating : PG I only had the … Continue reading

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