Category Archives: outstanding

Movie Review : Black Swan

Director : Darren Aronofsky Starring : Natalie Portman, Barbara Hershey, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis, Winona Ryder Genre : Thriller Rating : 4.5/5 I could not have imagined a thriller set in such a delicate and improbable setting. But in the … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Tell no one

Director : Guillaume CanetStarring : Francois Cluzet, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre DussollierGenre : ThrillerLanguage French (with English sub-titles)Rating : 4.5/5 I haven’t read the book upon which this film is based. I did intend to read it once; it lay on … Continue reading

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Movie Review : The Next Three Days

Director : Paul HaggisStarring : Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks, Liam NeesonRating :4/5 Russell Crowe is John Brennan, a community college teacher living a contented life with his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) and Luke, their three year old son. Lara is … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Udaan

Rating : Excellent (4.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Vikramaditya Motwane Cast : Rajat Barmecha, Ronit Roy, Ram Kapoor, Ayaan Boradia Kid rating : PG-15 UDAAN : WELL-DONE COMING-OF-AGE DRAMA … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Inception

Genre : Sci-fi, psychological thrillerRating : 4/5 The subconscious has been a favorite subject of filmmakers, because on it’s vast, unexplored canvas anything is possible. So also in “Inception” where Christopher Nolan uses the mysteries of the mind to springboard … 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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Review : Kaminey

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Excellent (4.4/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 15 minutesDirector : Vishal BharadwajCast : Shahid Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Amole Gupte, Chandan Roy Sanyal, … Continue reading

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Review : Sankat City

Rating : Excellent (4.5/5)Genre : ComedyYear : 2009Running time : 2 hours 30 minutesDirector : Pankaj AdvaniCast : Anupam Kher, Kaykay Menon, Rimi Sen, Chunky Pandey, Yashpal Sharma, Manoj Pahwa, Dilip Prabhavalkar, Hemant Pandey, Jahangir Khan, Veerendra Saxena, Shri Vallabh … Continue reading

Posted in 2009, bollywood, drama, humor, outstanding, rating-PG13, recommended | 5 Comments

Review : Mithya

Note : The edited version of this review appears at Planet Bollywood, here. Rating : Very good (4/5) Genre : Suspense /Comedy / Romance Year : 2008 Running time : 1 hour 40 minutes Director : Rajat Kapoor Cast : … Continue reading

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Review : Manorama six feet under

[amazon_link id=”B001KQFANU” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Very good (4.0/5) Genre : Suspense / thriller Year : 2007 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Navdeep Singh Cast : Abhay Deol, Vinay Pathak, Gul Panag, Raima Sen, Sarika, … Continue reading

Posted in 2007, bollywood, drama, outstanding, rating-PG13, recommended, thriller | 11 Comments