Category Archives: recommended

Movie Review : The Next Three Days

Posted on December 7, 2010 by amodini

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 : Atithi tum kab jaoge ?

Posted on November 30, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above Average (3.3/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours Director : Ashwani Dhir Cast : Ajay Devgn, Konkona Sen Sharma, Paresh Rawal, Satish Kaushik Kid rating : G ATITHI TUM KAB JAOGE : … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Bread and Tulips (Pane e tulipani)

Posted on November 13, 2010 by amodini

Rating : 8.5/10 Language : Italian Year : 2000 As I’ve said before, owing to Netflix, I am now watching films I wouldn’t have ordinarily picked out in a retail movie store. I’m not looking to read subtitles, although do … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Hereafter

Posted on November 9, 2010 by amodini

Hereafter, as the title implies, alludes to the world/experience after death. It is three stories which intertwine towards the end of the film. The first is of Marie Zelay (Cecile De France), a French journalist who is caught in the … Continue reading →

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The Road Home

Posted on October 22, 2010 by amodini

The Road Home which is written and directed by Rajiv Gandotra is a short feature, approximately 20 minutes in length. As it’s main character, it has Pico Kapoor (Arrun Harker), a boy of about eight or nine of Indo-British descent. … Continue reading →

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Mini reviews : Date Night, Killers & Smart people

Posted on October 17, 2010 by amodini

As you can probably tell I watch a lot of films :-). I can’t always keep up with reviewing each and every film in lengthy detail, so am going with this mini-review idea. Date Night (2010) : 4/5This one was … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Udaan

Posted on October 8, 2010 by amodini

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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Tales from the festival (or at the IFFH 2010)

Posted on October 3, 2010 by amodini

As you all know, the 2nd Indian Film Festival of Houston was held the past weekend. Here’s a short review of what went on. It was quite interesting attending. I am so glad that they had film screenings on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Indian Film Festival Houston : 2010

Posted on September 24, 2010 by amodini

Wow, it’s been a year ! An year already! It’s September and here’s the Indian Film Festival back again. I blogged about this last year at almost the same time, and here we are again. I’m glad they’ve kept it … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Timer

Posted on August 30, 2010 by amodini

This film’s story is inspired by the perennial question : Is there one person who’s meant to be your soulmate ? And what if you could predict the exact moment that you meet him/her ? In the future, apparently you … Continue reading →