Category Archives: recommended

Movie Review : Aisha

Posted on August 7, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.9/5) Genre : Romance Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours Director : Rajshree Ojha Cast : Abhay Deol, Sonam Kapoor, Ira Dubey, Amrita Puri, Cyrus Sahukar, Lisa Haydon, Anuradha Patel, M.K. Raina Kid rating … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, bollywood, family-friendly, rating-G, recommended, romance | Tagged abhay deol | 10 Comments

Movie Review : Once upon a time in Mumbai

Posted on August 1, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.9/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours 5 minutes Director : Milan Luthria Cast : Ajay Devgun, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Randeep Hooda, Prachi Desai Kid rating : PG-13 ONCE UPON … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, action, bollywood, drama, rating-PG13, recommended | 6 Comments

Movie Review : Inception

Posted on July 20, 2010 by amodini

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 →

Posted in 2010, english, hollywood, outstanding, recommended, sci-fi | Tagged outstanding | 2 Comments

Supermen of Malegaon

Posted on July 8, 2010 by amodini

Year : 2008Genre : DocumentaryRunning time : 79 minutesDirector : Faiza Ahmad KhanActors : Shaikh Nasir, Akram Khan, Farogh Jafri, Shafiq, Shakeel Bharati “Supermen of Malegaon” is a film about the making of another film “Malegaon ka Superman”. Yes, it … Continue reading →

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Dolls : A woman from Damascus

Posted on June 25, 2010 by amodini

This is a documentary by Diana El Jeiroudi, who has scripted, written and directed the film. The film is about a young woman Manal, and her fight, if you could call it that, to be employed in a job outside … Continue reading →

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Desi Comedy (Indian Comedy Tour)

Posted on June 17, 2010 by amodini

And I mean the stand-up kinds. It’s not that it doesn’t exist, it is just that there are fewer desis who dare choose this as a profession. Can you imagine where being a desi comedian stands as compares to say … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Iron Man 2

Posted on May 19, 2010 by amodini

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 →

Posted in 2010, action, english, hollywood, recommended, sci-fi | 1 Comment

Movie Review : District 9

Posted on May 6, 2010 by amodini

In most sci-fi “alien” stories, it is the humans who go exploring new worlds. However, what happens if the aliens come to us ? In a large spaceship, which sort of runs out of fuel right above the earth ? … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Sita sings the blues

Posted on April 26, 2010 by amodini

Sita sings the blues is quite unlike anything I’ve seen before. First off it’s an animated film for adults, based on Indian mythology, and is a feminist take on Sita’s predicament. It also mixes the mythology with a modern day … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Loins of Punjab presents

Posted on April 15, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.8/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2007 Running time : 1 hours 28 minutes Director : Manish Acharya Cast : Shabana Azmi, Darshan Jariwala, Loveleen Mishra, Ayesha Dharker Kid rating : PG-13 I’ve heard this movie being … Continue reading →