Category Archives: recommended

Movie Review : Green Zone

Posted on April 9, 2010 by amodini

“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

Posted on March 11, 2010 by amodini

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

Posted on March 8, 2010 by amodini

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 : Karthik calling Karthik

Posted on March 3, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.75/5) Genre : Thriller/Fringe horror Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Vijay Lalwani Cast : Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, Shifaali Shah, Ram Kapoor Kid rating : R Karthik Narayan(Akhtar) is a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dev.D

Posted on March 1, 2010 by amodini

Rating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2 Genre : Drama Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 18 minutes Director : Anurag Kashyap Cast : Abhay Deol, Mahi Gill, Kalki Koechlin, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Parakh Madan Kid rating : R DEVD : THE … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, All Netflix, bollywood, drama, rating-R, recommended | Tagged abhay deol | 3 Comments

Movie Review : My name is Khan

Posted on February 14, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.5/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2010Running time : 2 hours 45 minutesDirector : Karan JoharCast : Shahrukh Khan, Kajol, Zarina Wahab, Jimmy Shergill, Sonya Jehan, Tanay Chheda, Navneet Nishaan, Vinay Pathak, Parvin Dabbas, Arif ZakariaKid rating : … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ishqiya

Posted on February 2, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.75/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours Director : Abhishek Chaubey Cast : Naseeruddin Shah, Vidya Balan, Arshad Warsi Kid rating : PG-13 ISHQIYA : SMALL TOWN TRAVAILS, A LITTLE UNDER-DONE … Continue reading →

Posted in 2010, bollywood, drama, rating-PG13, recommended | Tagged vishal bharadwaj | 3 Comments

Movie Review : Sunshine Cleaning

Posted on January 17, 2010 by amodini

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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Best films of 2009

Posted on December 31, 2009 by amodini

This year I decided to try something different. So, instead of giving you a plain old list, here are the Top 10 movies of 2009, in descending order (#1 is best), as a Youtube movie – it’s more of a … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Avatar

Posted on December 29, 2009 by amodini

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 →