“It is a great movie, it is an adaptation of hamlet….. like Shakespeare but the Indian version….. it is Vishal Bharadwaj….. you know how he made Omkara and Maqbool….. you should see it… don’t miss……” this is what we call word of mouth…… it spreads well…. even people who have not read Hamlet flock into theaters….. not that one has to read it, not a … Continue reading Haider Movie Review – ‘To Like or Not to Like’
The problem with Equalizer is that it is a very easy to forget movie. Denzel Washington is always a treat to watch, and your expectation is also more…. For actors of the stature as Denzel, it is not just their performance that the viewers keep expectation on, it is also the kind of movies they choose to act. The movie is not a bad one, … Continue reading Denzel Washington’s Equalizer – Review
Our 7 year old has been obsessed with Tornadoes and hurricanes for about 6 months now, watching you tube videos, reading books, and talking to people about it… But I was not sure if a movie on storms he was ready for. The graphical stuff in movies that shows the devastation in epic proportions might instil a fear rather than an interest and more over … Continue reading Into The Storm with my 7 year old
It is interesting that after my 4500 mile drive across the US East Coast, on returning to home sweet home I end up watching the 2011 romantic comedy film directed by and starring Sam Jaeger “Take Me Home”. The movie stars both Sam Jaeger and his wife Amber Jaeger. It is a funny, small movie with a big heart. The story is about an aspiring … Continue reading “Take Me Home” A Small movie with a big heart
War Witch (Rebelle) is a 2012 French Canadian Movie from director Kim Nguyen tells the story of a sub-saharan african girl Komona who is kidnapped by Rebels, forced to kill her own parents and inducted as a child soldier…. the movie is filmed as if she is telling her story to her unborn child….. The movie was nominated in the best foreign movie category for … Continue reading War Witch – Rebelle – 2012
For the movies I watch an individual review becomes too taxing but many movies need a mention even if I am not getting the time…. so here are some of the interesting movies I saw in the recent time….. Mr. Nobody This 2009 Science Fiction Drama is a must see and takes you through the memory lane of the last dying man on earth after … Continue reading A Few Interesting movies (Part 1)
I had not read Albert Camus before; but last week I got “The Stranger” from the library… a masterpiece on the Philosophy of the absurd… As we follow the title character ‘Meursault’ attending his mother’s funeral, committing a murder, standing trial and awaiting verdict we are made to think over and over again… about Life, Death, Correctness, wrong doing, the world, justice, friendship, love…. and … Continue reading You Should Read Camus’ ‘The Stranger’ If you have not yet
One thing is clear, one can enjoy a movie even if one does not understand it completely…. Johnny Depp-Morgan Freeman Starer ‘Transcendence’ is a futuristic movie that looks at singularity, Artificial Intelligence and so on… all of which I have pretty low knowledge on… but I loved the movie…. Well I don’t think I have seen any Johnny Depp or Morgan Freeman movie that I did … Continue reading Transcendence Movie Review – Will make you rethink the term existence
A kid living through the course of asking 101 questions will be much different from a kid who lives the same time without asking any question….The kid with questions sees a much clearer world than the other… This weekend I saw this movie that I don’t think had played in our bay area theaters…. probably it did not have a big budget media push…. May … Continue reading 101 Chodyangal ‘101 Questions’ Malayalam Movie Review
What are you worth…? What does the world think you are worth….? but the biggest questions are what do your kidnappers think you are worth….? and How much will the outside world pay to get you back….? Rapt the 2009 French movie by director Lucas Belvaux starring Yvan Attal in the main lead is a wonderful thriller drama…. It is not an action film that will … Continue reading Rapt – French Crime Thriller that will bend your mind – Movie Reivew
Vinod Narayan 