First things first – “The Amazing Spiderman” is not really the next in the series, Spiderman 4. This one is a reboot, this movie has got nothing to do with the timeline of the other three. This movie goes back again to the beginning – the origin of Spiderman. It tells us the story in…
Ranjith does it again! The ace Malayalam movie director known for his prowess of dealing with the life and times and social issues picked right out of contemporary Kerala society gives us “Spirit”, his latest offering. Teaming up with Mohanlal, he delivers a classy outing of a movie built up on one of the most…
22 Female, Kottayam is a movie with a spine. Among the bold new movies of Malayalam cinema, it shows things that people would generally not like to see, what movie makers traditionally would refuse to show. It is a small but radically different movie, made with lots of sincerity and heart with a small star cast churning…
With The Adventures of Tintin, Spielberg didn’t just create a motion picture. What he did was to bring my childhood back, alive, on-screen, in 3D. Like the Metallica concert happening in India, this was one other thing I never though I would see. My childhood best friends alive on-screen. It was not just a treat,…
When you are making a movie about giant alien robots, make a movie about the damn giant alien robots, and not about human histrionics, teenage angst and love life crises! Leave those to drama movie makers. As with all sequels, the movie lost track of it’s core plot and characters. I had hoped against hope…
The 20th movie in the Bond series, the fourth and final one to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional English (MI6) secret agent. A landmark movie as it was the last in it’s current running timeline for the past 40 years. Bond goes rogue defying M to find who had sabotaged his mission and landed…
Director – Todd Phillips Cast – Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helmes, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong. Genre – Comedy Watch Because – Some funny moments, Entertaining second half Dont Watch Because – Tries too hard, Missing situational humor, Does not live up to expectations, Shoddy direction, editing. Rating – ♥♥ and a half out of 5 VERDICT –…
Director – Santosh Sivan Cast – Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Genelia D’Souza, Jagathi Sreekumar, Nithya Menon, Vidya Balan Genre – Historical Fantasy, Action Watch Because – Cinematography, Something not witnessed in Malayalam cinema before Dont Watch Because – Watch, but it is not a wholesome movie. Rating – ♥♥♥1/2 out of 5 VERDICT – A totally…
Director – Todd Philipps Cast – Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx Genre – Road/Comedy/Buddy Watch Because – Galifianakis, Funny lines and moments Dont Watch Because – Tries too hard, Rushed, Unnecessarily long sequences, Missing situational humor, Does not live upto expectations Rating – ♥♥♥ out of 5 VERDICT – As expected, watchable with plenty of hilarious moments…
Director – Brothers Greg & Colin Strause Cast – Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Donald Faison and David Zayas Genre – Sci-Fi/Horror/Zombie?/WTF Watch Becuase – Dont watch, but Special Effects, Air battles are good. Dont Watch Because – Everything else, especially the ‘acting’ Rating – 1/5 (For the honesty) VERDICT – An uninspired and featureless mashup of many alien-sci-fi themed movies with irritating, over-the-top onscreen…
