A lot is always expected from the director of Schindler’s List, The Color Purple and Saving Private Ryan. And with Lincoln, Spielberg delivers a biopic on America’s greatest leader which has been researched and performed with great panache. The movie deals with certain themes like the Confederates, the Civil War, and the clash between the [...]
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The Harry Potter Predicament
I firmly believe that Harry Potter has been one of the greatest things to have happened to the literary world in the 21st century. The books were not merely words written on a piece of paper; they were a lot, lot more. They defined an entire generation – just as the greybeards proudly proclaim theirs [...]
Why Godfather 2 was a Disappointment
‘Disappointment’ is a relative word – all it says it that a thing isn’t amazing; it isn’t as good as your expectations without really saying much about the intrinsic quality of the thing per se. But, how does a film directed by the same guy who made The Godfather and Apocalypse Now (Francis Ford Coppola), [...]
Review: Breaking Dawn – 1
The Twilight saga is not the smartest thing that has happened to the universe, but for a moment I am going to cast all my past disdain aside. I am willing to forget that it has repeatedly raped vampires. I am willing to forget that it has no logical consistency whatsoever. With Breaking Dawn, [...]
Review: Desi Boyz
Ladies and gentlemen, our beloved Bollywood has managed to do it again. They have managed to invest crores of rupees into making a movie. The end result? Utter rot. With a name like Desi Boyz, I honestly did not expect much while going in for the movie. The question was about how bad it [...]
Review: HappyThankYouMorePlease
At first glance, this movie smells of Woody Allen all over and boy… did I like it! HappyThankYouMorePlease premiered at the Sundance Film Festival (where it won a couple of awards) and the amazing feel this indie film has compelled me to review it. © Anchor Bay Films It’s a coming-of-age movie about a group [...]
