DEvdas REduxed

It’s official. Anurag Kashyap has finally come of age in the mind of the Indian Audiences. Don’t get me wrong, I think Black Friday was brilliant, but with Dev D he has got the formula right. It is old wine in a new bottle, but the bottle is beautiful.
It still makes me ponder how a [...]

Delhi 6: A Review

First things first. What does the name of the film signify? I had grown up in Delhi and call it home, but to my shame I had no clue what Delhi 6 was till I was glibly educated by a friend from Chennai of all places. Delhi 6, he told me, is Chandni Chowk, or [...]

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: A Review

Unlike most films, especially the recent ones, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is one that is simple to summarise but difficult to describe. Movie buffs, David Fincher fans and Brad Pitt fan(atic)s will have already scoured the net and read up on this movie, so if you don’t already know what the film is [...]

Film Review: Max Payne

First and foremost, it is imperative for me to mention that I am a fan of the game.  I have played it from beginning to end and have stayed awake for days on end doing so.  Thus, when they decided to make a movie based on the game, I was amused, curious and skeptical all [...]

Film Review: Quantum of Solace

I am a James Bond fan. I like the guy. There have been many action heroes/spies on the silver screen before him, and surely many more will follow. But none, and I repeat, none had the same style, charm and class of Bond.
So very understandably, I waited with bated breath for a movie that promised to [...]

Flashbacks of a Fool (2008): Film Review

This is Daniel Craig’s latest attempt at serious cinema. Ever since he pulled of a miracle of sorts as the gritty, disagreeable Bond, in Casino Royale, I have been repeatedly disappointed by his performance in his latter roles. In neither The Invasion nor in The Golden Compass did he quite sparked like he used to. [...]

What Happens in Vegas (2008): Review

Disclaimer: I am not one to spend a hundred beautiful rupees on an out and out chick flick. No seriously, I was conned, well, somewhat. But besides, I walked in all skeptical and ready to hate. I mean this is the advert spiel : two people, both going through their respective humiliating moments in their [...]