
Saturday 22 August, 2009
Writer-director Rian Johnson had a nice idea — a film about two brothers who are con artistes, where one con runs seamlessly into the other...
Friday 21 August, 2009
The strength of the beautifully shot `Sikandar’ is that it travels right into the heart of the troubled valley.
Saturday 08 August, 2009
When the film is a biographical sketch, this is a problem most directors run up against: where to draw the line between the person and the persona.
Friday 07 August, 2009
‘Chal Chalein’ gives us youngsters, who sue the parents and the state, and come out trumps, thanks to sympathetic lawyer.
Friday 07 August, 2009
If only Satish Kaushik had retained more of the honesty of the original, ‘Tere Sang’ would have been a revolutionary Hindi film.
Friday 07 August, 2009
Only a few scenes succeed in startling you. And you spend the rest of the time wondering where the director who gave us 'Raat' and 'Bhoot'.
Saturday 01 August, 2009
A ruthless prime minister subjugating warlords for supremacy, during the time of the Han dynasty, provides plenty of ground for action.
Friday 31 July, 2009
Imtiaz Ali’s new film shuttles between the two time zones, ‘aaj’ and `kal’, and his twin-set of lovers, as they ricochet between cities and conviction.
Friday 17 July, 2009
‘Dekh Re Dekh’ is set in the middle of nowhere, populated with nowhere people, busy getting nowhere slowly.
Friday 17 July, 2009
Guitar-slinger Akash wants to be a star. And he sets out on his journey, aided and abetted by reluctant sister Nisha, and loyal girl-friend Sara.
Saturday 11 July, 2009
Jobless, hopeless actor Raju steals a superb script from sincere, hardworking writer Shekhar.Saturday 11 July, 2009
How does an actor who delivers a cracking performance in one film switch to become a totally different person in another, both out the same day?Saturday 11 July, 2009
Sankat City is Mumbai, maximum city filtered and distilled via its minimum people.
Friday 03 July, 2009
Ellie now getting ready for parenthood, saber-tooth tiger Diego scared of losing his edge, acorn-loving squirrel Scrat finding romance in Scratte.
Friday 03 July, 2009
‘Kambakkht Ishq’ aims at those who think from the groin, and hits the target unerringly.
Friday 26 June, 2009
Kabir Khan’s ‘New York’ is about three friends impacted by the fallout of 9/11: it was not just the twin towers which were destroyed; a whole way of life died too.