Film Review: Gran Torino
Region: IndiaI'm in my early 30s. My parents are approximately 35 years older than me, placing them just a few years younger than Clint Eastwood's Walt Kowalski. They saw Gran Torino a few days before me and, being lovers of Eastwood, ... more
Views: 1159Film Review: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Region: IndiaI don't feel much like writing a full review for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Can you blame me? While overall it finished on the "enjoyable" side of the fence, it's been my "most looked forward to" film for the pas... more
Views: 931Film Review: Valkyrie
Region: IndiaSolid if unspectacular historical drama. Tom Cruise heads up a top-notch (and mostly British) cast including Bill Nighy (looking reptilian), Kenneth Branaugh, Carice Van Houten and Terrence Stamp. Director Bryan Singer re-... more
Views: 862Film Review: The Wrestler
Region: IndiaThere's a scene about halfway through that made The Wrestler for me. It's practically a throwaway scene in terms of the grand scheme of the film, but it's one of those that just adds another layer to the character. You'll ... more
Views: 656Film Review: The Reader and Waltz with Bashir
Region: IndiaGuilt is all the rage this winter. For things you did, for things you don't remember doing, for things you remember doing but are running away from so fast that you run smack dab into a 15-year old boy. Then you have sex w... more
Views: 660Film Review: Revolutionary Road
Region: Indiaswear it's been a month since I saw Revolutionary Road in the theater. In the time since, I've seen plenty written about the film, good and bad. There's been talk of Kate Winslet getting wildly snubbed, Michael Shannon get... more
Views: 998Film Review: I Love You, Man
Region: IndiaDo you remember when Superbad hit it big and its director (Greg Mottola) essentially got the shaft at every turn, what with Apatowamania hitting its stride at the time? The same could be said for Forgetting Sarah Marshall ... more
Views: 444Film Review: Knowing
Region: IndiaI caved. The pressure got to me again. I sacrificed half of my principles and $20 or so of my dollars (between Mrs. Fletch and I). I had to see if the unintentional comedy could remotely come close to matching The Wicker M... more
Views: 440Film Review: The Savages
Region: IndiaTamara Jenkins' first feature, 1998's Slums of Beverly Hills was a (great) comedy about a family that was poor financially but rich socially. They might have been forced to move from "luxury" apartment to apartment in and ... more
Views: 768Film Review: There Will Be Blood
Region: IndiaHow much of what we perceive as great acting comes from our previous knowledge of the actor? Should we be truly shocked that Brits and Australians and the Irish regularly dominate the Academy Award nominations for acting? ... more
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