Editor's Reviews
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Khufiya
"Vishal Bhardwaj, losing his mojo one movie at a time since the release of Haider. What could have been a thrilling espionage film, and believe me some aspects of it still are, soon marred with gaudy dialogues and ridiculous performances not just by the newcomers. Good eggs such as Tabu and Ali Fazal too gave this extravagantly exaggerated acting that added to that ridiculousness. From where Bhardwaj has been getting these supporting actors, I don't know but my guess is…"
Napoleon
"Megalomaniacal tyrant, lover and son of soil. From ruffian to gunnery to Brigadier General to First Consul to Emperor to a disgraced exiled king. This movie is a disjointed misfortune of a biography of the prodigal son of France who let hubris got the best of him. Ridley Scott has long been out of his touch, like 16 years long from the release of American Gangster in 2007, only to be resurrected every now and then, by the likes of…"
Influencer
"Not as bad as I thought it would be going in. About the fast fashion online brand era we are living in. Narcissism, self-centred behavior and insta envy soaked crime thriller. Good one but could have been better during the third act which got infested with simplistic cliched instruments of a plot progression."
Eileen
"Now this is a movie everyone should be talking about. Feminine rage done right. Anne Hathaway is like an assassin's dagger, deadly yet effective but even doubly so when she is a blonde. But, Thomasin McKenzie did most of the heavy lifting. This young starlet will be a long distance runner with her very specific style of movie choices. First Leave No Trace then Jojo Rabbit then The Last Night in Soho then The Power of The Dog and now…"
Passion
"Another Brain De Palma misfire. But, both the actresses were good."
The Night of the 12th
"This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth."
The Martian
"Still pissed that Scott left the most nail-biting scene from the book of Mark Watney riding into a giant sand storm. Nevertheless, it holds the record for the first Sci-Fi movie to be nominated in the Best Picture Category. Nobody could have embodied Space Pirate like Dr. Mann from Interstellar."
Sharper
"The protracted breadth of a long con. Flim flam, gambit or stratagem or whatever you may wanna call it. This movie is an entertainer with two great actors at the helm. Julianne Moore, the red headed enigma who can shapeshift into any role that demands any sort of panache and Sebastian Stan who is slick and menacing at the same time but overshadowed by the veteran actress. This movie fell short of being a primer of double cross and the…"
Killers of the Flower Moon
"Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee. Scorsese's revenge on the manifest destiny and the white man's burden ( the simulacrum of it or the microcosm of it, in the least). Killers of The Flower Moon, more like Wretched of The Earth. The long forgotten screams and the empty stares of the Osage tribe that still echo from the flat uphill meadows through the cracks of mountains. When each breath flutters coarsely inside every pocket of the lungs and body shudders…"
Beau Is Afraid
"Not an easy movie to wrap your head around since it's surrealism at its weirdest in 2023 but worth watching because the direction, storytelling and acting all are out of this world. Joaquin always involves himself in new and risky experiments. Ari Aster shines in the midst of convoluted soup of chaos. Masterfully directed and acted to the fullest. I don't understand why it never got the recognition it deserves."
Society of the Snow
"An absolute essential watch of 2023. The frigid, brutal and horrific story of the infamous Miracle of Andes incident of 1972. Whereas for some it could be construed as a miracle, for the departed it was a grotesque tragedy. A nerve-shredding spectacle of the survival story which director J. A. Bayona, well-known for such facilities like- The Impossible, A Monster Calls and Penny Dreadful chose to turn into a persevering story surrounding a relentless pursuit of hope and optimism but…"
Mimi
"First right off the bat, I agree that this is an emotional roller coaster of a movie with some wonderful acting. But, since my brain is a little bit weak on that part, I will also address the logical and analytical sides of things. First of all, it wouldn't be controversial at all to suggest that the subject matter of the movie itself is quite charged and therefore controversial. Apart from the general stereotypes like- Rajasthanis are rubes, uncouth and…"
Schindler's List
"Umpteenth time, so much that lost count. There is nothing more to review about this magnum opus. I stand by my statement every time I rewatch this it feels like Ralph Fiennes becomes more menacing and barbaric and it cements my understanding of the statement- Amon Goeth is and will be among the most evil characters ever to be portrayed on screen. On the topic of Schindler himself, Spielberg let him go with an easy one without much of the…"
Big Fish
"Second watch after maybe ten or eleven years. A Tim Burton movie, very few talk about. A very rare topic of father-son dysfunctional dynamics. Ewan McGregor gives a charming and magical performance. A story about the art of storytelling, embellishments and how much artistic liberties the author takes to make the plot interesting. His usual collaborator Helena Bonham Carter plays her usual wacky self. How much of the stories told by our ancestors is true and how much of it…"
Irresistible
"Not as bad as I thought it would be. Second ever directorial venture of Jon Stewart. This movie is a satire and a political commentary on the sorry state of divisive politics played by both sides of the partisan groups, liberals and conservatives and how a town teaches the ultimate lesson to PAC and the lobbyists and the Congress and all the suits in Washing DC. Too much optimistic and preachy and impractical but fun thanks to the comedy genius…"
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
"The funniest movie I watched in 2023 was from 2010. When released, the movie didn't get half the praise which it has been garnering lately. A cult classic horror comedy which is actually a parody of the trope camping in a cabin in the hinterland gone bad. It makes fun of giants in the slasher genre, such as- Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead, Cabin In The Woods, Wrong Turn and many others rather successfully and in a spectacular manner. This…"
Mysterious Skin
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The Kid Detective
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