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"How prescient a film could be for its time? An explosive Peter Finch with a cunning Faye Dunaway. But, seriously when has she ever disappointed? A commentary on the eye balls glued to the illusion of truth. It's like reading a book written by Noam Chomsky."
Ship of Theseus
"Has the potential to be Peter Singer's favorite movie. I have never seen anything in my life like this coming out of Bollywood. It's like reading a 500 page philosophy book. Anand Gandhi is a magician and Neeraj Kavi is a chameleon."
The Glass Castle
"For the fans of Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh. How men don't deserve women and by that I mean both the abusive women and the forgiving, nourishing and persevering ones. This movie shows all kinds. Woody Harrelson does a brilliant job of an abusive bull-headed narcissistic stubborn father. Seriously Amazing job. Proves that he has a versatile talent. Brie Larson does her job for which she is known. Naomi Watts too was amazing. Couldn't believe it was based on a…"
All Good Things
"Shoddy screenplay and direction yet a testament to Gosling's range. I would rather go for The Jinx on this one."
Faults
"I did hear about deprogrammers but never watched anything regarding that. Not in a million years could I have guessed this surprise of a movie about cult deprogramming. Both Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Leland Orser act to their optimum level. Trippy, psychedelic and better than average without any shock value."
No One Will Save You
"Close Encounter of The Forth Kind. A terrifying take on Alien horror, that draws heavily from classics, such as- Signs by Shyamalan and contemporary brilliance, such as- A Quiet Place, Upgrade, The Box etc. It's the most interesting first contact movie I have seen since Arrival, but comparing it to Arrival would be blasphemous. What is the USP of this movie- There is not a single dialogue in it and it isn't a hyperbole, seriously there isn't a lick of…"
Alice, Darling
"Anna Kendrick continues to surprise me. Movies like this often slip through the cracks, shows that when it comes to choosing between good cinema with a simple story based on behavioral or character study or flair, most of the audiences choose flair over a decent drama. Alice, Darling asks a very simple question, because it is not a very complex movie. It asks if somebody constantly reminds you to detach yourself from the real you and manipulate and often use…"
Fair Play
"Modern-day feminism locking horns with the traditional masculinity and male fragile ego. Why aren't more people babbling about this movie is beyond me. Although the movie received glowing reviews in critics' quarters, it has been pretty much under the radar in streaming services. Is it because it is based on much more difficult conversation, I don't know. It is one the best movies I have watched this year so far. It hit me like a pile of bricks. At first…"
Body Double
"De Palma's tribute to Hitchcock and allusions to Psycho, Rear Window and Vertigo all packaged in one with a tinge of prurient interest."
Girl in the Picture
"Makes you wonder How much do we really know about our friends and acquaintances or even our own relatives!!"
Smokin' Aces
"Star-studded chaotic disaster"
Under the Skin
"Even after multiple watches I am still not sure I fully understand this. Maybe a commentary about beauty, identity and aesthetics."
Blue Beetle
"Blue Beetle, more like Blue Tic. Another day another DC. After one mind-numbing movie after another, starting from Birds of Prey then Wonder Woman 1984 then Black Adam then Shazam Fury of the Gods and then The Flash, DC and WB set yet another record to break all those records to point out what it could be like stretching the stupidity band. This time putting the burden of superherodom on a migrant family, as if they haven't enough on their…"
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
"Second watch. A swashbuckling Ben Stiller goes on a search for an elusive intrepid mysterious Jesus-like Sean Penn. The movie encapsulates early signs of what was going to be a crystal ball to anticipate the glorious days ahead of Ben Stiller as a director, which he is one now. A movie that poses a very personal yet universally experienced question- If your whole life is one big REM cycle of gorgeous dreams, would you want to wake up? Magical realism…"
A Haunting in Venice
"The weakest among the Poirot movies thus far. A terrible tailor-made red herring of a movie for the occasion of Halloween that starts with the extrication of secrets and ends in Poirot's discretion of holding onto some inconvenient secrets about other characters. In terms of the plot, the movie is based on an obscure Agatha Christie novella Halloween Party, but it lacks the modern retelling with too many lazy twists and lame turns. The actors don't suit the occasion at…"
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
"AI finds MI, or rather MI finds AI. A never-seem-to-be aging Ethan Hunt, apple-rate-aging in just few years Benji and born-aged Luther on a mission against a faceless machine learner, which seems to be started as Sean Connery's Hunt for the Red October with a submarine setting and then goes on a fork along a straight line into a usual journey and never reaches to the zenith of Ghost Protocol or even a better Rogue Nation, let alone the franchise…"
Kathal
"Jackfruits for Jackasses. A smarmy insincere misfire but still a very decent bollywood take with a misguided attempt to trivialise a much more serious issue currently plaguing the country. After watching this Yashowardhan Mishra- directorial debut Netflix movie, you will have a genuine appreciation and sympathetic emotion towards the much notorious UP Police. Sanya Malhotra's performance has been better in her previous films, whether it was- Dangal or Badhai Ho, Ludo and her the best Patakhaa. Here, she gives a…"
Barbie
"Barbie or Bimbo? An evaluation with an absurd humourous cinematography about Barbiefication. The movie of the 21st century which speaks with the audience in a language that we know but still choose not to understand. Of course a great deal of contradictions and hypocrisies come with that message, not just from the characters, but also from the company that makes them, not just from the characters but also from the actors who play them, not just from their reel and…"