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Reviewed Body of Lies Movie

Without end

It took me two nights to watch Body of Lies, mostly because I just have nights to watch DVD movies these days, and also because it coincided with some football that I just have to see. What perturbed me most at the end of the viewing is the number of times I had to rewind the movie to watch s...Read more

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Reviewed Prestige Movie

Are You Watching Closely...

It’s tempting to call The Prestige a very good film, if only to deny the travesty of having a great cast in anything lesser than a very good film. Of course you could argue that it is often the cast that determines how a film turns out, instead of the other way around. To an extent this is true ...Read more

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Reviewed Sehar

Of courage and honesty

Just when you thought you had seen (and heard) everything you ever wanted to see (and hear) about the underworld, here comes another film that tries to unravel the mystery and the hype. Having said that, Sehar is more than just another movie that delves into the black mass that has fascinated mo...Read more

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Reviewed The Village Movie

The innocent

The trouble with reviewing a M Night Shyamalan movie is that you don’t know how to treat it. Should one look at this as one would when reviewing any other director’s film or would one look at this as the work a would-be-genius, one who is now considered to be one of the most powerful...Read more

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Reviewed Yuva - Bollywood

Spunk and Spirit

Chakka lakka buka!!! OK not such an original line to start a review with, but I?ve been breaking my head over this for too long now, and I thought the best thing would be to go with what I felt at the end of the movie. Watching the film is like taking a steady drip of adrenaline. There?s a lot o...Read more

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Reviewed The Passion of Christ Movie

No mas, senor gibson

Whatever else Mel Gibson may have intended with the movie, the diverse reactions to The Passion seem to indicate that you may love it or hate it, but you can?t ignore it. The Braveheart director is no stranger to controversy. He seems to revel in it, and this time around he?s played it up in the...Read more

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A Rush Of Blood To The Head - ColdPlay

and wholeheartedly...a great album...almost as good as their first one...parachutes had better songs i thot...

Reviewed Mona Lisa Smile Movie

Nothing is as it seems

To teach, you must know. You must know not just about the prescribed syllabus and ?suggested reading? but also what isn?t that obvious, the heart of the subject-the crux of education, the reason people want to learn. It is not enough to merely deliver the prescribed syllabus; there must be a fer...Read more

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Reviewed Sir..Sir..Sarla

A love that doesn't learn

What does one do on an evening when most of the city is entranced by the antics of 22 men playing a game that has become an obsession with the population of 2 countries? Countries that usually are and have been at each other?s throats for the last 50 years and are now trying to bridge that chasm...Read more

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Aha...genius lives...and we wait for more
Maqbool

yup, guru, u r right. santosh sivan did direct terrorist....big blooper on my part, one that i realised a little after i had written the review...what i meant of course, was makdee, which was bharadwaj's last film.... thanx, srini, for adding me to ur trust list...an honour i'm sure...thanx for t...he encouragement.. Read More

Reviewed Mystic River Movie

Two murders, one dead

The Oscars have come and gone. And those who have been waiting to know what the world thinks are the best of the year, will now rush to the theatres to get themselves acquainted with them. As I did. Mystic River was one of the much-nominated films this year, and even managed to grab awards in th...Read more

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Reviewed Maqbool

Aha...genius lives...and we wait for more

The new order arriveth..and how!! It?s been a while since it was this easy to attach superlatives to a Hindi movie. No mean task, as my brother says, but here is a film that invites praise of the highest order. And no, it is not because it boasts of some of the finest actors in the country, and ...Read more

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