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'the dirty picture' re-exploits silk's persona
The Dirty Picture

Naren S - thinks for the input. i rush through my thoughts and these are really streams of conciousness posts on facebook. usually untouched and zero post processing. but your review on the other hand is meticulously crafted and i cannot agree more to your bold trashing of this movie. it takes a uni...que person to see through the emperor's new clothes. or make that the empress'?! sorry for the dirty pun. cheers. peter vasRead More

Reviewed The Dirty Picture

'the dirty picture' re-exploits silk's persona

'The dirty picture' re-exploits silk's persona, to strike for itself huge box-office profits. In this sense, it's true to silk and her times. Balan fails to seduce. She is really a nuanced actress experimenting with the rowdy loud culture of item numbers, and she barely makes it. Balan can craft...Read more

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Tech Assessment of Kiran Rao's Art House Debut
Dhobi Ghat

Thanks Catscan, appreciate your views. i have attempted to define a reference to see how far below or high this film is soaring. maybe it's a reference in itself and other such movies will be rated based on it?

Reviewed Dhobi Ghat

Tech Assessment of Kiran Rao's Art House Debut

I keep hearing that this is an arthouse film and I will put it through my critical art house ringer to see if it merits an arthouse indie tag: Cinematography: I do agree that the boldness of capturing a city’s underbelly has come of age! There were times I felt that some of the scenes were in...Read more

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Misadventures of an INDIAN COWBOY!
Quick Gun Murugun

Shashanka Gosh is India's own Quentin Tarantino. He has made a memorable aromatic kichidi out of South Indian film's B-grade kachada!

Reviewed Slumdog Millionaire Movie

Who wants to be a slumdog?

Who wants to be a Slumdog? My son and I suffered the ignominy of having been stopped by the security guards at the Cinema theater entrance that was screening “Slumdog Millionaire”. The problem was that my son was under aged according to the guards, and the film was rated ‘Adults Only’. After ...Read more

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Reviewed Slumdog Millionaire Songs

Who wants to be a slumdog?

Who wants to be a Slumdog?My son and I suffered the ignominy of having been stopped by the security guards at the Cinema theater entrance that was screening “Slumdog Millionaire”. he problem was that my son was under aged according to the guards, and the film was rated ‘Adults Only’. After pl...Read more

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