Copied slapstick

After all the hype and hoopla, I finally opted to see a movie that friends were sure I'd not like. I'm not generally critical towards Hindi films; infact i've l...read more

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My Kodak Moments

I normally limit myself to reviewing films on MS. But today I decided to break tradition, in response to another review on MS that left me all sappy and nostalg...read more

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Be Warned!

If you've grown up on a staple diet of Hindi movies, you know that rape scenes are sometimes an integral part of the narrative. You need them, so the larger-tha...read more

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Life in a Cubicle

When I first saw Office Space, I was fighting the urge to quit corporate world, and venture into something a wee bit more creative and satisfying. Today however...read more

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Before the beginning!

If you are sucker for love stories, you probably know that the best love stories don’t necessarily have fairy tale endings. Boy meets Girl, they fall in l...read more

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IV, V, and VI

An overdose of ''bleak'' was perhaps not the best choice for a rainy afternoon. But when you think Keislowski is one of the best directors around, you have litt...read more

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Cool and Violent

I'm not a graphic novel kinda gal. So I was sheepishly oblivious to the Frank Miller tag that came with Sin City, the film version of the comic book series. But...read more

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Bizarre

After The Time Traveler's Wife and The Butterfly Effect, I was undeniably interested when I read the plot of The Jacket. Bizarre and complicated, the film is a ...read more

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Raw, Unsettling, Exceptional

It takes guts to make a film like Crash. A modern day discourse on racism and everyday existential problems, the film is about people and the circumstances they...read more

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Mystical, dream-like grief

I thought my tryst with MS had come to an end, till I read Patenik2's recent review. The post triggered off a need to review one of my favorite films ever; Kies...read more

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A 337-page-long song

Autobiographies bridge the gap between their well-known writers and mere mortals such as us. So, when a well-known singer/song writer decided to share his memoi...read more

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Humor within Pathos

My initiation into Czech films began with Jan Hrebejk's Divided We Fall. This film was a surprising change for me, because of its theme. Set in the Nazi period,...read more

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A tad bit too dramatic?

I must begin my review by apologizing, as I might offend a few Sanjay Leela Bansali fans with this review. I wasn't going to write it, but I just had to, after ...read more

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Ethnically rich and heroic

I love stories of courage and survival, and I realize again that sometimes, it takes just one person to make a huge difference. This is the theme of Hotel Rwand...read more

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A Celebration of Life

All Akira Kurosawa films work, because they celebrate the human spirit. Kurosawa’s films have characters you can relate to, and the theme though central t...read more

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Behind the Façade!

Dogville is one of the most interestingly made films. As the tagline reads Dogville is a quite little town, not so far away from here. The movie is divided int...read more

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The Lonely Legend

Is the legacy that Janis Joplin left behind bigger than the legend of Janis Joplin? I will never be able to decide. But I've never stopped being fascinated by t...read more

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A trip down memory lane

Akira Korosawa's Rhapsody in August is a trip down memory lane, as it reminds us of numerous summers spent with grandparents who filled our lives with stories a...read more

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''A publishing phenomenon''

Would it be considered blasphemous for a Literature student to label Shantaram as the ''best book read in a long time''? Perhaps! But my friends were definitely...read more

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Civilization Vs savagery

If you are a firm believer in the innocence of childhood, William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies will lead you to think otherwise. An unusual novel where the...read more

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