I Came By (2022/ Netflix/ Crime Thriller) Director- Babak Anvari Cast – George Mackay, Hugh Bonneville, Kelly Macdonald, Percelle Ascott, Varada Sethu Toby is a rebellious graffiti artist, at odds with the system and society. He breaks into elite homes, does graffiti , as he puts it, “ to show them a middle finger” ! […]
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Everything EveryWhere All At Once ( 2022 / Comedy Drama) Writer /Director – Daniels(Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheniert) Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr. This phenomenal film boasts of 11 Oscar nominations, which might be a surprise for some, but not for me. But oh […]
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Pathaan ( Cinema Release/ Spy Action Thriller) Director – Siddhartha Anand Cast- Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, Deepika, Dimple Kapadia, Ashutosh Rana Slight Spoiler Alert ! When you have people’s hearts clamouring for their much starved dose of SRK, what do you expect ? Of course we’ll lap it up lock stock and barrel. And […]
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Kuttey(Action Thriller/2023/ Cinema Release) Director- Aasmaan Bhardwaj Cast – Naseeruddin Shah, Konkana Sen Sharma, Tabu, Kumud Mishra, Arjun Kapoor, Radhika Madan, Shardul Bhardwaj Music – Vishal Bhardwaj Lyrics – Gulzar When a film has names like above to its credit, I would say“ Naam hi kaafi hai” ! Disclaimer – This review comes from an […]
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Memoirs of a Geisha (2005/ Period Drama/ Netflix) Based on – Book by Arthur Golden Adapted by -Robin Swicord Director- Rob Marshall Cast – Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Suzuka Ohgo, Koji Yakusho,Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi The film opens to an alluring, melancholic and deeply reflective voice of a woman who tells […]
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Vadh (2022/ Thriller/ Cinema Release) Writer & Director – Jaspal Singh Sandhu , Rajeev Barnwal Cast – Sanjay Mishra,Neena Gupta, Manav Vij , Saurabh Sachdeva Plot The film opens and we are introduced to retired Master ji Shambhunath Mishra (Sanjay Mishra) and his wife Manju( Neena Gupta). Their simple life and adorable relationship is heartwarming […]
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An Action Hero ( 2022/ Action Thriller/ Cinema Release) Writers – Anirudh Iyer, Neeraj Yadav Director- Anirudh Iyer Cast – Ayushmann Khurrana, Jaideep Ahlawat “Thand Pae Gayi Kaleje wich” …Sigh ! Is the phrase that echoed in my mind when I walked out of the theatre as a happy and satiated Bollywood Lover. The promising […]
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The Horse Whisperer ( 1998/ Drama/ Disney Hotstar) Director – Robert Redford Cast – Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johannson, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper Plot Teenager Grace meets with an unfortunate riding accident which leaves her traumatised and her beloved horse, Pilgrim injured beyond recovery. Her mother Annie, a go-getter by nature […]
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Bhediya (2022/ Horror Comedy/ Cinema Release) Director – Amar Kaushik Writer – Niren Bhatt Cast – Varun Dhawan, Abhishek Banerjee, Paalin Kabak, Deepak Dobriyal, Kriti Sanon, Saurabh Shukla Plot An ambitious, city bred Bhaskar intends to build a road through a thick forested area of the lush northeast. He has neither respect nor love for […]
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The Wonder (2022/ Drama/ Netflix) Based on – The Wonder by Emma Donoghue Director- Sebastian Lelio Cast -Florence Pugh, Kila Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Tom Burke Plot In rural Ireland in 18th century, an English nurse is hired to observe a young girl who claims to have not eaten for last four months […]
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