Should you go see The Hunger Games? Please. Like it even matters what we say next. But if you don’t happen to be the kind of person who can name the exports of all 12 districts of Panem followed by a flawless rendition of “The Weeping Call,” keep… More
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Review in a Hurry: A big-screen version of the ’90s TV show ditches the teen angst, adds laughs and keeps just the right amount of Depp! Even better, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are an inspired duo.
Hill, a longtime fan of the series, cowrote the story which keeps… More
This KAHAANI is interesting!
By Jyotsna Kumar
I always thought there are two kinds of actors- good and bad, until, I met the third kind- The intelligent kind- good actors with a knack of interesting scripts, Vidya Balan is one such actor. Fully aware of her ‘body type’ Vidya, very subtly encounters the ‘damsel-song- and- dance- beauty queens’ of Bollywood… More
The Cabin in the Woods is one of the most unforgettable horror movies you will ever see. Though, that’s not to confuse it with one of the absolute best horror movies you will ever see. Now, adding that caveat is not to imply that the film, written by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard (and directed by the latter), isn’t good enough to… More
Review in a Hurry: Part western, part swashbuckler, and a huge part science fiction, Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ century-old story of a Confederate veteran turned warlord of Mars finally makes it to the big screen, after many aborted attempts over the years. Taylor Kitsch stars as the title character… More
I understood Brian DePalma’s Mission: Impossible the first time I saw it in theaters. I had no trouble following Chris Nolan’s brain-twister thrillers (Memento, The Prestige, Inception). It was work, but I more-or-less ‘got’ the core narrative beats of LA Confidential and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. But by golly John Carter is a confusing muddle of a movie. There has been all kinds of hand-wringing about the film’s rather large… More
Review in a Hurry: Reese Witherspoon has two studs vying for her affection—Chris Pine and Tom Hardy—who are best buds that work for the CIA. The star power elevates this secrets-and-spies affair, but high-octane director McG just can’t let the story breathe. Still, Witherspoon is a delight and… More
Review in a Hurry: The publicity for The Vow would have you believe it’s primarily about a man (Channing Tatum) constantly re-wooing his amnesiac wife (Rachel McAdams), in a manner that subtly reminds audience members not to get complacent about their own love lives.
The actual movie is a… More
Review in a Hurry: Grown-ups and reviewers aren’t supposed to like movies that are almost entirely CG and PG-rated eye candy, but screw it. The inner child wins out on this one. Dwayne Johnson and Vanessa Hudgens in a movie that’s non-stop 3-D creature-action equals total win. Also… More