“A Walk Among The Tombstones” (2014) – Neeson’s Neo-Noir Action Thriller
Writer-director Scott Frank’s “A Walk Among the Tombstones” is one of those noir films featuring cynical characters with the intent of heinous crime and murder. It is all business in the dark territory where Liam Neeson plays a retired cop turned private unlicensed detective who takes up cases from criminals who are unable to ask […]
American Muscle (2014) – Movie Review
Honestly, ‘American Muscle’ doesn’t deliver what it promises long before with its trailer release. Although it’s a revenge saga with a hell of a lot of killings, the screenplay lets down the whole project. I mean how come you bear a movie with a lame script and not so engaging narration. Debutant director Ravi Dhar’s ‘American Muscle’ talks about […]
Good People (2013) – Based on Marcus Sakey's Novel
Based on Marcus Sakey’s 2008 novel, ‘Good People’ is an action thriller directed by Henrik Ruben Genz and written by Kelly Masterson. The film stars James Franco and Kate Hudson in prominent roles. Tom: We spent our whole lives being good, right? And what has it gotten us? Nothing. So maybe this money is a gift […]
The Scribbler (2014) – Follows A Woman With Dissociative Identity Disorder
In the movie The Scribbler, Suki (Katie Cassidy), a young woman with multiple personality disorder, explains her condition to a cop and a criminal psychologist. While the cop tends to question her stories as lies, the psychologist tries to understand what actually happened as a cause of those deaths in that building known as a halfway house, resided by […]
Paranthe Wali Gali – Just for one-time watch
Writing this blog post after some time but I had watched quite a few movies in the past few months, including some new releases. Well, the one I’m going to talk about now is a Hindi low-budget film “Paranthe Wali Gali” released in the month of January this year. The only thing that tempts me […]
‘12 Years A Slave’ – An Intriguing & Brutal Period-Drama
Based on the true story of Solon Northup, a free black man who was put back into slavery in the 1840s, 12 Years a Slave is a historically important one, a brutal take on American slavery. To deal with such a tough subject matter, director Steve McQueen has once again brought his skills in capturing high-toned shots […]
Lone Survivor (2013) – A True War Story
Based on the eyewitness account of Marcus Luttrell, “Lone Survivor” is indeed a heart-rending story of Luttrell and his fellow Navy SEALs who were ambushed on a mission to track down and neutralize a top-level Taliban commander in Afghanistan. Marcus was the only soldier who returned alive while three of his mates in the mission were […]
The Lunchbox (2013): An art-house movie with a strong narrative and storyline
The Lunchbox (Dabba), directed by Ritesh Batra, is a charming love story about two people who interact through letters in an effort to overcome their loneliness. Before providing more information about the film, I would like to note that very few people prefer these films over the high-grossing entertainers running on the opposite corner of […]
SALT (2010) – An old-school action thriller
Australian movie director Phillip Noyce is well-known for films like Patriot Games and A Clear And Present Danger, but with Salt, he brings back the old-school thriller with exceptional action sequences and a story that many might believe is overcooked, yet delicious in its own way. Starring Angelina Jolie as CIA agent Evelyn Salt, the […]
August Rush (2007) – A Mystical, Musical Tale
For quite some days I was trying to write about a film but somehow could not find myself hooked into anything. Finally, I picked up August Rush but then preferred to watch it again on DVD before putting my thoughts on the film. August Rush is a drama film (not much romance though) with enough […]