The Man on the Train (L’homme du train) – French Crime Drama
Well, my last review was on a movie that talked explicitly about sex but this one is totally different, as it is about the friendship between two men, sans sex and romance. Director Patrice Leconte in L’homme Du Train very finely painted the characters of two men who are polls apart, from different walks of life, yet […]
“Hotel Desire” (2011) – A German Erotica Fantasy Drama
“Hotel Desire,” written and directed by Sergej Moya, is a German erotic short drama. The movie chronicles the life of Antonia, a single mother who struggles to strike a balance between the demands of her career and spending enough time with her little son. I should make it very obvious that this movie is not for […]
‘A Prophet’ (Un Prophete) – A French Prison Thriller
This French prison melodrama ‘A Prophet’ (Un Prophete) is one of the best I have seen in the last few years. I have had watched the popular TV series Prison Break, but ‘A Prophet’ by the director Jacques Audiard is all the more engaging and thrilling in its own way. Released in 2009, the film […]
‘Upside Down’ (2012) – Love Defies Gravity
The film ‘Upside Down’ opens with these words: “The universe, so full of wonders, I can spend hours and hours looking up to the sky … so many stars … so many mysteries. And there is one very special star that makes me think of one very special person … and now let me tell […]
‘Wreck-It Ralph’ – When Toys Come to Life
Walt Disney’s 2012-released Wreck-It Ralph is a sweet computer-animated film that takes you for a ride inside the fantasy gaming world in a different and new perspective. Directed by Rich Moore, this presents the story about an imaginary 80s video game called “Fix It Felix Jr” and its lead bad guy character Ralph. Ralph, who […]
Kill the Irishman (2011) – A Crime World Tale
Well, I never had heard of this movie named Kill the Irishman until a friend of mine suggested this as a nice mobster film. I wondered how come I didn’t read about this anywhere on the web since its release in 2011. Nevertheless, as I finally got to watch this, I would recommend straightway knowing the fact […]
The Man Without a Past (Mies Vailla Meneisyytta)
Released in 2002, Aki Kaurismaki’s ‘The Man Without a Past’ (Mies vailla menneisyyttä) is an Oscar-nominated foreign language (Finnish) film very popular for the director’s unique style of film-making and story-telling. It is the second in the Finland trilogy, others being the Drifting Clouds (1996) and Lights in the Dusk (2006). The film introduces a […]
Ironclad (2011) – Just A Bloody Swordplay
Well, I always like all kinds of historical movies, especially those popular stories depicting the past, even though those are loosely based on reality and more with fictional characters. ‘Ironclad’ (2011) is definitely one of those, set on the time of King John when he signed the very famous Magna Carta treaty. Directed by Jonathan English, […]
“The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” – An Exotic Experience
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) follows a group of British retirees, who for different reasons decide to “outsource” their retirement to the less expensive yet exotic India, with a hope to get all luxury and peace in life. The film banks on the saying: “Everything will be all right in the end. So, if it […]
“Changeling” – A Real-life Crime Melodrama
Based on true-life events in 1928 Los Angeles, ‘Changeling’ (released in 2008) is truly one of the very few movies based on true characters and yet successfully catches our imagination. Directed and produced by none other than Client Eastwood, this mystery-suspense drama has been well-appreciated by critics as well as moviegoers for the finest performance […]