THE SURVIVALIST (2015) – A Distressing Dystopian Vision
THE SURVIVALIST is a story about a man who has managed to confine himself in a forest for seven years in a post-apocalyptic world where starvation is rampant. The man now must face some more reality when strangers join him, amid distrust and scarcity of resources, thanks to his survival skills and crops that he […]
‘They Found Hell’ (2015) – Just An Idea, No Execution
They Found Hell is about a group of college students who become trapped inside an unknown place filled with horror and despair after inadvertently opening a portal to another dimension using a teleportation device. They must find a way out while being pursued by the inhabitants of this hell-like place. Every religion has a concept […]
The Jungle Book (Hindi) – India Release & Reception
For Indian moviegoers and fans of The Jungle Book, it was all nostalgic to relive your childhood memories with the cinematic release of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved story in this Walt Disney Pictures production from director Jon Favreau. Looking at the popularity, the movie gets its release ahead of the USA, and rightly so; theatres in […]
Freeheld: A True Story Inspired Film On Gay Rights
The film Freeheld is a dedication to the life and struggle of Laurel Hester who was a police lieutenant with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey and her struggle for justice and equal rights. After being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2004, she fought with the then-existing system for her right to […]
Rattle the Cage / Zinzana (2015) – Review
Recently, I got to watch this Majid Al Ansari-directed film Rattle the Cage, also known as Zinzana (meaning “prison cell” in Arabic), on Netflix and must say that this is one of the amazing flicks I have watched in recent times. So far, there are only a few movies sought in a single room throughout, […]
Solace (Review): Hopkins, The Only Saving Grace
With two central characters having extrasensory perception, director Afonso Poyart (Two Rabbits) tries to dive into the zone of David Fincher’s 90s classic Se7en (Seven) in this new serial killer thriller Solace. As a movie buff, you can sense from the very beginning that the script is trying really hard to be in the league […]
Bajirao Mastani (Movie Review)
When Art and Cinema take over logical thinking, practical issues, worldly problems, and every other thing remotely connected to reasoning, a Bajirao Mastani is produced. But then who can make it more majestic and opulent than Sanjay Leela Bhansali? Bajirao Mastani no doubt is a delight to watch. It is like a lyrical ballad. You are […]
Bridge Of Spies (2015) – A Spielberg Masterpiece
Bridge of Spies is a Spielberg masterpiece that landed in Oscars with as many as six nominations and won Best Supporting Actor. Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance star in this Cold War sentimental suspense thriller that introduces you to the world of espionage. The tagline of the movie Bridge of Spies reads: “In the shadow […]
The Revenant (2015) – Film Review
The Revenant is one of 2015’s remarkable films and Leonardo DiCaprio’s best shot at Oscars which he so far missed even after coming that close. An Oscar-winning director and a five-time Oscar-nominated actor team up to produce one of its kind films with the latest survival-revenge saga The Revenant. Yes, director Alejandro G. Inarritu, who has […]
CREED – A True Tribute To ‘Rocky’
The seventh film in the Rocky film saga, Creed is a true tribute to the franchise as well as Sylvester Stallone. After watching director Ryan Coogler’s Creed, I must say that this film is nowhere caught in the shadow of Rocky rather a surprise addition to the film franchise. It’s been nearly a decade since we […]