‘Karwaan’ (2018) – A journey of self-discovery (Review)
‘Karwaan’ (कारवाँ) in the Hindi language means a group of people on a journey. The film very aptly justifies this name by introducing and following three characters, who are completely unique in their nature, but they are together on a journey of self-discovery. The film directed by Akarsh Khurana, who was directing his second feature […]
RIPHAGEN: THE UNTOUCHABLE (2016) – A traitor who betrayed Jews
Pieter Kuijpers’ World War II biographical drama RIPHAGEN: THE UNTOUCHABLE follows one of the most infamous characters in Dutch history – Andries Riphagen, who helped Nazis in finding Jews thereby betraying his own countrymen. Soon after I watched the Ben Kingsley and Oscar Isaac starrer OPERATION FINALE and another Dutch movie THE RESISTANCE BANKER, this […]
AQUAMAN Final Trailer Is Here
Warner Bros. just dropped another trailer of the much-awaited AQUAMAN slated for a December 21 release. This one seems cool and gives us glimpses of the origin story. Looking at this and the previous extended trailer, the film is expected to do really well and hopefully DC and James Wan register a win. The new trailer […]
OPERATION FINALE – To Capture Nazi War Criminal Adolf Eichmann
OPERATION FINALE is a true story based on the 1960 covert operation by the Israel intelligence agency to track down one of the notorious Nazis – Adolf Eichmann. The film, starring Oscar Isaac and Sir Ben Kingsley, is emotional, gripping, and true to the core when we think about Holocaust, and Israel and the Jewish […]
THE RESISTANCE BANKER I Review I A Real Account in Nazi-occupied Netherlands
THE RESISTANCE BANKER is set in the troublesome time of World War II and in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. The film follows the real-life accounts of Dutch banker brothers Walraven and Gijs van Hall who decided to fund the Dutch Resistance by defrauding the central bank. This heart-wrenching story is now Netherlands’ entry for the foreign-language Oscar […]
CAPTIVE STATE (2019) – Introduces a Totalitarian Regime
Here comes CAPTIVE STATE – a post alien invasion of earth or controlled by some advanced technologies, where we will be introduced with a totalitarian regime run by some higher power. The teaser/trailer shows us earth where there is no poverty, no crime, and no unemployment Even though the teaser trailer does not show […]
DARK PLACES (2015) – Movie Review
The reason for me watching DARK PLACES is Charlize Theron and the little description I read on Netflix. Honestly, I never heard of this movie, until I saw it on Netflix, so it was kind of refreshing without much expectation. This movie is also available on multiple streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime, and if you […]
Nothing is Over for Stallone & Rambo
With a social media post, one of Hollywood’s ultimate action stars Sylvester Stallone has announced the return of Rambo. This will be the fifth Rambo movie that is one of his most popular movie franchises other than the Rocky series. Stallone in his Instagram post wrote: “Starting soon and getting very excited … The world […]
Assassination Nation (2018) – Watch the Trailer
Assassination Nation had its world premiere in January 2018 at the Sundance Film Festival. Reviews of the film have been generally negative. Given that the movie hasn’t yet been released in theatres, all we have to offer is the trailer, which gives away enough information to suggest that the movie will feature plenty of horror, […]
“A Prayer Before Dawn” (2018): Brutal, Honest, Realistic
A PRAYER BEFORE DAWN, directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, started out unsettlingly similar to any other prison drama. But when we get used to the tone, we see just how cruel and realistic this movie is. Yes, it is based on the real-life experiences of young English boxer Billy Moore. Based on the memoir by English […]