‘The Fourth Kind’ (2009) – Misleading, Not So Impressive
‘The Fourth Kind,’ which was released in 2009, explores one of the most discussed but unsolved phenomena—the existence of aliens—as well as alien invasions into our world. This horror/sci-fi movie claims to be based on actual incidents occurring in Nome, Alaska in 2000 and attempts to link locals going missing there to alien abductions. The […]
The Innkeepers (2011) – Not Scary Enough, Yet Engaging
Director Ti West’s ‘The Innkeepers‘ (2011) follows some unnatural events in the Yankee Pedlar Inn in Connecticut, which is known to locals as one of the most haunted hotels. The movie focuses on its final week of service before it closes for good after a century-long history. In its final few days, the last remaining […]
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 […]
Ink (2009) – A Journey into Our Dreams
Have you ever had a dream (good or bad), woke up, and wondered the rest of the night just thinking where did it actually come from? What happens to our minds when we all fall asleep at night? They say that we are half dead; rightly so, as we lose consciousness, but our mind keeps […]
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 […]