‘The Ghost Writer’ (2010) – A Gripping Political Thriller
Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer is one of the finest political thrillers that is set on the background of international politics and war crimes. The film is about a ghostwriter who happens to write the biography of a famous public figure, one of the former British prime ministers, but ends up discovering some secrets that put his life […]
Unthinkable (2010) – A Hard-Hitting Suspense Thriller
Recently, I watched this political suspense thriller Unthinkable and would say that this is simply one of the best when you think of something unexpected, something that forced you to face your values, your beliefs, and morality with reality. The story deals with terrorism and the question of how far we all are willing to go to […]
Dark City (1998) – A City of Endless Night
You are living in a city where the sun never rises; you wake up in dark and go to sleep again without seeing light. The only light you see is the electric light either at your home, hotel, or streets. It’s Dark City! In fact, you actually don’t remember when you had last seen the […]
‘This Is It’ (2009) – A Fitting Tribute To Michael Jackson
The documentary This Is It (2009), which is based on the behind the scene footage of Michael Jackson’s much-awaited This Is It tour before the misfortune almost shocked the entire music world, is a fitting tribute to the pop legend. For everyone, who wanted to see more of Jackson, this is probably one of the rarest and well-documented shows […]
Love Actually (2003) – Love Is All-Around
Screenplay writer Richard Curtis (“Four Weddings and a Funeral” and “Notting Hill”) for the first time directed his own screenplay with an ensemble star cast in LOVE ACTUALLY (2003). On the course of a particular eventful Christmas, or say the weeks before the celebration, the film throws you into an ocean of love stories, filled […]
Flight (2012) – An Exceptional Piece of Storytelling
After watching the 2012-released film ‘Flight,’ I thought of this might be based on any fictionalized true story where an intoxicated pilot Whip Whitaker, who happens to be an alcoholic, crashes a plane although nearly saving every soul in it. The movie starring Denzel Washington is ‘loosely inspired’ by the plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight […]
Last Dance (2012) – All About Human Compassion
As I was searching to find some nice movies, I accidentally bumped into an Australian production Last Dance. Interestingly, this 2012-released movie happens to be one of the critically acclaimed films with power-packed performances from two of its lead characters. Dealing with a provocative subject matter, the understanding between Jews (Israeli) and Palestinians, the film throws light […]
‘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 […]