A River Runs Through It (1992) – The Story of a Family
Many times, I stumble upon movies that make me philosophical about life, family and our loved ones. A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, directed by Robert Redford, is based on the writer Norman Maclean’s autobiographical story of growing up in Montana and tells us about a Presbyterian minister father and his two sons: one studious and […]
Field of Dreams (1989) – A Tribute to Dreamers
Directed by Phil Alden Robinson, FIELD OF DREAMS is a gem that talks about the courage to follow our dreams, the importance to live a happy life with our loved ones, and the essence to share a close bonding with our parents. We all have some unfulfilled wishes, dreams, or regrets that we carry till […]
‘The Invention of Lying’ (2009) – An Alternative Reality with No Concept of Lie
The story of the fantasy comedy film ‘The Invention of Lying’ takes place in an alternative reality where humans have never evolved the ability to tell a lie. There is no concept of deception. In this world, people have everything as normal like jobs, cars, houses, and families, but everyone tells the absolute truth. There […]
‘Last Train Home’ (2009) – A Terrific Chinese Documentary
Each year in China more than 130 million migrant workers travel home for the New Year’s holiday—the one time they’ll reunite with family all year. This is the world’s largest human migration. Keeping the said fact as the subject of this documentary, Chinese Canadian filmmaker Lixin Fan with ‘Last Train Home’ captures a mass exodus of human […]
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 […]
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 […]
‘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 […]