ORCS, humans, wizards, dwarves, elves, blossoming love, and lots of fighting. Director Duncan Jone’s Warcraft seems a lot like Peter Jackson’s cinema adaptation of Tolkien’s Lords of the Rings. If you watch the movie in… Read More
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Between the Rock and Hart
IT’s nice to see a buddy comedy every now and then, and fans of wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson will not be disappointed with his performance as Bob Stone in Central Intelligence. His screen partner… Read More
Me Before You and Ayn Rand
THE young woman says, ‘I can make you happy’. The handsome man in the wheelchair replies that he would rather die than continue life as a quadrapelgic. And that sums up the title of this… Read More
Slow burner of the French touch
EDEN is a slow-moving movie which pace is thankfully greatly helped by the electronic dance soundtrack. It’s about the start of the French Touch, music from DJs who spun together house, disco, funk, indie… Read More
Before I Wake review
BUTTERFLIES, sadly, get a bad rap in this supernatural thriller about a boy (played by Jacob Tremblay of Room fame) whose dreams can manifest themselves – whether he is awake or dreaming. The CGI… Read More
Sluggish stretch to Allegiant
STRETCHING a franchised series seems to be a trend with Hollywood. From Marvel superheroes to Harry Potter to now the young adult sci-fi genre. But, in the case of Veronica Roth’s bestselling book trilogy, Allegiant… Read More
Thought-provoking tale of a woman’s lot in life
THIS is a thoughtful film on a woman’s given place in a patriarchal society, even in this 21st century. A film in Bengali, Sutopar Thikana (Her Own Address) is independent film-maker Proshoon Rahman’s screen adaptation… Read More
Gods, what a video game this can be
AT some point in Gods of Egypt, you are tempted to reach for a console or keyboard because the movie feels like an extended video game. It’s a fun watch, but the sword-slashing, wings unfurling,… Read More
The Joy of Jennifer Lawrence
People who do wonderful, unique things are an inspiration to everyone. Joy the movie is about one of those people, Joy Mangano (played by an incandescent Jennifer Lawrence), a woman who is still making I-should-have… Read More
If Food Is The Music Of Love…
METAPHORS abound in “Sayang Disayang”, with ideas suggested rather than literally displayed. Using such storytelling techniques make for an artistically cinematic offering but one can lose an audience whose fodder has been shoot-from-the-hip blockbusters ranging… Read More