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Confessions of a Cinephile: January 2013
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Sunday, January 13, 2013. There are several ways of seeing and analysing Les Misérables. It is an evocative social commentary, as relevant today as it was in the 19th century. It is a bombastic musical, which is not everybody's cup of tea. It is a Dickensian tragedy, very similar to Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. At the end of the day, Les Misérables. Posted by The Walrus. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Confessions of a Cinephile: January 2014
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Thursday, January 23, 2014. Few directors, even great ones, enjoy the kind of prolific creative resurgence that David O’Russell is currently enjoying. After a six year hiatus, he has bounced back and how! In four years, he has made three films. All three have received critical acclaim. Two have received Oscars, and American Hustle. Overall, this is a good film made great fun by some fantastic performances. Expect a master cl...
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Confessions of a Cinephile: Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). Snow White and the Huntsman. However, the film is almost undone by the rest of it. Kristen Stewart looks beautiful but is a poor choice to play a warrior princess. She looks ill at ease throughout as if still channeling the angst ridden, idiotic spirit of Bella from the Twilight. Ultimately, Snow White and the Huntsman. Posted by The Walrus. View my complete profile.
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Confessions of a Cinephile: January 2012
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Monday, January 30, 2012. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011). There is a major spoiler in the penultimate paragraph of this review. It has been sufficiently marked. If you haven’t seen the original or read the book, then avoid. As I saw Fincher’s take on The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I was constantly reminded of another Swedish film that got a Hollywood remake: Let The Right One In. While its remake (titled Let Me In.
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Confessions of a Cinephile: October 2011
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Wednesday, October 26, 2011. The superhero genre in India is still very much in a nascent phase, struggling to find firm ground. In ways, it is similar to the phase Hollywood went through from the mid-1980s to 90s as it concerned itself more with visual spectacle than telling engaging stories. In films like Tron (1982). Is visually impressive. It is bigger and better than than the films that preceded it ( Krrish. And, what is wi...
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Confessions of a Cinephile: Before Midnight (2013)
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Saturday, January 18, 2014. We first met Jesse and Celine on a train to Vienna when they were in their early twenties. They were young, beautiful and vibrant, eager to leap without thinking and take a chance on each other. In the process, we received arguably the best modern cinematic romance. As they left with the promise of seeing each other in six months, we thought to ourselves, will they? Are both excellent examples of thes...
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Confessions of a Cinephile: Barfi! (2012)
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Tuesday, September 18, 2012. Every once in a while, there comes a film where suspension of disbelief comes so quietly, so effortlessly that it is easy to forget that it did at all. Barfi! It didn't matter. Because, in the end, it worked quite literally, like a charm, transporting me into a world I came to love wholeheartedly and without doubt, much like the characters that inhibit it. However, while Anurag Basu does draw inspira...
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Confessions of a Cinephile: August 2011
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Tuesday, August 30, 2011. After a brief stint at the hospital, a graduation, a severe dearth of decent movies and a mild case of writer’s block, I decided to return to blogging with Salman Khan’s Bodyguard. Is an awful film; a massive disappointment, even by Salman’s own standards. Where do I even begin? The only saving grace here is the music as we see Himesh Reshamiya make something of a comeback. The tunes are melodious a...
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Confessions of a Cinephile: September 2011
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Friday, September 23, 2011. The problem with Speedy Singhs. The characters are thinner than stick figures and the performances are uniformly wooden. Virmani looks good but could really use acting lessons. Camille Belle is too busy looking pretty to bother expressing. Rob Lowe and Russell Peters are wasted. Anupam Kher plays a role he has done a thousand times before. So my recommendation is as follows:. Or even The Mighty Ducks.
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Confessions of a Cinephile: Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
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Confessions of a Cinephile. A blog about the movies, and all things related. Tuesday, June 5, 2012. Bollywood lovers will get this: Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom. Is like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak. To settle scores with Sam. Add to this an oncoming freak storm and you have the perfect setting for a odd, adventurous love story. Wes Anderson serves up his personal best in the form of Moonrise Kingdom. Overall, Moonrise Kingdom. Posted by The Walrus. June 16, 2012 at 9:04 AM. View my complete profile.
