Movie seen alongside daughter. Fantasy. Not my type but it was ok. The usual stuff about witches, princesses, kiss of true love, balls, blood magic, roses that bite, etc.. Good picturization, characters, graphics, etc. but very much a teen-movie. Nothing stood out.
Rating: Average
Very cleverly intertwined with prequel. And just like part 1, this too has lots of twists and turns, complex plots intertwined with many characters. Despite the intricacies, the director makes it very easy for the audience to follow the tale (without having to rewind multiple times!). Best part is the dialog. Extremely witty and humorous. And, of course, the TV soap which continues from the prequel. In all, a fantastic entertainer!
Rating: Good
Language: Telugu
True story of a genuinely nice person Jeffrey Manchester who resorts to thievery to keep his family happy. Gets caught, escapes with ingenuity, and stays in a Toys R Us store for several months hidden from all and does a variety of good samaritan work, but eventually gets caught. Stunning tale, great acting and narration.
Rating: Good
How a simple chance encounter of a petty thief results in the downfall of a genuinely nice person. Simple enough thievery too but it gets easily so complicated. Good narration of this true story of 2010 theft of five masterpieces from a French museum.
Rating: Good
Language: French
Simple movie on similar lines of other Karate Kid movie series where Jackie Chan trains kids but in this case it is a combo of Karate and Kung fu - so there is one trainer for each 'branch of the same tree'. The kiddo has acted/actioned well, and it made me remember of early JC's movie stunts.
Rating: Average
Back to back true story tennis movies seen! This one's another mindboggling tale about just one match where Brad Minns was two sets down and 0-5 down on 3rd set with 3 championship points to his opponent at 0-40 and came back all the way to win the match..! So, the movie narration goes from his childhood till that game - how he became deaf, how he never gave up, etc. A simple movie, nice casting, nice setting.
Rating: Good
OMG! I never knew this true story about the plan that the father of Venus and Serena Williams had created and executed to perfection! It is like how one person says in the movie - 'Giving birth to two Mozarts in the same house'! Absolutely stunning tale. Only flip side is the movie ends with Venus losing a match albeit she has a huge fan gathering which she realizes as a surprise. Very well taken movie indeed. Mr King Richard, take a bow!
Rating: Good
Ok-dokey. More of a moral ideology pass-thru to the audience (mainly parents & Grandparents) but done in a nice manner. Nothing much to write about. Time-pass for a lazy day.
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
Such a nice film! Although it starts off with a mishap, overall movie is full of feel-good. The 'mom's character, casting and acting is superlative. In fact, pretty everyone's - the dad, the boy, his younger brother, the 'villain' teacher, the principal, his grand daughter, etc.. Even the setting of Tirupati is well conceived. End of the movie, you are bound to feel nice and good.
Rating: Good
Language: Telugu
Two events inspired this movie - a delivery guy who cheated on camera while counting money and marijuana being grown inside a Hyderabad flat. The story-writer took these two things and charted out a twisted, complicated tale of three bachelors. Narration is witty, humorous, edge-of-seat and with constant twists, it becomes a good movie to watch. The serial episode shown at times is ROFL. At the beginning, it seems dull but picks up pace after about 30 minutes. Acting is mediocre by all but the tale makes up for it.
Rating: Good
Language: Average
Very refreshing, unique and entertaining. The whole story of boy falling in love with girl and their family not agreeing and the girl eloping happens within the first few minutes while credits are being shown, and that makes one think what else could be there in the movie. But the actual movie starts from the eloping scene, which is very unique indeed! Every time we think movie is about to end, there is a twist in the tale and it keeps spinning. Not a moment to bore, instead lots of wit, freshness, divinity, honesty and 'do-the-right-thingy'. The dialog and dialog-delivery is good too, from one and all. The movie's very special and deserves a rating higher than Good but not really a Must-see.
Language: Hindi
I might have seen already a dozen documentaries regarding the Thailand Cave Rescue of 13 boys stuck inside a flooded cave for 18 days, and each documentary brings me tears. There was one documentary from rescuers' perspective and there was one more from divers' perspective. The Trapped 13 is from the 13 boys and the coach's perspective. Each time I see it, I cannot believe this incident really happened and all 13 got rescued safely. Each documentary is fantastic in it's own way.
Language: English, translated from Thai at times.
Rating: Good
Wow, what a true story, and how well made the movie is! Fantastic graphics, gripping from first scene, fabulous direction. It took four men to converge and make the impossible possible - the person who created the video games exactly like how it is, the person who played and mastered it, the person who conceived the idea of converting simulation players into pros and the person who trained them to do so. Absolutely must-see.
Mediocre in most parts. Not as much hard-hitting as I expected - or as how Taare Zameen Par was. Aamir Khan's character is well portrayed. Humor too is mediocre. Worth a watch once.
Rating: Average
Language: Hindi
The movie continues off from where it had ended with the fox and rabbit being the cops. The new animal in the scene for this sequel is the snake. Like the prequel, this one too is filled with lot of fun, good twists and turns, lots of down and one final 'up'heaval! Nice time watching. And to make it special for the daughter, saw this in a nearby theater! Great animation, dialog and narration in general.
Rating: Good
Movie starts out ROFL and stays like that for some time, then comes down a bit to just being witty for most part. There are constant twists and turns every 10-15 minutes in the movie to make it interesting and engaging and funny. But the plot continues to go down and down. In the last few minutes, the director tries to make it end with a slight up-twist but it doesn't seem to be sufficient. Overall, somewhat similar to Dragon. Good dialog. Lively and worth the watch - for the most part.
Rating: Good
Language: Tamil
Extremely gory, very unpleasant character visualisations, not much of a feel-good factor. Not too many punchline dialog as well. Animations are good though.
Rating: Average
Language: Available in many...original Hindi, saw in Kannada
Nice time-pass movie for a weekend with child. Adam Sandler's production. Feel-good for kids specifically. Most of the movie happens inside the classroom. Little bit of creative imagination, of course. Some of the kids' characters are portrayed well - strengths and weaknesses.
Rating: Average
Language: English
Movie starts off in a negative mode and then starts dipping and dipping for almost an hour, to the point where you almost dont want to watch it but it is evident that things will start going up somewhere. It does, and again, it is evident that there will be another crash soon, and it is just a matter of time. Slight twists in the tale here and there, and suddenly there are many endings visible. The narrator and director chose the one which seems to be fair enough. Good tale altogether, lot of messages for the youth on where not to go wrong. The dad's role and Principal's role are brilliant. The Hero's casting seems to be very bold. All female casting is up top-class. Although storyline shows how degree certificate is of paramount importance to getting a job, one point they missed to highlight is that even if one does not go to college, they can indeed succeed in corporate life - which is something the main character proves indeed.
Rating: Good
Language: Tamil
A sequel that lived upto it's prequel! While the fighting and violence is kind of all gory and unrealistic (like most fight scenes in most movies these days), the theme and the tale more than makes up for any misses as such. The divine interventions are well cut-out, the tale moving from one plot (the King) to another (the 'other' tribals) and to another (King and 'other' tribals) with a smooth twist in the end. The art of temple consecration is very well taken indeed, and also how a 'divine power' can be used both negatively and positively. Wit is good and not too much nor too less. Location setting is awesome amidst lush greenery. The writer and director has the distinct knowledge of Primordial Energy and their team, in this tale, has brought about that knowledge as best as how humans can understand. This is definitely a movie not to be missed.
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
Not my kinda movie. Movie-making is similar to Life In Metro, obviously since it is the same director. Those folks singing songs at unlikely places while the tale is being narrated, the setting magically changing into a musical, etc. all bear similar resemblances. It is different style of movie-making and very creative indeed. But coming to the story - practically everyone in the story is cheating with someone else because they are fed up of that person! The grandmother runs away from husband and starts staying with her college boyfriend (although intention is to help him ruin his relationship with his daughter-in-law; Yes, see it to believe it!), the first daughter catches her husband cheating and makes him almost naked in public and as a revenge, she herself starts going out with someone in Goa, the second daughter is not sure whom to get married and ends up telling an about-to-marry-someone-else guy that she loves him but doesn't want to marry him, the grand daughter is not sure if she is homo or hetero, so she goes around kissing to check if she gets butterflies in her stomach....huff, whoever thought of such a tale, hats off! As if life is not complicated already..!
Rating: Average
Language: Hindi
A touchy topic handled very well. Beautiful film-making. Starts off very loose with too much drinking and chit-chat and characterless acts, but then slowly, bit by bit things fall into place turning the plot into a serious drama. And yet, the narration is kept witty, sprinkled with humor throughout. A Kannada movie that resembled a Malayalam movie, with lush greenery and a small village setting mixed with local beliefs.
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
Well, I was done for the day after seeing Part 1. But then I saw that Part 2 of the movie also was leaving Netflix on the same day! I had no choice but to continue seeing since there were many question marks after watching Part 1. So, with weary eyes, I continued. Part 2 seemed very slow at parts, and the editing could have been better. Some of the scenes lacked the same tenseness as it looked like the director wanted to make it light-hearted at times. And the slow-motion scenes were totally not needed plus the last scene where the 'hero' takes multiple revolvers/rifles/guns to kill the already-dead perpetrator. I guess at least about 15-20 minutes, the movie could have been shortened. But the casting director has done a fantastic job. Each actor suits the role he/she has been chosen for. The dialog is good but subtitles in English are too crude than what is actually spoken. The background score and music is good. Everyone has acted well, and the director has done a good job in ensuring people have their bit well.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
Since it rose to fame in the early 2000s, I had an inkling to see this movie but had heard about the extreme violence portrayed in it. Hence, had kept postponing and never prioritised. On Aug 3rd 2025, the movie was leaving Netflix, so I thought I might as well see it. Needless to say, the movie started off with bang-bang and kept on the same veins all through. As the narrator himself says in the beginning, it is a movie of rotten bastards. The movie is unlike anything that I had seen especially because it spans for over 6 decades. It goes on and on from father to son to son to son to son...etc. with no end. I will not be surprised if there will be a Part 3. In fact, it seems the entire movie lasted for almost 5.5 hours and that is the only reason it was broken down into 2 parts unlike other movies where sequel follows after first part is released. Maybe if it was released now, it'd be released on OTT platforms with seasons and episodes instead of a 2-part movie. But the movie is very much similar to many mafia movies I have seen like The Godfather, Satya, and pretty much the same dark, shady, crime, everyone killing everyone else.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
Very slow movie. It starts off 'dirty' for first few minutes, then it becomes better and better until the turning point, after which it goes downward and downward until last 2 minutes of the movie when something is salvaged, and it can be easily guessed anyways. The script is not that great to make it a wow ending either. Easily "dismissable" movie.
Rating: Average
Language: Hindi
A very average movie. Dialog filled with lot of double meanings which translates to 'comedy' for many film-makers. So, disgusting at times but ok-dokey at other times. Some of the dialog is witty and good timing. Dialog delivery is great by Adam and Jennifer. Although it is set in Hawaii, not much of the island is shown.
Rating: Average
Nice fun movie to watch on a lazy Sunday. Very true in many aspects of parenting. It is one wild, wild day and a touching mother-daughter tale for probably most. Good storyline, great narration and witty dialog. Be ready for many OMGs!
Rating: Good
I knew the whole thing before even I saw it since I have read and seen Into Thin Air. Much of the same emotions as I have depicted before. Film, of course, is well-taken and as natural as it could possibly be. For those of us, who haven't been to Everest, this, I guess, is as close as we can see it! So, many thanks for the movie! Once again, felt this, just like how I did when I last read and saw the other movie: Rob Hall - if only he had survived...
Rating: Good
An animated movie with the daughter on a lazy Saturday! This movie was good, actually, some witty scenes and dialog. The animation was fabulous with all the great colors of Jamaica, the plot twisting and turning, but once or twice I felt the birds were venturing into places where there really was no need to. Nevertheless, a good watch.
Rating: Good
Saw a con movie after a long. I really love con movies. And this one's right up there! From first scene to last, it is edge-of-seat thriller, making the audience always think pessimistically while, well, Baskhar turns out lucky! Superb narration, great acting and casting. Setting up the 1990s Bombay is as much real as one could. If one has seen (Harshad Mehta's strategy in) Scam 1992, they can relate more easily. It also reminded me of Swordfish, a movie I had seen perhaps in my teens.
Rating: Must-see
Language: Telugu
The ROFL continues from prequel. While MAD was based on college premises, MAD Square is based on a wedding and the comedy of errors due to friends' interventions. Again, excellent direction, super humour and extremely witty. Certain inconsequential scenes also filled with full of mirth. Great way to pass a lazy Sunday!
Rating: Good
Language: Telugu
Comedy from scene 1 till the last keeping audience on the edge of the seat to see what will befall next! At times, we feel why certain things were not kept as surprise but it is good it was not, since audience is one step ahead of the protagonists and hence expecting things to go wrong! Great dialog, wonderful comedy of errors and nice shift in balances with the story line. Great entertainer!
Rating: Good
Language: Malayalam
Based on life and career of Muthiah Muralidaran, this is a mediocre movie that re-shapes the history that spanned the spinner's life on how he climbed the ladder of Cricket. Good to know all of those things and glad that this movie was made indeed. If things had turned out well for him from the beginning, he could have achieved 1000 wickets instead of the 800 that he got. Anyways, movie is well-made but nothing great or inspiring or touching than the Man himself who fought against all odds to achieve what he did. Full kudos to Muthiah Muralidaran!
Rating: Average
Language: Tamil
Note: After a long time, watched three movies on a single day!
A movie about the Von Erich family. Just saw tag line 'True story' and started watching despite knowing nothing about it. First scene was about wrestling and I didn't want any more of it. However, the movie had me interested, and I ended up watching the whole thing. Very clean and neatly made movie, good casting, set in 1960s and 1970s in Texas. It is both fascinating and saddening that so many of them brothers died so early. Cannot imagine what the parents would have gone through to see their sons dying one after the other...Nice but sad tale. Thank Goodness, one of them sons lives on!
Rating: Average
Best part about Hong Kong airport? Free screenings of movies while waiting at the gate to board the flight! Thus this movie with daughter. Seemed like a nice movie at the beginning, so went on to watch the whole thing. Had nothing else to do anyways. Dialog & setting is good, casting is good but rather far too much killing (or trying to kill) scenes for my liking. Watched a Jim Carrey movie after a really long time.
Rating: Good
Based on Donald Trump. Neatly made movie - capturing the significant parts. Casting is amazing because the parts played by the actors look very much like the real characters. Transition from being an apprentice to power-hungry is excellently portrayed by Trump. Worth a watch to know Trump's story. Nothing great though.
Rating: Good
Well, wanted to watch this on the big screen considering we had watched the part 1 on the big screen (Paavani's first theater experience). Could not do that, but watched it on OTT platform. Same feelings as the first one - excellently made movie, narration and themed. Lots of wit and very much worth the watch.
Rating: Good.
Initially I felt movie-making and narrative was average and slow-paced but then it kind of fell in place, weaving in and out of past and present, excellently portraying the bond between the friends, the loopholes in the law enforcement agencies, the locals wanting to help, etc.. A truly unbelievable true story of a guy who escaped quite literally from the jaws of death, and more importantly, of the guy who went inside the jaws of death to pull the former out. And for that, this movie should be watched.
Rating: Good
Language: Malayalam
Suspense. Dark. Tense. Set in the amidst of Kerala jungle. Fantastic narration and script of a complicated novel where things keep changing, starting from the case of a missing revolver. Casting and characterization is great. Acting by all is wonderful. Much like a dramatic climax, pretty much everything gets revealed at the end, which is good. But it should have been deduced instead of confessed. Otherwise, great movie.
Rating: Good
Language: Malayalam
Jovial, witty, college-based, total fun. Every scene from start to finish brings smiles. Wonderful & catchy dialog, acting, casting, setting, etc..
Rating: Good
Language: Telugu
A Clint Eastwood movie. A true story. Great to see the leadership from Nelson Mandela to encourage the local (failing) sports team at the same time inspire citizens to stand by that team. Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon have acted well but movie-making doesn't stand out or send goosebumps. Watchable for the event that happened post Apartheid.
Rating: Average
Language: English
Well, from beginning till end, its war-zone and killing and bloodshed and swords getting pierced into bodies. Not my type of movie. I heard good reviews of this movie, so thought I will watch it on the big screen but repented. The tale is good (especially considering it is true story) but the movie-making was average. For the sake of Sambhaji, you can view.
Rating: Average
Language: Hindi
Another movie with daughter. Again, felt at times, I could've skipped it. Not that it was not good. Just ok-dokey. Wit's good, animation's wonderful, characters are good. In the beginning, tale is too hard to understand (just like Part 1), but then jigsaw parts fall in place slowly.
Rating: Average
Gave company for the daughter to watch this movie. Too chauvinistic - both on female and male side. Could have taken the gender bias out of the tale to keep it more child-friendly. Felt like more of a Man vs Woman war than a fun-filled, wit-filled kids movie. But showcasing the creator was a good idea. A movie that can be passed.
Rating: Average
A simple poignant movie about Bangalore back in 1960s. Well-made and very clean. Good dialog, good acting although most of them seemed newcomers. Family entertainer.
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
Movie with the daughter. Ok-dokey movie, I guess after you watch a bunch of animated films, your expectation soars higher and higher. To be fair, the movie is indeed good, with nice punch lines and comedy scenes but it was not like ROFL. Watchable once.
Rating: Average
Watched it for the daughter. Very, very average movie. Story could have been finished in max 30 mins. The middle 1 hour is all time-pass and totally not needed. But all actors have enacted well, esp the kids.
Rating: Average
Language: Brazilian
Hindi thriller. But didn't get much of a thrill. Location setting is nice - mountain regions. Acting by all is good especially Kriti Sanon - much like Sridevi in Chaalbaaz. Story is tense but not gripping. Small twist in the tale makes it interesting a bit.
Rating: Average
Language: Hindi
Binge watched immediately after the prequel. Did not find this as good as part 1 but it had all the same characteristics - awesome adventure, setting, twists/turns, Poirot-like situations, witty dialog, the ending, etc.. If anyone likes Part 1, Part 2 is definitely unmissable!
Rating: Must-see
Language: English
Wow, talk about making movies just like how Murder Mystery novels are written. This one's a cracker of an adventure, like Indian Jones, but very much modern combined with Hercule Poirot's setting where he gets into a situation and everyone starts dying around him, and he has to sleuth it out. Jennifer and Adam have done a fabulous job producing and acting, the dialog is superb, action sequences are real, European setting is always wonderful and twists and turns till the very end keeps the audience fully entertained. This reminded me of so many Murder Mystery books that I used to read once upon a time!
PS: Third consecutive hattrick movie day!
Rating: Must-see
Language: English
This movie is like a sinusoidal curve but it starts off with a trough, becomes better, reaches the crest with some nice humor and then starts going back to trough and finishes off with a rise towards the crest. Good innocent and plain acting and narration, comedy is bearable but good at times, bores a bit at other times, relates to the new generation, watchable once. More of a drama genre than comedy.
Rating: Average
Language: Telugu
Very sleeky at the beginning, but fizzles out. Not much of a comedy although it claims to be. Entire movie is based on a game that is played overnight where mobile is not private. And it just so happens that pretty much everyone is hiding something or the other. Amateurish acting by almost all. Becomes a bore after few minutes, since there is a lot of conversation, most of which is not pleasing either.
Rating: Average
Language: Hindi
A very different genre movie about foster parenting and adoption. But the movie is extremely well-made with great humor and wit and dialog and dialog-delivery. The frustrations are shown superbly. The casting is great, characterization of each person is fabulous such as grandparents and children and teenagers and other fosters. Even though this is (or inspired by) a true story it doesn't seem so, thanks to the excellent narration. All in all, a great family entertainer.
Rating: Good
Well, after watching the trailer, we felt there was no need to watch the movie because the entire storyline is shown, so there is practically no surprises. But, at the same time, the trailer has so many humorous scenes that one does feel like watching for the humor more than the story itself. And we were glad we watched it. Especially since we recently returned from Bali! The movie was like a breath of fresh air, in itself! George C and Julia R have done a fabulous job for their ages especially with the rapid dialog delivery scenes. The script is super witty. Location is great but then Nature helped them a lot with that! Ending is in fact a surprise indeed! Overall, a great watch!
Rating: Good
A thriller, and narration is perfectly aligned for the genre. While the movie itself was an edge-of-the-seat, I wonder how the real lives were of the victims and their families during those crucial hours when the miners got stuck underneath. The true story is definitely worth the watch. Akshay Kumar has done good justice to the role. The politics, the undercurrent emotions, the family-angle, the time-factor, the lose-all-hope situations, etc. are all directorial master-pieces. Of course, the real Jaswant Singh Gill is the true hero! A big salute to him!
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
Bollywood Rom-Com. A simple triangle story. Climax did not have to be so hyped up, felt it was unwanted. The hero character is well portrayed and so is the lead female character - done true justice to it. At times, humor via dialog is light, simple & good. Good time-pass for a lazy Sunday, doesn't bore a bit.
Rating: Average
Language: Hindi
Well, what to say. True story about Aisha Chaudhary who lived a very short life. More than her life, this tale revolves around the parents who struggled so much from her day one till her last breath to make her life beautiful and worth living, and tried so hard to keep extending her life at every possible roadblock. To raise so many pounds by way of crowdfunding to get her treated at such a young age was remarkable especially when there was no gofundme or other social media networks. Niren's (dad) life is remarkable too, considering how he grew up the corporate ladder despite family issues. Aditi's (mom) life seems to be single-pointed dedication to Aisha. As you can see, there is more to the tale than the movie itself, so definitely worth the watch. And all the actors have done a great job, and director has made the narration remarkable too (considering the ending is well known indeed). Hats off to the entire crew for bringing this inspiring story to the big screen and to many homes now via OTT.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
This one's a fascinating true story, which is both inspiring and gripping, starting from the day he was born blind to how he built Bollant Industries. One cannot imagine how one person can do so much, against all odds. Cricket, baseball, MIT, Science college, Entrepreneur, etc.. Very good story-making, narration, and improvisation. At every other scene, one can see how the director had to rise above the challenge, come up with suitable dialogs added to what Srikanth himself has said in those situations - like the court scene, the airport scene, the interviews with MIT panelists, his time spent in blind school, his interactions with his teacher, etc.. Truly remarkable, and indeed well worth the watch.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
Perhaps my first Australian movie, and that too a true story. The thing that stood out to me is excellent background score for some of the scenes. And perhaps character Jimmy Cove's screen presence - as solid as Maximus in The Gladiator. Movie itself is average although story is heartening. Much of the tale is depicted from inside the prison walls. It had been quite some time since I had seen such a movie which is based inside the cells. Maybe about two decades ago, I used to watch lots of such prison movies. This being Australian one, it was hard to understand the accent (added to that, saw this while commuting to/fro office in Metro) and there was no subtitles. So, had to understand the context in many scenes. Worth a watch for the film-maker Lindon whose story itself is depicted. And really glad that he was able to get out of the prison for an action he never committed...
Rating: Average
A well-made wholesome family entertainer based out of Bhopal. Pretty much every character in the movie is innocent with his/her own petty desires, and the resulting conflict of that between two neighbouring families is what makes this movie. From scene 1 till the very end, it keeps the audience engaged and about 80% of the time with a smile! A true Fam-Rom-Com that is well worth a watch. Casting, setting, dialog, direction are all above the mark.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
After a very, very long time, watched two movies back-to-back! And perhaps, for the first time - both Bollywood. Plus, last one was Alia's and this was Ranbir's - the couple! Also, for a long time now, wifey has stopped seeing Bollywood Romcom movies and when we were simply surfing the TV, this one came up, and this is exactly her type of movie which we used to watch every weekend a decade ago! She was ok to watch it this time somehow and that's how we ended up seeing it!
The movie starts with a bang indeed. Exceptional dialog, plot, characterization, dramatization, etc.. But then it fizzes out after few minutes. Then the heroine comes in. She doesn't seem to be a good actress. Her crying scenes are worthy of fast forwarding! In the middle, the movie takes a big turn, and then it becomes interesting again. The last part is completely drama with a little bit of family humor. Watchable. Very similar to early 2000 Bollywood movies from Salman Khan & SRK. If you liked those, you will like this!
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
Dark comedy thriller. Resembled Andhadhun. There are scenes which make you sit on the edge of the seat and there are scenes which make you go forward. Lot of twists and turns which makes it interesting indeed. A reality check for many Indian wives who go abused by drunken husbands. Quite exceptionally made movie. All actors have done a great job. Alia Bhatt is awesome. Direction, narration, setting are all great. Just short of a must-see perhaps.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
True story movie about Annamacharya, a Telugu poet devoted to Lord Venkateshwara. Felt the director took great liberties in portraying the tale especially with some of the dialogs. But it is great fun at times, the humor is good, characters are good. I had heard a lot about Annamacharya but did not know his life story. Some parts of the tale were jaw-dropping like him having two wives, about them dying at the same time like samadhi, he himself being so devoted to his wives and then his devotion to Lord Venkateshwara. The director has made a good collection of the songs in the movie as part of the narration. Definitely worth the watch.
Language: Telugu (but saw Tamil-dub, however, the English subtitles helped!)
Rating: Good
Fabulous written all over it, from first scene to the last! Casting, acting, location-setting, narration, screenplay, direction, humor - everything is top-notch. Indian traditions coupled with local/village flavors make this movie so colorful indeed! Add to this a spice of mystery, wee bit of family issues and innocent love and we have a must-see!
Just because it is a 9/11 true story, watched this movie. But film-making was very, very average. Felt like watching an amateur documentary. It is made out as if something really really bad happened as part of mistaken identity but highlight of the movie was just a few mins of intense interrogation. Movie is a reminder of why people should have patience to deal with issues that crop up in life! Part of the movie that I did like was Morocco perhaps. Nothing much to write about this movie. Except maybe to pass time while standing in a Metro (which is what I did)!
Rating: Average
Had seen this movie before with wifey. But, off late, she has had these memory lapses where I had to remind her. So thought it would be good to show her this movie..!! Hopefully she will not get into such a mess! The movie is kinda nice although there was no need to make so many references to adultish content - could have been a neat family entertainer.
Rating: Average
Well, I guess some people are born just to fight the evil single-handedly risking all their (and their family's) lives. This tale starts off with a sad narration about how several cows died and a farmer's analysis on how this happened due to the chemical giant DuPont's unethical waste disposal methods. But the onus lied on the Lawyer to do the right thing and bring DuPont to its knees despite all odds and not knowing anything about Chemistry in the first place! And this movie is about that lawyer Robert Bilott. Hats off to him indeed. A nicely made legal thriller movie, and one wonders what would have happened if EPA was not made aware of gross illegality performed by DuPont.
Rating: Good
Language: English
Well, I thought this was just another true story about Sports. But as the movie unfolded, I was mildly surprised that a huge part of this movie involved India! Then, as the movie unfolded further, I was greatly surprised that two Indians Rinku and Dinesh actually got selected and even ended up playing professional baseball! Well, well, well! I guess this was in the news back in the days when the reality show was going on across India and maybe I missed it since I was in US but indeed this was a great venture and innovative thinking, not just for the business of baseball but for enriching lives! Coming to movie-making, it is as professional as it could be. Excellent casting options, great screenplay and narration. Definitely worth the watch. One directional feedback though - instead of showcasing only India's poverty localities, they could have also shown some of the country's much developed locations.
Rating: Good
Language: English
A family drama movie. Had been quite some time that we had seen a Malayalam movie, and this was just as refreshing as ever, with lush greenery and clean script and light humor. The narrator/story-writer has done a good job in coming up with a climax out of nowhere that kind of ends the tale in a nice manner! The references to a smart phone and people's addiction to it is very well embedded within the tale itself.
Rating: Good
Language: Malayalam
Very, very sensitive topic yet filled with true stories. Kudos to the crew for risking their lives to make this movie and bring out unpublished information to the masses which would possibly save many, many lives in the future. Film-making is slightly above average but the potency of the movie is in the tale itself - how a life-loving simple Hindu girl gets brainwashed into Islamic radicalism and becomes what this video describes as anti-human. Casting, acting, direction, narration, screenplay, location settings are all above-the-mark and appreciable. Definitely for mature adults, viewer discretion seriously advised.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
Heard elaborate appreciations about this movie wherever I went/saw - relatives, friends, whatsapp groups, etc.. So I guess I had set myself up with some very great expectations. Waited for a long time to watch it (much like RRR). Unlike RRR, though, this one did not buoy my feelings while the movie unfolded itself. It went from ok to well, alright to so? to fine to then and so on. I guess I have seen too many True stories with similar motivation/insiration and seen it made really good that my mind starts making comparisons very soon on same genre.
Not to belittle the tale itself - it is truly fascinating how Mr Manoj became an IPS officer, full kudos to him. But the movie-making definitely could have been better, editing was definitely needed with lot of repeated dialogs, scenes, etc. Free-flowing camera movement is ok and trending now but not sure if it was really needed. Acting by pretty much new cast is great and they have all done really well. Shraddha's scenes were very well captured and clean, definitely the highlight of the movie. Also I thought I detected couple of directional miss too but, overall thanks to Vidhu Vinod Chopra for bringing this story to the masses although could have done better.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
This one is more intense than the prequel. Again, not much of a ROFL but funny enough. Very raunchy indeed to be categorized as A. Just goes to show how low human consciousness has dipped if this is how mainstream life is in US. Sad indeed. Some scenes are really good especially when moms are unable to handle their own moms. While the prequel was about handling kids, this one is about handling (or getting handled still by) moms - so a good concept, and Christmas adds good color to it. Again, full marks to acting, casting, etc.. I guess Dialog too.
Rating: Good
Thought this will be a ROFL but it was not. Simple concept which is made with an A rating for no good reason. Could have been made as a family entertainer so easily. Dialog is witty at times, characterization is good and some scenes bring a cheer to the face but on the whole, it is pretty average movie. Typical American Hollywood comedy flick, I guess. Time-pass. Had been a really, really long time since I had seen such a movie.
After Jagannatha Dasaru, had high expectations for this movie considering it was pretty much same film crew - casting, direction, production, etc.. However, this one fell flat. Not very compelling, and seemed very mediocre although narration is altered to weave across years and lifetimes. Story sparkles at times but then that is the miracle of Sri Vijayadasaru's life itself. Felt like we would not have repented if we had not watched this.
Rating: Average
Language: Kannada
True Story about Saint Tukaram, a great devotee of Panduranga Vittala of Pandharpur, like Purandara Dasaru. This movie is made in 1963. The dialog of Tukaram's wife is simply awesome and well scripted with a touch of humor. Throughout the movie, Dr Raj Kumar is in a state of equilibrium and has acted very well. Sometimes, I feel such movies of the yesteryears simply cannot be made in this era - with that clarity, language, style, poise, prose, elegance, etc.. Of course, some of the scenes are like 'did that really happen', like when Shivaji was about to be killed in the temple, the Abhang books that got submerged came back up, etc.. Miracles or not, worth a watch for the Saint himself.
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
Couple of people had spoken about this movie about how they were sandwiched between wife and mother and this prompted me to watch it. Indeed, the movie is well-made, with the right set of dialog from each of the main participants - the mother, the son and the daughter. Many people in real life can relate to these roles and the dialogues. Acting is great - Ramesh plays the role with such ease and so does Prema. Direction and narration is good. Although I felt some scenes could not be seen with the family. And it brought back memories of 1990s Kannada movies, because this is how most of them were made. Those ridiculous dances on hill stations, change of dresses within same scene, songs all of a sudden, not much of violence, etc.. Watchable if you are either a son or a wife or a mother!
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
For a movie made in 1967, it is indeed well-made. Saw this movie on Purandara Dasa Aradhane day, and it was much much better than the soap/episode that was telecasted in 2022. Movie starts off with that nose-ring which was pivotal in Purandara Dasaru's life whereas in the soap, it starts off with his parents. All the actors have done a remarkable job, and it is still a wonder how Narasimharaju climbed on Rama devi several times and even Balakrishna!! Does not bore much although it is a wonder why even such a great saint underwent so much troubles in his life time. So, yes, there are sad scenes. Thankfully, on the net, one can fast forward, so that makes it easy!
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
OMG! Just cannot believe that people went through all that is portrayed in the movie as part of putting the first American man on space. Many thanks to the author for penning down the history, and for the film-makers to make such a fabulous movie out of it. Fantastic dialog, screenplay, direction, casting and acting. Definitely a must-see.
Wow, what a man! Pravin Tambe is such an inspiration, such one-pointed focus on playing for Ranji. All those failed attempts, all those discouraging people and how he rose above all of them - Truly fantastic! The movie is extremely well made, one feels like wanting to keep seeing more and more. The simplicity of the man is outpouring, the direction, the location, casting, acting - everything is superlative.Totally enjoyed it!
Rating: Must-see
Language: Hindi
A movie for the daughter. Initially felt had chosen a wrong movie since it was all about ugly looking monsters but then found out it was not that bad actually. Humorous indeed. Nice, touching tale of how to let children go out into the world and explore, and not be protective forever. Dialog is catchy, animation is good and screenaply/narration is just apt.
Language: English
Rating: Good
A (true-story) documentary about Shane Warne. Well, the tale is good but narration is average. Lots of pauses in-between makes me think editing could have been better. I guess, it could have been reduced by at least half an hour. Also, I was expecting more of Sachin-Shane but there wasn't much. But what was there was indeed riveting. The first ball in his first Ashes against Gatting was something I had not known and it was mind-blowing. I kept watching that scene again and again! There were other tales like Salim Malik asking him to fail, Shane being out for an year for failing drug test, him playing Australian football, his children, etc. which were all new stuff to me - so it was interesting. But so glad this documentary was made when he was still alive, and he could see it. If he had started off his career with cricket (instead of football) and not lost that one year and retired late (he retired to spend more time with his kids!), he could easily have taken 1000 Test wickets! What a great man, indeed. And for that, this documentary is well worth watching.
Rating: Average
Language: English
Wow, what a true story and what a movie! This one's a ripper by Vivek Agnihotri. Splendid casting. Wonderful acting - Nana Patekar is brilliant and so is Pallavi Joshi. Direction & narration are awesome, its a gripping tale and the movie doesn't fail in showing it. Truly bow down to all those 'real-life' characters who went over and above the need of the hour to get Indians the Indian vaccine. This one's a must-see.
Language: Hindi
Great joy of a movie. Excellent dialog, very creative screenplay. This one's a real fun stuff to watch with the family. Everything is good about this movie - from casting to acting to story to direction, you name it!
Rating: Good
Watched it for the second time, to give company to wife and daughter. Thought I will get bored but did not! Not much of despondency shown (like typical old movies) albeit here and there, and I guess the true story of Kanakadasa has enough miracles to keep the audience hooked. Appreciate the effort taken by the crew to get this movie out.
Rating: Good
Language: Kannada
A fascinating true story of how even as a small boy, Eddie always wanted to be an Olympian. Excellently narrated tale, and well casted too. From the starting scene, the movie has feel-good factor written all over it despite the ups and downs in Eddie's life. The tale itself is wonderful, so movie-making just made it better. Cinematography and photography is superlative.
Rating: Good
Wow, what a fantastic high-adrenaline movie! And a true-story at that. Matt Damon is classy, as usual. Superb narration, casting, acting, setting, dialog and direction in general. Its a pity to know about Ken Miles - how he actually won Le Mans 24 hours but red tape gave the victory to McLaren in 1966. And his unfortunate accidental death at a young age of 47. An absolute unsung car hero indeed. Many thanks for the production crew to bring out this message to the masses.
Rating: Must-see
My manager had spoken about this, and I was very keen to see it. Finally got to see it this month. And, it is indeed a must-see. Not much of a movie although there is a small tale, but it is more of monologue from ex-Google, ex-Facebook, ex-Twitter, ex-Instagram and many other ex-Social Media Tech Giants. And these are super brilliant people, and their choice of words is absolutely fantastic in explaining the problem. The movie (or documentary) making is also top-notch especially with the AI models which try to keep users engaged.
Well, I guess I have seen Forrest Gump so many times that I remember most scenes by-heart. So, was not very keen about this LSC movie. Yet wanted to see it because of Aamir Khan Productions. But I was glad I did watch it. Very nicely made movie with fabric of Indian History from 1980s onwards for 3-4 decades. Acting's good but Aamir's acting resembled his PK character. Location settings to depict yester-decades is remarkable. And India's great locations like Kargil, Kanyakumari, Ladakh, Punjab, etc. are all very well depicted.
Rating: Good
Language: Hindi
Well, we wanted to see the sequel immediately! But it took us some days eventually and this one gets going from where the first one ends - in terms of imagination, animation, dialog, narration and what-not! Always being edge-of-the-seat! Some ROFL scenes as well. Fantastic movie-making all-in-all, very creative indeed!
Rating: Good
Well, we went to a birthday party where the theme was Boss Baby. We had never heard of this and upon asking around, came to know that this was a movie and good one. So we checked it out ourselves, and indeed, it is a fantastic movie! Awesome dialog, animation, narration and exemplary sense of imagination. Had a great time watching with daughter!
Rating: Good
Just another nice movie. Watched with daughter. Good conceptualization, creativity, story-within-story much like Inside Out. Not too much humor nor too much grief.
Rating: Average
Well, this is the first movie to which I went to a theater to watch all by myself in my entire life! Not that I liked the review of the movie, nor I am big fan of the director or the actor, or any such thing. Just that this was a true story, and the theater near my home was renovated recently and it was the first time (AFAIK) they were hosting an English movie!
Coming to the movie itself - well, it is good but could have been better. The narration weaves from 1950s to 1920s to 1950s to 1940s and back to 1930s and again to 1950s, etc. making it extremely hard to follow. The sequence of events are enormous and it becomes hard to understand. Added to that, there was no captions and the continuous background score made it hard to hear as well. The true story of Oppenheimer itself is complicated, and the director has made it even more complicated. On top of this are the usage of words like Leftist, Communist, Fascism, Antisemitism, etc. which, personally for me, are too much! Anyways, with great difficulty, I had to understand, and am glad I understood, at least! Technicality of film-making is good, of course, and upto Nolan's standards (Interstellar, Inception, etc.), but I sure wish he will make it easy for the audience one day!
Rating: Good
Language: English
More of a documentary than a movie. Vivekananda narrates this story of himself to the audience all through. It has an abrupt start of him heading out to America. Although it goes back and forth his life, the part of how he became Vivekananda is not shown. Pretty difficult to sit through the entire thing, and there does not seem to be much in what he did to become so famous, and yet he did. At such a young age of 40, he had inspired millions of people all around the world. Whatever it is that he did (which is what I wanted to see), this movie does not depict. But the movie itself is quite well made - with American settings, cast, script, acting, etc..
Rating: Average
Language: English
