Perhaps the greatest and most influential actor in Hindi cinema, Amitabh Bachchan is the ultimate benchmark of a great actor. Coming from a humble background and being rejected by All […]
Has it truly been more than two decades since the first chapter of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ first thundered across the screen? ‘The Fellowship of the Ring’ (2001) was easily […]
I watched ‘Forrest Gump’ (1994) probably about twenty years ago. It was one of the films that were part of my initiation into Hollywood movies. I was deeply impressed with […]
It seems to me inconceivable that Tom Cruise has been nominated for Best Actor just twice, and Best Supporting Actor only once. Before I begin, I will not entertain […]
WOW!!! Any fears that ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ will feel like a very expensive video game can be cast aside. The film is a huge entertainment machine where everyone involved […]
Michael Bay has been the target of much scornful film criticism over the last few years because his movies have, frankly, sucked. Though he is a master technician, capable […]
So much Oscar history was made last night yet all anyone is talking about is the slap heard around the world, the one Will Smith delivered to comedian Chris Rock, […]
Time travel, for many years now, has kept scientists and the commoners in a bind. The men and women of science have always been interested in space and time fabric […]
Alia Bhatt turns producer with her latest Netflix film ‘Darlings’. Directed by Jasmeet K Reen, this film is a satirical take on a marriage that oscillates between love and abuse. […]
‘Devdas’ for the uninitiated, is based on the literary work of the legendary Bengali author Mr Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Legend says that he never wanted this book to get published […]
There is a method to his madness. The man is a star, a complete actor. There’s nothing that he cannot do. From being the barbaric emperor to the charming-your-pants-off lover, […]
Remember the awe and majesty we felt seeing that massive dinosaur in the very first ‘Jurassic Park’ (1993) film nearly thirty years ago?? Taken to the park on a […]
We’re starting a new column called ‘The Weekend Watch’ where we’ll be talking about movies, and web shows that we watched over the weekend. Now it could be brand new […]
People of my generation, had grown up listening to his songs. Everyone of my age, at-least had one favourite, sung by him. Be it love or heartbreak, KK was always […]
Are we part of the trouble with the Oscars?? We critics, writers, and bloggers start talking Oscar at TIFF, which is kind of the unofficial beginning of Oscar season and […]
Batman is a character that comes with a legacy – a long line of meticulous comics, video games, animated and live-action features done by very talented people. I remember director […]
How many actors have portrayed Batman since 1989? Take a wild guess. In 33 years, Michael Keaton, Val Kilmer, George Clooney, Christian Bale, Ben Affleck, and now Robert Pattinson have […]
Let’s get right to it—it is a knockout, a masterpiece, brilliant on every level. And to the question everyone will ask: it is equal to the original. In fact, I […]
Had Spielberg’ Schindler’s List not opened in the final months of 1993, I am, absolutely confident that Jane Campion and ‘The Piano’ would have taken Best Picture and Best Director Awards, making […]
Some in the theatre world hold a superstition that to utter the title “Macbeth” or any lines from that play will doom the stage performance. Some actors hold this belief […]
THEY’RE BAAAAAACK!!! Movies returned with a thundering triumph this year, exploding back on big screens. As we all slowly, hopefully, leave our basements and adjust our eyes to daylight, movie making […]
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