TIFF 2019 Exclusive : ‘Harriet’ Review
I wanted to love this film because I so admire the woman it is about. Harriet Tubman was a real-life hero, a force of nature who escaped slavery in Maryland […]
TIFF 2019 Exclusive : Taika Waititi’s ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review
Finding a genre where this wildly original, bold and daring film fits is an impossibility. While it is without question a black comedy, pulling elements of Mel Brooks, the Marx […]
TIFF 2019 Exclusive : ‘Judy’ and ‘Hustlers’ Review
By Sunday in previous years most of the big Hollywood films have screened, but this year it seems an effort was made to keep them screening through the second half […]
TIFF 2019 Exclusive : James Mangold’s ‘Ford vs Ferrari’ Review
Angry at being rebuffed to buy the Ferrari company, Henry Ford (Tracey Letts) hires a team to build a better, faster car that will soundly defeat the Italian car giant. […]
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
It has been twenty five years since a young director named Quentin Tarantino exploded onto the movie scene with his astonishing film ‘Pulp Fiction’ (1994) which went on to be […]
Phantom Film’s ‘Super 30’ Review
Biopics are in vogue these days. It’s good in a way, that film makers have finally started to look beyond the usual fare of Bollywood razzmatazz. Inspiring stories of ordinary […]
Dexter Fletcher’s ‘Rocketman’ (2019) – A John H Foote Review
We just watched a biography of a rock star win four Academy Awards including a Best Actor Award for Rami Malek as Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (2018), also […]
Batman Turns Eighty – The Top Batman Appearances On Screen, Ranked.
The dark knight turned eighty on March 30th this year. The beloved DC comics character is someone who has transcended all barriers of a superhero. To be honest, Batman was […]
The Most Anticipated Films Of 2019 – Part 2
The second half of 2019 is all about the big blockbusters lining up for the rest of the year. It also marks the comeback of the directors like Quentin Tarantino. […]
The Most Anticipated Films Of 2019 – Part 1
The year 2019 has started with a bang, as Marvel’s ‘Captain Marvel’ has taken the box office by a storm. Made at a budget of $152 Million, at the time […]
Zoya Akhtar’s ‘Gully Boy’ Review – Bahut Hard !!!
In the slums of Dharavi 17, a Muslim family of five becomes six, with the advent of a new member. The elder son Murad looks at his father’s new bride […]
Peter Farrelly’s ‘Green Book’ – A John H. Foote Review
There are some films, after just a few minutes from the beginning, you can FEEL how good they are, everything is falling into place, the audience is with the film, […]
Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Manikarnika – The Queen Of Jhansi’ (2019) Review
“Chamak uthi san sattawan main, woh talwar purani thi… Bundele harbolon ke munh hamne suni kahaani thi… Khub ladi mardaani woh toh…Jhansi wali rani thi…” These refrain couplet from the […]
Matthew Heinemann’s ‘A Private War’ – A John H. Foote Review
There are times an actor can elevate a film with their performance, which could be so magnificent you forgive the aspects of the film that are clearly weak. Jack Nicholson […]
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