The Way Back – Long but picturesque
Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong. This ‘inspired-by-a-true-story’ movie about a group of prisoners who have escaped from a Soviet camp in Siberia in 1945 is more searing documentary with little … [Read More..]
Hall Pass – Slapstick but surprisingly insightful
Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly. Starring Owen Wilson, Jenna Fischer, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate. The Farrelly brothers have given us Shallow Hal, Dumb And Dumber, There’s Something About Mary and Me, Myself & Irene. So here you have another … [Read More..]
Black Swan – A haunting psychological drama
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassell, Mila Kunis, Barbara Hershey. Based on Tchaikovsky’s ballet about a princess turned into a swan by a sorcerer’s curse that can only be broken by her one … [Read More..]
The King’s Speech – Triumphant
Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter. The widely awarded film (based on true events) about a reluctant King George the sixth who stuttered and had a short temper but eventually gave inspiring speeches to … [Read More..]
Hereafter – No light at the end of this tunnel
Directed by Clint Eastwood. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Jay Mohr, Bryce Dallas Howard. A list of stellar filmmakers and wonderful actor Matt Damon still can’t save this dull tale of tragic loss and a belief in the afterlife that … [Read More..]
World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles – Unexpectedly good filmmaking
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman. Starring Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Cory Hardrict. You expect little from a movie with that sorta title (they’ve dropped the ‘World Invasion’ in the credits though) but after watching it you’re pleasantly surprised. It’s got touches … [Read More..]
Red Riding Hood – All the worse to watch
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Starring Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman, Billy Burke, Virginia Madsen. This cheap, cheesy, unintentionally laugh-out-loud re-imagining of a favourite fable shatters faith in some of Hollywood’s biggest production companies as well as their supposed acting elite. Oh … [Read More..]
The Hole 3-D – So-so 3-D but has its scares
Directed by Joe Dante. Starring Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Teri Polo. Joe Dante (Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha) gives us a film with B-movie undertones but that’s alright because let me tell you, The Hole has its spine-chilling, goose-flesh … [Read More..]
Sucker Punch – Trippy or terrible. Depends on who’s watching it
Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Scott Glenn. From the director of 300 and Watchmen you have a movie about moderately psycho women (they’d have to be) trying to escape a … [Read More..]
The Eagle – Not as bad as the trailer
Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Channing Tatum, Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Donald Sutherland. I have to say that when I saw the trailer of this film in the theatre I wasn’t too impressed. Rubbish, I said to my cousin and … [Read More..]
