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Movie Review: “The Woman in Black”

Laya Maheshwari — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:12:55 +0000

It’s been a tough time for Hammer. The iconic production company has, of course, been behind some of the most famous horror films ever (The Curse of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy etc) but from the ’70s, they completely lost their stride. They emerged from hibernation in the previous decade but none of their releases (The Resident, [...]

Of $50, a little housekeeping and a lot of slacking.

Laya Maheshwari — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 08:51:32 +0000

$50. That’s the amount I spent on getting this site revamped. Regular readers (yes, both of you) might remember that the first iteration of this site was Spartan in its austerity. Many people close to me (and some not close to me, brazenly enough) had pointed out that the site’s design desperately needed sprucing up [...]

Movie Review: “The Myth of the American Sleepover”

Laya Maheshwari — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:15:09 +0000

I’m not the right person to review The Myth of the American Sleepover. The thing is, I had already fallen in love with this movie the minute I heard the comparisons to Richard Linklater’s Dazed and Confused, Greg Mottola’s Adventureland, and George Lucas’ American Graffiti. Any film that can be spoken of in the same breath as these three beauties [...]

Review: “The Lion King 3D”

Laya Maheshwari — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:23:44 +0000

I saw The Lion King 3D alone. When I say “alone”, I mean it literally. I was alone in the entire auditorium. So yeah, this will probably go down as one of my most memorable theatrical experiences… ever. I’ve never seen the film in theaters; heck, I hadn’t even seen it at home in years. The opportunity to see [...]

Trailer: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” gets an “official” teaser

Laya Maheshwari — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:10:26 +0000

There was quite the flutter this weekend when a red-band trailer for David Fincher’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo leaked online. Not only was it our first look at the highly-anticipated movie, the very nature of its release soon became suspicious. The image quality was surprisingly good for something shot in a theater, the [...]

I paid to see “Thor” in 3D and I regret it.

Laya Maheshwari — Tue, 17 May 2011 11:50:30 +0000

This is not a review of the new Marvel superhero film, Thor. This article is not about the charismatic performances Chris Hemsworth & Tom Hiddleton give in the movie. It’s not about how generic & predictable the film’s plot is. It’s not about the clunky allusions to the upcoming superhero teamup, The Avengers (or Marvel’s [...]

Two great posters and one awesome trailer for Steven Spielberg’s “Tintin”

Laya Maheshwari — Tue, 17 May 2011 08:23:09 +0000

As far as pedigree goes, The Adventures of Tintin is certainly at the higher end of the spectrum. Steven Spielberg is directing and producing (along with Peter Jackson). Edgard Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs the World), Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) and Steven Moffat (Sherlock) have written the script. WETA (arguably the best visual effects house [...]

Movie Review: “Fast Five”

Laya Maheshwari — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:58:44 +0000

Wow. Where’d this come from? I find the Fast & Furious franchise to be dumb, yes, but ripe with potential for success. The cars are fast, the boys are furious, the girls are sexy and the plots are stupid. This formula might seem simple enough, but none of the films have actually stuck the landing. [...]

Movie Review: “Source Code”

Laya Maheshwari — Mon, 09 May 2011 11:36:00 +0000

Source Code comes within touching distance of being great. Frustratingly, it doesn’t reach that mark – just because of a few flaws. But I am getting ahead of myself. What you need to know is that Duncan Jones’ follow-up to the awesome Moon is good, a smart & entertaining film that can be successfully billed [...]

The songs are hurting Bollywood (and “Dum Maaro Dum” is no exception)

Laya Maheshwari — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:32:00 +0000

Here’s an assignment for you: Ask anyone what’s the first thing that comes to mind on hearing “Bollywood”. 9 times out of 10, the answer will be “the colourful song-and-dance numbers.” Songs are usually the identifying characteristic of our films. And, on a certain level, the practice makes sense. There’s a reason why almost all [...]