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Movie Preview : Talvar (releases 2nd Oct 2015)

Posted on September 25, 2015 by amodini

Directed by Meghna Gulzar, written and produced by Vishal Bharadwaj, Talvar is based on the real-life Aarushi murder case. It stars Konkons Sen Sharma, Neeraj Kabi and Irrfan Khan.

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Movie Review : Phantom (2015)

Posted on September 11, 2015 by amodini

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2015 Running time : 2 hours 28 minutes Director : Kabir Khan Cast : Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif, Zeeshan Ayub, Kidwise Rating: PG-13 Phantom is based on Hussain Zaidi’s book “Mumbai … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Katti Batti (releases 18th September 2015)

Posted on September 4, 2015 by amodini

From the director of the fantastic D-Day comes romance Katti Batti. Yes, Katti Batti is a very different genre from D-Day, but here’s hoping Nikhil Advani comes through again!

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Movie Preview : The Martian (releases October 2nd 2015)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by amodini

If you are a reader of my Book Blog, “Review Room”, you already know that I LOVED “The Martian”, and that it dethroned Ender’s Game as my favorite sci-fi book of all time. Combine that with the fact that I … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : All Is Well (releases 21st August 2015)

Posted on August 14, 2015 by amodini

All Is Well is directed by Umesh Shukla, who also directed OMG. Now I wasn’t too impressed with OMG, but All Is Well looks pretty interesting, so here’s hoping. Also, what’s with Shukla and the titular pithy aphorisms? One theory … Continue reading →

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Mission Impossible : Rogue Nation

Posted on August 8, 2015 by amodini

MI:Rogue Nation is the 5th in the MI series, and you’d think that it would get hackneyed and jaded, but amazingly it doesn’t. Tom Cruise looks older of course, but he is still in fine fettle as an action hero. … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant: Edition #26

Posted on August 1, 2015 by amodini

A Series Edition this time – here are 5 recent Netflix Series I enjoyed: [amazon_link id=”B00WK6ZE26″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Witnesses (“Les témoins”, France, 2014) This is a very atmospheric mystery-thriller series with two detectives in a small, sleepy, coastal French … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Drishyam (31st July 2015)

Posted on July 25, 2015 by amodini

Ajay Devgan, Tabu and Rajat Kapoor. Shows promise.

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Jurassic World and The Minions

Posted on July 18, 2015 by amodini

No, this is not a formal review. And no, I am not watching Bajrangi Bhaijaan. For now. Let’s see how the old will-power holds up. I remember watching the first Jurassic Park. How long ago that was! The time when … Continue reading →