Category Archives: crime

Movie Review : Mardaani (2014)

Posted on August 30, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 1 hour 54 minutes Director : Pradeep Sarkar Cast : Rani Mukherjee, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Anil George, Jishu Sengupta Kidwise : PG-15 Shivani Shivaji Roy (Mukerji) is … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Raja Natwarlal (releases August 29th)

Posted on August 5, 2014 by amodini

Emraan Hashmi returns after Ghanchakkar with another interesting looking film. Kunal Deshmukh directs this one, and while he’s directed other forgettable films, let’s hope this one’s the exception to the rule.

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #18

Posted on June 8, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B000IZ7YK6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Chinatown (USA, 1974) This Roman Polanski film stars a much younger (but still balding) Jack Nicholson as detective J.J. Gittes, who specializes in catching cheating spouses. When hired by a Mrs. Mulwray to expose the … Continue reading →

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What To Watch On Netflix Instant – Edition #17

Posted on April 17, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B001D23BFK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]In Bruges (USA, 2008) Hitman Ray (Colin Farell) and his friend Ken (Brandan Gleeson) are holed up in picturesque Bruges, Belgium, after a job gone wrong. Their boss Harry (Ralph Fiennes) has ordered them to … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #16

Posted on February 20, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”0792846427″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Fargo (USA, 1996): I’ve watched this film a couple of times; it is an impeccable Coen brothers film. Frances Dormand is absolutely fantastic as pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson of Brainerd, Minnesota. William H. Macy … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Dhoom 3

Posted on January 9, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Average (3/5) Genre : Action/Thriller Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 52 minutes Director : Vijay Krishna Acharya Cast : Amir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra Kidwise : PG-13 Many die-hard Dhoom … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Bullett Raja (2013)

Posted on November 21, 2013 by amodini

Bullet Raja is directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia who also made the excellent Haasil, “Paan Singh Tomar” and “Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster“. This looks more commercial masala that the other three, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed. Release date : November … Continue reading →

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Movie Preview : Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Again (2013 – Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha)

Posted on August 1, 2013 by amodini

In 2010 came “Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai” and it was a pretty good film. In 2013 it comes again, or rather a sequel comes again; hence the expressive title, I assume :-). Akshay Kumar, Imraan Khan and Sonakshi Sinha … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Ghanchakkar (2013)

Posted on June 29, 2013 by amodini

Rating : 3.8/5 Genre : Comedy/Suspense Year : 2013 Running time : 2 hours 17 minutes Director : Rajkumar Gupta Cast : Emraan Hashmi, Vidya Balan, Rajesh Sharma, Namit Das, Parvin Dabbas Kid rating : PG-15 Now, Ghanchakkar is directed by … Continue reading →