Category Archives: recommended

Movie Review : Shorts

Posted on May 30, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00FK3VD08″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Above Average (3.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2013 Running time : 1 hour 35 minutes Director : Neeraj Ghayawan, Siddharth Gipt, Rohit Pandey, Anirban Roy, Shlok Sharma Cast : Huma Qureishi, Nawazuddin … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Well done, Abba (2009)

Posted on May 4, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00F3B0V0A” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Rating : Good (4/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2009 Running time : 2 hours 24 minutes Director : Shyam Benegal Cast : Boman Irani, Minissha Lamba, Sonali Kulkarni, Ravi Kishan, Sameer Dattani Kidwise : … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, bollywood, comedy, directors, drama, family-friendly, goofy, humor, rating-G, recommended, social issues | 2 Comments

The Music of Little White Lies

Posted on March 28, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00BB8XEJY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]I saw “Little White Lies (Les petits mouchoirs)” on Netflix because it starred Marion Cotillard, Francois Cluzet and Giles Lellouche, 3 French actors (although Cotillard has made forays into English movies too) whose movies I’m … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Queen (2014)

Posted on March 10, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5) Genre : Drama Year : 2014 Running time : 2 hours 26 minutes Director : Vikas Bahl Cast : Kangana Ranaut, Rajkummar Rao, Lisa Haydon, Mish Boyko, Guithob Joseph, Jeffrey Chee Eng Ho Kidwise : … Continue reading →

Posted in 2014, bollywood, drama, feminism, humor, outstanding, rating-A, rating-R, recommended, social issues, women | 16 Comments

Movie Review : The LunchBox (2013)

Posted on February 6, 2014 by amodini

Rating : Very Good (4.5/5)Genre : DramaYear : 2013Running time : 1 hour 45 minutesDirector : Ritesh BatraCast : Irrfan Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Lilette Dubey, Nakul VaidKidwise : G The film starts off showing us a young Mumbai … Continue reading →

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What to Watch on Netflix Instant : Edition #15

Posted on January 18, 2014 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00BB8XEJY” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]- Little White Lies (“Les petits mouchoirs”, France, 2010) : I loved this film. This is a fine, fine film, and one of the best movies I have seen recently. The movie is about a … Continue reading →

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Best Hindi Films of 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by amodini

[amazon_link id=”B00GFLULF2″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]2013 was an average year for movies. Lots of big banner films just turned out the same old commercial crap and succeeded (Chennai Express), while others failed miserably. Reasonable films were few and far between, … Continue reading →

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Top 10 Hindi Film Songs of 2013

Posted on December 21, 2013 by amodini

Lately clangy music has started giving me a headache (I think I’m turning into my mother), so most of these songs are on the softer side. Unless of course the number is just too good to be ignored. I assume … Continue reading →

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The International Film Festival of India 2013

Posted on November 23, 2013 by amodini

As I write this, the IFFI 2013 has already begun in Goa. I hope those of you lucky ones who can, are attending it! It will run till the 30th, and among other things : • Has in attendance Suran … Continue reading →

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