Category Archives: recommended

Dolls : A woman from Damascus

Posted on June 25, 2010 by amodini

This is a documentary by Diana El Jeiroudi, who has scripted, written and directed the film. The film is about a young woman Manal, and her fight, if you could call it that, to be employed in a job outside … Continue reading →

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Desi Comedy (Indian Comedy Tour)

Posted on June 17, 2010 by amodini

And I mean the stand-up kinds. It’s not that it doesn’t exist, it is just that there are fewer desis who dare choose this as a profession. Can you imagine where being a desi comedian stands as compares to say … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Iron Man 2

Posted on May 19, 2010 by amodini

Tony Stark is a narcissistic ass. Pepper Potts is a wailing banshee. So what else is new? Indeed. This sequel to the first Iron Man, presents to us the Iron Man story after. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is the … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : District 9

Posted on May 6, 2010 by amodini

In most sci-fi “alien” stories, it is the humans who go exploring new worlds. However, what happens if the aliens come to us ? In a large spaceship, which sort of runs out of fuel right above the earth ? … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Sita sings the blues

Posted on April 26, 2010 by amodini

Sita sings the blues is quite unlike anything I’ve seen before. First off it’s an animated film for adults, based on Indian mythology, and is a feminist take on Sita’s predicament. It also mixes the mythology with a modern day … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Loins of Punjab presents

Posted on April 15, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.8/5) Genre : Comedy Year : 2007 Running time : 1 hours 28 minutes Director : Manish Acharya Cast : Shabana Azmi, Darshan Jariwala, Loveleen Mishra, Ayesha Dharker Kid rating : PG-13 I’ve heard this movie being … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Green Zone

Posted on April 9, 2010 by amodini

“Green Zone” comes from the director of two of the Bourne series : “Bourne Supremacy”, “Bourne Ultimatum” – Paul Greengrass. Thus it is but natural that he bring to this film the tight story-telling and intense action that was so … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Gran Torino

Posted on March 11, 2010 by amodini

Gran Torino is a clichéd redemption tale, with Clint Eastwood playing the character of an abrasive, bigoted old war veteran. And while it might not be a pioneering film, because we’ve seen it all before, it is still entertaining, partly … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Moon

Posted on March 8, 2010 by amodini

I came by this film while browsing through Netflix. I didn’t see it on any Top 10 lists, and I wonder why; it seems like a film like this should have had more buzz surrounding it. “The Moon” is science … Continue reading →

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Movie Review : Karthik calling Karthik

Posted on March 3, 2010 by amodini

Rating : Above average (3.75/5) Genre : Thriller/Fringe horror Year : 2010 Running time : 2 hours 15 minutes Director : Vijay Lalwani Cast : Farhan Akhtar, Deepika Padukone, Shifaali Shah, Ram Kapoor Kid rating : R Karthik Narayan(Akhtar) is a … Continue reading →