‘When Marnie Was There’ has a fabulous story & fantastic visuals backed by a pleasing background score, however the meandering screenplay and heavy, emotional dialogues makes this film not fall in the league of Studio Ghibli’s best.
Anomalisa is a masterfully crafted animated movie that strings together a delightful sequence of universally recognizable situations and characters, brought to life by accurate technical work and strikingly appropriate voices – overall this is one humanly relatable show that brims with tangible emotions!
‘A War’ is such a finely made low-key portrayal of a combat action turned emotional drama, made possible by realistic casting and situations that extract the best of the lead actors – now that’s an authentic and gripping narrative to feed your senses!
Kanithan is the classic case of a commercializing a wonderful core story that spoils the tempo and ends up being unable to sustain audience interest by completely messing up the third act. What could have been a taut thriller ends up exasperating the viewer as the curtains are drawn!
In telling the story of the inventor of a ‘One of a kind, one time buy’ Mop, Joy takes us through a ride into the telemarketing world & explains the acumen needed for running businesses but it takes its own sweet time indulging with some quirky characters before coming to the cathartic central point
'Embrace of the Serpent' is a journey into the magical and mystical serpent - The Amazon. The underlying themes, fantastic performances & spellbinding imagery are guaranteed to make an impact!
The Big Short goes bullish with its unconventional treatment of the colossal ‘sub-prime’ crisis and succeeds gratifyingly backed by a striking cast that puts together its best foot forward in educating and entertaining us – all at the same time
Theeb, just like the intriguing nature of its title, delicately presents the story of a young desert semi-nomadic tribesman faced with life challenging situations. With delicate human emotions at the fore, the technical prowess overshadows the sluggish pace to make it an exquisite creation!
Mustang is a cinematic representation of the oppression faced by women in rural Turkey. It brings out the indomitable spirit of the modern Turkish woman through the protagonist who delights in her performance as the firebrand Lale!
The hundred-year-old-man who climbed out the window and disappeared, is not the typical movie that details the life story of an old man, for its extremely wild nature and hilarious presentation of events that is bound to capture our attention – now that’s one enjoyable whacky tale!
