Qissa: The Tale of a Lonely Ghost (Punjabi, 2013)
An emotional drama filled with intense performances, and backed by a strong script, that will definitely appeal to those who prefer “truly offbeat realistic cinema”.
Begin Again (English, 2014)
A neatly packaged romantic musical, portraying what happens when two distressed souls come together and create music. Fresh, joyful and intelligent; “Begin Again” will definitely entertain.
Tangerines (or) Mandariinid (Estonian, 2013)
Tangerines is a well-written anti-war drama raising a voice for humanity. It delivers the message with minimum fuss through underplayed performances but possesses many heart-touching moments.
American Sniper (English, 2014)
Biopics depicting wars more often than not end up being just a ‘hero-edifying’ subject. But ‘American Sniper’ stands out in that aspect – there is no glory. It is neither a hagiography nor a hatchet job; but a skillfully narrated version of an American hero that has been reinforced by Cooper’s on-screen and Eastwood’s behind-the-scene enactment.
Wild (English, 2014)
Though the 1000 mile trek of Cheryl Strayed is a tremendous feat, the big screen adaptation of her journey engages you only to a certain extent - thanks largely to the performances of Reese Witherspoon & Laura Dern.
Selma (English, 2014)
More of exceptional resolve, less of violent protests– ‘Selma’ has that perfect balance required to keep the movie interesting for a longer part of its duration, despite some occasional wobbles. A real sense of oppression is allowed to seep in thanks to the precise pace set for the proceedings – One’s got to see it to feel it!
Beyond the Lights (English, 2014)
Beyond the Lights does offer us that rare peek through the life of a young music sensation and re-iterates that the path to stardom is not full of roses and comes with a lot of emotional baggage. While it has its share of shortcomings to bring out a happy ending, the movie stands strong on the back of exceptional performance on screen and behind it as well!
Big Hero 6 (English, 2014)
To claim that Disney has unleashed their best ever animated movie yet, will not be an exaggeration! Each minute detail captured in this showdown of the techno-geeky resolute heroes and the villain hell bent on revenge stands testimony to this. Loop up to this ‘Big Hero’ and you are in for a feisty experience with a fair share of emotional bonding and touching scenes, a crowd favourite - in short!
Guardians of the Galaxy (English, 2014)
Though we have seen in-numerous space adventures by now, this is one space adventure that can be watched for the goofy humor and the coolness quotient of the superheroes, who certainly are different from their typical prototypes.
Ida (Polish, 2013)
'Ida' is grim account of the journey of a nun who discovers herself in her quest for the truth. It is replete with spellbinding visuals raising questions on faith, guilt, materialism and forgiveness.