The Great Gatsby

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 5/19/2013 3:42:40 PM

'Beneath the veneer of glitz and glamour, the emotions survive   I must confess that I picked up F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby after I got to know that the Australian filmmaker, Baz Luhrmann is adapting it for the … Continue reading →'

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Bombay Talkies

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 5/5/2013 1:45:24 PM

'Celebrating the art of story-telling with 100-years of Indian cinema   Indian cinema is not only about song and dance, colourful costumes and overtly emotional characters. I am glad that the film made to commemorate hundred-years of our cinema looks … Continue reading →'

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Ek Thi Daayan

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 4/21/2013 8:16:43 AM

'Once there lived a witch and she promised to return… “So sweet, I could just eat you up…” how many times have you heard people, especially women say this to cute little kids? It’s meant as a compliment to the … Continue reading →'

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Nautanki Saala

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 4/13/2013 12:38:52 PM

'The joke is on us… Really! Vicky Donor is a big hit? The lead actor, Ayushmann Khurrana has become an overnight star! Women like him and men relate to him. Let’s make a film with him. Story? Ok, let’s sign … Continue reading →'

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The Place Beyond The Pines

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 4/13/2013 10:30:46 AM

'Sins, guilt and redemption “If you ride like lightning, you’re going to crash like thunder”, a friend tells Luke. The Place Beyond the Pines opens with an impressive sequence of a local fair where we are introduced to Luke Glanton … Continue reading →'

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And the OSCAR goes to…

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 2/24/2013 5:32:12 PM

'With a few hours to go, here are my Oscar predictions… For most categories, I have listed who I think will win and who is more deserving in my opinion. I have not included documentaries and short films as I … Continue reading →'

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 2/13/2013 4:19:24 PM

'We accept the love we think we deserve… Stephen Chbosky’s beautiful novel (1999), The Perks of Being a Wallflower, can be summed up in this one line from the book – “We accept the love we think we deserve”. Told … Continue reading →'

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Best of Bollywood in 2012

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 2/1/2013 6:54:00 AM

'I know I am late but there is never a wrong time to discuss films… here is my list of the best of Hindi cinema in 2012. It was an average year for Bollywood with most big films ending up … Continue reading →'

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Les Misérables

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 12/26/2012 5:56:33 AM

'Passion. Music. Love. Cinema. The longest running musical, seen by over 60-million people worldwide and a much loved novel by Victor Hugo… Director, Tom Hooper took on a mammoth challenge when he decided to direct Les Misérables, the film.  He … Continue reading →'

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Dabangg 2

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 12/25/2012 1:42:15 AM

'Lazy film-making at its best I watched Dabangg 2 in the heart of Manhattan at a multiplex in Times Square, and did not expect the audience response I witnessed… people whistled, clapped and shouted Salman Khan’s name as the opening … Continue reading →'

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Zero Dark Thirty

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 12/10/2012 3:51:57 AM

'The Best Film Of 2012 How do you make a thriller that’s more than two-and-a-half hours long; keeps the audience in a constant state of tension, despite them knowing what’s going to happen next? Ask director, Kathryn Bigelow and screen-writer, … Continue reading →'

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Talaash

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 12/3/2012 5:05:58 AM

'There are no mysteries in the age of social media… Before you read any further: I have tried to keep this post spoiler-free and basic plot points mentioned here are already shown in the film’s trailers. However, if you … Continue reading →'

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Life of Pi

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 11/30/2012 5:22:45 AM

'In Lee we trust… When I first started reading Yann Martel’s Booker prize winning novel, Life of Pi, I left it after a few chapters. It was slow and the author spent a lot of time describing the young protagonist’s … Continue reading →'

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Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 11/14/2012 5:37:20 AM

'Watch it for Yash Chopra For me Yash Chopra’s cinema is not Waqt, it is not Deewar… it is Lamhe, Chandni and Darr. I grew up watching his beautifully shot romances where the protagonists holiday in Switzerland and London; … Continue reading →'

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Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 11/1/2012 11:34:05 PM

'The case of the missing ‘masala’ Bollywood has made a habit of churning out irresistibly fun trailers for films that are ordinary at best. The funniest parts of the films are incorporated in the two-and-a-half minute preview and the rest … Continue reading →'

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Heroine

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 9/23/2012 11:40:35 AM

'What’s with the tackiness, ‘babes’? Madhur Bhandarkar made his name with realistic films like Chandni Bar, which got him critical acclaim, and Page 3, which got him both critical and commercial success. He then decided to focus on doing … Continue reading →'

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Barfi!

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 9/16/2012 9:16:56 AM

'Of rainy afternoons, chai, fireflies & soap bubbles… He loves her… she loves him too but is confused. She is practical, he is not. She cannot help but calculate; he doesn’t know that math… His love is in abundance and … Continue reading →'

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Ek Tha Tiger

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 8/19/2012 1:09:10 PM

'Hit Hai Boss! To be honest, I did not expect much from Ek Tha Tiger. Of course, it was in my must watch list like most Bollywood movies but I was skeptical about a Salman Khan film directed by Kabir … Continue reading →'

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Gangs of Wasseypur 2

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 8/11/2012 12:55:49 PM

'A to Z of Wasseypur Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur 2 lives up to the huge expectations set by its prequel; the director once again delivers an entertainer that is full of masala but unlike any other revenge dramas … Continue reading →'

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The Dark Knight Rises

Author : Shrey Khetarpal      Blog : The Movie Review Blog      Date : 7/21/2012 11:28:09 AM

'A Fitting Finale The world is not known for equality… there are the haves and the have-nots; there are the rich in pent-houses and there are the homeless; there are the Michelin starred meals and there are deaths due to … Continue reading →'

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