Whenever you hear about a disaster film, you automatically know that it will be all about special effects and zero plot developments and characterization. San Andreas lives up to that expectations very highly. However, where it lacks in a structured plot development, it makes up for it with its astounding special effects. Ray works with…
Month: May 2015
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
Several years ago, a little unknown movie came out, Tanu Weds Manu, which went on to become a sleeper hit upon release. This month, its sequel came out, and in a very rare case in Bollywood, the sequel surpasses the original. We meet the married couple in London four years after their whirlwind romance. They…
Mad Max Fury Road
“My name is Max. My world is blood and fire.” That my friends, is how we are introduced to this post apocalyptic world where water and fuel are scarce in the vast barren desertlands or, as they say in the movie, wastelands. We know that the movie will be a violent and a gritty one…
Piku
Not to be mixed up with Aamir Khan’s PK, Piku is that small budget movie that came out from nowhere to literally bow(e)l us over with its warmth, simplicity and love. Set in Delhi, the story is focused on Bhasokar Banerji (a wonderful Amitabh Bachchan), a 70 year old senile man with chronic constipation, and…
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Such was the hype created for this movie, that we were not able to get tickets for the Imax show for the first day. Having seen the movie today, on the 3rd day, I wish I had gone in with zero expectations. The hype that was created for this movie didn’t justify the price of…
Mansour Ahsan 