Whiplash review

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

Rating: 9.5/10

When the end credits of Whiplash rolled, I couldn’t help but break into an adrenaline-filled applause. If I had to transmute it into words, I’d have to bang my hands on the keyboard and pretend I drummed up a review. This, we all know, would lead to the opposite of you taking this seriously. Here’s what you can take seriously: Whiplash is a great movie. It is an absolute triumph of moviemaking, a flat-out sensation. How good can a movie about a drummer and his mentor be, you ask? The answer can only be discovered after watching Damien Chazelle’s sophomore tour de force. In all likelihood, you will discover: it can be… (drum-roll)… bloody brilliant.

Top 5 Hindi Films of 2014

The cinematic year of 2014 draws to a close. There is only one word to describe Hindi cinema this year: Lull.

No, not the English word which means:

lull

verb

calm or send to sleep, typically with soothing sounds or movements.

noun

a temporary interval of quiet or lack of activity.

Boyhoood review

I DON'T WANNA BE A BIG MAN

Rating: 10 out of 10

Five seconds into Boyhood and I could tell this would be great film. One hour in, I knew I’m watching one of the greatest films ever made. Or at least one of the greatest film experiences of my life. I don’t like to throw this word around for every great film I see but I guess it’s time to write this one down. When the film ended, I was convinced that Boyhood is a flat-out masterpiece.

Big Hero 6 review

COOL KIDS

Rating: 8 out of 10

It’s here! This year’s lovable character from a lovable animated movie is here! I’m talking about Baymax, the white inflatable robot-hero, who gets the most laughs and tears in this vibrant, funny and enjoyable animated superhero entertainment. He is a cross between the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and Wall-E but doesn’t wreak havoc over a city or fall in love with another robot.

Interstellar review

LOOK AT THE STARS

Rating: 10 out of 10

The filmgoers of today should deem themselves fortunate to be living in the present space and time to witness Christopher Nolan’s cinematic odyssey on the big screen called Interstellar. This is phenomenal cinema. It is visually elegant, emotionally resonant, ambitiously bold, imaginatively tall, an absolutely phenomenal piece of cinema.  It is what cinema used to be – a motion picture event. IMAX? I wish I could see this film at a planetarium.

Gone Girl review

DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT 'TIL IT'S GONE

Rating: 9 out of 10

Remember that exciting feeling you have when you exit the theater and cannot wait to talk about the film extensively with just about anyone? Gone Girl is that fiery piece of accomplishment that leads to strong opinions and sometimes starts arguments at a dinner party. David Fincher’s wickedly dark cinematic adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestselling novel is what movies used to be. It is what movies should always give: Something to talk about.

Mary Kom review

STRENGTH OF A WOMAN

Rating: 6.5 out of 10

On the rugged surface, Mary Kom is a formulaic sports biopic; it plays by the ropes and rarely surprises you. Underneath, Mary Kom is a film about a woman fighting against the disadvantageous state of being a woman in today’s India. Her fight in the ring is with her opponents. Her fight outside is with the Indian society. As the former, it’s an average film. As the latter, the film is a knockout.