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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was one of the most hyped releases of this year from Marvel and the main reason was the supreme success of the first part which scored hugely with its irreverent humor. That cheekiness in the treatment is still there for sure and that’s the only thing which helps this… Continue reading Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

The second trailer of Fast and Furious 8 (The Fate of the Furious) made me a little uncomfortable when they showed that car set piece in it. It reminded me of the kind of collateral damage thing we saw in the last portions of Furious 7. Luckily F Gary Gray hasn’t overdone the elements in… Continue reading Fast and Furious 8

Life directed by Daniel Espinosa is not that emotionally multi layered cinematic experience you might expect seeing the title and also the space backdrop of the film. Life is actually a horror movie set in the space and looking at the way it has been constructed, you can even call it a space Anaconda. With… Continue reading Life

When you look at the flat narrative of the new Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson, one thing is pretty sure that the targeted audience is the younger lot. The straight forward narrative with the musical treatment along with a gorgeous female lead makes this remake of the 1991 Disney movie of the same… Continue reading Beauty and the Beast

Kong Skull Island is not the kind of film that has any layered cinematic content to its credit. But the visual effects and CGI works in the film are so emphatic that seeing it in the giant screen with 3D effects can scare the crap out of you. It is bloody brutal and with those… Continue reading Kong Skull Island

First of all a huge thanks to Ryan Reynolds and the Deadpool film as it surely has given the confidence to studios to go for R rated content. Logan, the last outing of Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine is a very emotional and deeply affecting cinema. Most of the films in the X Men franchise… Continue reading Logan

Remember Richard Linklater’s Boyhood? If Linklater’s movie was about the tough situations faced by a boy from childhood to teenage, Moonlight from director Barry Jenkins explores a bit wider in terms of emotional ground and self realization. The disturbing feel this movie manages to create through its semi poetic and largely realistic visualization is so… Continue reading Moonlight

It wouldn’t have taken much longer for D J Caruso and Scott Frazier to narrate the story of XXX: Return of Xander Cage to Vin Diesel. The plot of the film is that thin. It is basically a less convincing story that has been written in a way to showcase back to back set pieces.… Continue reading XXX: Return of Xander Cage