Confessions of a Shopaholic – Review
Confessions of a Shopaholic is every bad stereotype of women thrown together with horrible clichés of romantic comedy.
Rebecca Bloomwood (portrayed by Isla Fisher) loves to shop. Apparently the only thing in life that makes her feel fulfilled is buying designer handbags. Thus she gets herself into an awful fix and ends up owing thousands of [...]
Firaaq – Movie Review
Firaaq is out to prove a point, from its harrowing opening scene, right through to its dramatic ending, it will leave the audience sitting on the edge of their seats and to their surprise it will have them begging for more. The main reason this will come as a surprise is that the move is [...]
Straight – Movie Review
Straight to the laughter but that’s it
This is the latest release from director Parvathi Balagopalan who works in conjunction with Music Director Sagar Desai. The film is a comedy focusing on the issue of confused sexual orientations. It features one man caught between the affections of a beautiful girl and an equally handsome young man, [...]
Barah Aana – Movie Review
Celebrate Life
The movie of Barah Aana has something in common with another film called Firaaq. This is not that it is disturbing or makes one wonder how people can do such cruel things to one another, but it does pose some difficult questions in the same way that Firaaq does. It does not answer these [...]
Aloo Chat – Review
Aloo Chaat fails to tickle the taste buds
Aloo Chat is the name given to an Indian delicacy made up of sweet and sour potatoes that are tossed in spices. If made properly it is so good it will have you coming back for more and this was certainly the hope of movie producers when they [...]
“Billu” Tries for Bollywood Success
Another in a series of increasingly complex-yet-simple-at-the-same-time Bollywood films, Billu looks at a period in the life of an impoverished barber in Uttar Pradesh state, India. Extremely poor, and having no real income to speak of, Billu has been casting about for a way to improve his lot in life and those of his children and other [...]
