Equilibrium(2002)

Dystopian sci fi thriller, that is heavily influenced by 1984 and Brave New World. Pretty interesting, though it tends to take itself too seriously at times. Watch it for Christian Bale and the Gun Kata fights.

Rating-3/5

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Maqbool

(4/5) Revisited this tour-de-force after years, and was left stunned again- its visceral emotional power makes even Bhardwaj’s brilliant Omkara pale in comparison.
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The Motorcycle Diaries

Freakingly brilliant movie, about the transformation of Che Guevera from a medical student into a communist revolutionary. Brilliant photography capturing the landscape of Latin America. Watch it even if you are not a Che Guevera admirer.

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Love Story 2050

(0/5) Harry Baweja manages to prove this beyond any doubt: While God limited the intelligence of (Har)man, he certainly did not limit his stupidity.
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Midnight Run(1988)

Fabulous, on the road movie, with some of the best one liners. Great chemistry between Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin. Don’t miss this superb comic thriller.
Rating- 4/5

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Daylight Robbery

3/5. After a while, a heist movie which is fun to watch.
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L.A.Confidential(1997)

One of the best movies in the Neo-Noir genre. Russel Crowe is totally bad ass, Guy Pearce is brilliant, Kevin Spacey outstanding. Add to it strong supporting acts from Danny De Vito, James Cromwell, David Strathaim and Kim Bassinger.

Rating- 4/5

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Chale Chalo: The Lunacy of Filmmaking

(4/5) A thrilling, inspiring, moving and real story about courage, grit, passion for cinema and how one of the best Hindi films ever got made.
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The Outlaw Josey Wales(1976)

Brilliant , underrated revisionist Western from Clint Eastwood. The story of a peaceful Missouri farmer, who becomes an outlaw, and finally earns redemption with a group of settlers, one of the best movies directed by Eastwood.

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HELLO

A lame film based on an equally lame book. i felt like calling up god and plead him to banish the makers into the deepest circle of hell, but alas my telephone network betrayed me…again. Rating- 1/5. IMDB

The Insider(1999)

Michael Mann crafts an intense, hard hitting drama based on the real life story of whistleblower Dr.Jeffrey Wigand.  Intense to the core, not to be missed. Apart from Al Pacino, Russel Crowe, Christopher Plummer, watch out for one of the best cameos by  Bruce Mc Gill.
Rating - 4.5/5

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MEAN STREETS

When its SCORSESE it has to be a masterpiece, this semi-autobiographical dark, gritty gem remains one of the finest film of the 70’s, one that brought bobby and marty together for the first time.  IMDB

Eye for an Eye 2008 (Korean)

2/5 This could so be the template for Dhoom 3. AArrrrgh!!!! Escape!
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The man from earth

During his farewell get together ,john oldman claims that he is been living for last 14 ,000 years .What follows is a mind boggling drawing room discussion ,questions,answers and more question on science,faith, religion, history. Don’t miss this one

4.5 / 5

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Lost In Translation

(2.5/5) I didn’t get what the big deal was about- it’s visually lush, Murray’s great and Johanssen’s hot, but(t) I found it more inert and racially offensive than melancholic or funny.
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Bonnie and Clyde

The original bad-ass ‘dangerously in love’ classic, baap of Natural Born Killers and Bunty aur Babli, in varying degrees.
4/5
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Muhafiz-In Custody(1994)

A must-watch for lovers of Urdu, Shashi Kapoor in a memorable turn and the bygone small-town India that graces may be few archives now.
4/5
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The Darjeeling Limited

(3/5) Nice, funny and quirky but so ‘exotic’ and self-consciously detached and elegiac that it becomes annoyingly precious; even vacuous. Awesome soundtrack, though!
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Nayak (1966)

(4/5) Excellent. Uttam Kumar stands tall in the kind of effortessly charismatic performance that we don’t really see these days.
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The Shining

(5/5) Jack Nicholson shines with mad brilliance in this work of pure genius. A masterpiece that scared the s**t out of me.
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The Chaser

(4 out of 5) - Throw it into the same genre as Memories of Murder, this is one fucking taut, engaging, and masterfully acted and crafter Korean psycho thriller, with some splendid dark, twisted humor, and brilliant editing.

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Burn after Reading

Coen’s strike back with a story which fucks you up. Psychedellic orgasm!!

4/5

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Contract

RGV wields the royal finger instead of the much-touted indulgence in what-could-be the Aag trip of the year.
3.5/5
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Welcome to Sajjanpur

A contemporary companion from Shyam Babu in the streak of Mandi & Hari Bhari, nice to see the master break the divides we put so comfortably on cinema.
4/5
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Hulla

(3/5) Lack of momentum and sharpness often make it tedious, but it’s also incredibly perceptive, intelligent and relatable with excellent performances and a haunting end.
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Ratatouille

(4.5/5) Truly a master chef’s creation. C’est délicieux!
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No Reservations

4.5/5. Why Oh Why can’t we have simple, beautiful stories like these in Indi Hindi Cinema? IMDB

BLOOD SIMPLE

(4/5) a brilliant script translated into a good film, an early coen it shows some definite sign of things to come. IMDB

The Banquet

(4.5/5) This chinese adaptation of Hamlet is a non-stop visual feast. An operatic fight in the opening 10 minutes alone is worth the price of admission. Cinematography is to die for. IMDB

One Night in Mongkok

(4/5) Anybody who is interested in screenplay writing and how to make a taut and gripping thriller must watch this HK gem. IMDB