Posts Tagged ‘Films about children’

  • Thanks Maa – A Film Which I Think We Can Genuinely Term Pathbreaking
    There are some movies that yank me in so much at an emotional level that I lose objectivity to quite an extent. I’ve noticed that movies which deal with the issue of safely raising children do that to me. Gone Baby Gone is a recent example. It’s on my list of all-time favourites. Thanks Maa is another film that got me. This movie is going to be big time when...
    by Kenny at March 18th, 2009 at 04:03 am
  • Review: Taare Zameen Par
    Note: I did not hate Taare Zameen Par. Or Rock On. Or A Wednesday. Not even Black. But the excess praise that came to these nice, but far from extraordinary films really got to me. Somehow, too much unwarranted praise can actually make one dislike the film more and more and magnify its flaws even more. TZP’s now gone to the Oscars, and while I could bet it’s...
    by Jahan Bakshi at October 5th, 2008 at 12:10 am