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Ever since Hellboy released in 2004, things have changed quite a lot as far as Guillermo del Toro was concerned. Firstly, Hellboy turned out to be a monster hit with the critics and audience loving it. After that Pan’s Labyrinth happened which made him a critically acclaimed director. As a result with Hellboy II:The Golden Army, Guillermo del Toro reportedly gets to play with a bigger budget and that means bigger canvas, bigger monsters, more monsters and gratifyingly, all of that translates to whole lot of more fun. One good thing is that there’s a brief intro given about Hellboy again, so those of you who haven’t the first part can watch the second part without feeling lost.
The second installment brings back the super heroes Hellboy (Ron Perlman), Liz (Selma Blair) and Abe …

At this moment by common consensus South Korea and Brazil make the most innovative, insane and influential movies anywhere in the globe. I try to watch each and every Brazilian film I can get my hands on coz I’m just in love with the kinetic yet organic feel of their cinema. My samba heroes are Fernando Meirelles, Glauber Rocha, Walter Salles, Hector Babenco, Cesar Charlone and Walter Carvalho. One of the most brilliant films I have seen in 2008 is “Tropa de Elite” which recently won the Golden Bear at Cannes. Last year I fell in love with an absolute gem of a movie called “The Year my Parents went on Vacation‘.

The same adulation and reverence that is accorded to these two cinematic powerhouses today was replicated for the sole benefit of one nation about 15-20 years ago. Those guys were the …