Shane J. Alliew “Heav’n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn’d, Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn’d,” William Congreve, The Mourning Bride (Act III Scene 2). Sometimes I am tempted to compare popular Bollywood so-called feminist based cinema to films like The Dressmaker; yet I refrain fromContinue Reading
Shane J. Alliew Post Angels and Demons, Dan Brown churning out similar thrillers, not only for the sake of bestselling but also, most importantly the multi-million dollar film translation, comes as no surprise with Inferno. The Three Investigators, Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys hooked teenagers and Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks)Continue Reading
All in all JW is such a disappointment, especially when compared to its mothersContinue Reading
“My family is my strength and my weakness.”- Aishwarya Rai Bachhan There have been intensely gripping stories with individuals and their families in the vortex of action, comedy and even drama; yet Director Nishikant Kamat’s Drishyam at 163 minutes falls a bit short of quite a few of the highContinue Reading
With outstanding performances by Cumberbatch and Knightley, The Imitation Game rises above the averageContinue Reading
Birdman is more than a personal introspection and a craving to be wanted, loved, understood and acceptedContinue Reading
Angel of Death lacks the thrill of the first part and has nothing newContinue Reading