Category: Movies

23
Oct
2013

Silence of the Space

When should one let go and when should one hang on? That’s the big question the movie ‘Gravity’ continually posed to…

17
Oct
2013

It’s ‘About Time’!

Don’t you love-hate time-travel movies? In such movies, you will see how the protagonist gets away with almost everything that…

28
Sep
2013

Trance Lessons

How do I define a good movie? One that has at least three good takeaway truths. ‘Trance’ almost made it….

30
Aug
2013

Reality Is More Fascinating

Here are four lessons I learnt from the movie ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’: 1. A so-called Halfling (Hobbit) can…

26
Apr
2013

Sunrise After Skyfall

The James Bond movie franchise had its 50th anniversary recently. Despite many themes of death in their titles, say, ‘You…

26
Apr
2013

Doppelganger Buddhas

Ted in ‘How I Met Your Mother’ says to his buddies, ‘Look we’ve all been searching for the five doppelgangers…

21
Apr
2013

What Art?

‘Exit Through The Gift Shop’ is a witty documentary about and by Banksy, that prompts good questions about what makes…

30
Mar
2013

Take The Vacancy?

In the movie ‘Vacancy’, a couple were urged by circumstances, of their car breaking down in the middle of nowhere…

14
Mar
2013

Batman’s Tough Love

From ‘The Dark Knight Returns: Part 1’, a news feature says this, ‘[Bruce] Wayne [who is Batman], who sponsored Dent’s…

14
Mar
2013

Deserve More?

From the movie ‘The Perks Of Being A Wallflower’: Charlie: Why do nice people choose the wrong people to date?…

26
Feb
2013

Brakes Are Death?

In the movie ‘Premium Rush’, there is the pseudo-cool idea that changeable (instead of fixed) gears and ‘brakes are death’…

26
Feb
2013

Love Of Words

In the movie ‘The Words’, an old ex-writer, who became estranged from his wife many years ago, after she accidentally…

05
Feb
2013

Were-whatevers

In the movie ‘Werewolf: The Beast Among Us’, Daniel reads this from a book, ‘But just as the beast lives…

05
Feb
2013

In Or Out Of Comfort Zone?

In ‘To Rome With Love’, a man is featured with a powerful voice, with which he sings in the shower….

11
Jan
2013

Gollum The Hungry Ghost

Gollum in ‘Lord of the Rings’ in pursuit of the One Ring is almost the perfect personification of a hungry…

03
Jan
2013

Gathering What Material?

From the movie ‘Being Flynn’: Jon: I’m doing the same thing here as you are, [spending night in homeless shelter]…

03
Jan
2013

Some Zombie Dilemmas

What’s terrifying about zombies is their relentless mindless hunger – sounds familiar? Think consumers’ herd mentality on Black Friday. There…

03
Jan
2013

Cinderella’s New Decision

‘Remember how much I loved Cinderella? It’s what messes little girls up!’ Says Lola in ‘Lola Versus’, on waiting for…

03
Jan
2013

The Storytelling Paradox

Important cautionary tales should be told, be it in writing or even film, but they might offer evil suggestions too….

21
Nov
2012

Sounds Like Poetry

From the movie ‘Moonrise Kingdom’, is this simple tribute, arranged in a poetic form. Sam asks, ‘Why do you always…