I strongly believe that sequels of genre movies are best reviewed by people who appreciate the original, and ar not dumbfounded by the existence of a sequel in the first place. This is because every movie has its particular charms, and sequels prefer to dig themselves deeper into the pleasure-niche so as to attract the audience it already attracted, except more strongly. Sometimes it works, and you have Pirates of the Carribean: At World’s End, clearly the best movie in the trilogy and also the most hated by critics who didn’t think very highly of the first two. Other times, not so much, and you have The Dark Knight Rises, widely agreed among fans of The Dark Knight to be a horrible waste of potential, whereas every writer I read who didn’t like TDK thought this was significantly better. So, the question is, am I the right reviewer for Sin City 2: A Dame to Kill For?Continue reading “Sin City 2 (2014) Movie Review: In Which Joseph Gordon-Levitt Smells too Nice”
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Anurag & I:Jab We Met
“Dude .. he is sitting all alone in d 1st row !” read the text message.The organizers at the IIT Chennai Imaging Cinema Workshop had kept it a secret till the last moment, but the screening of Gulaal a day before had assured us that Anurag Kashyap was going to be there anytime in the day.
My army-like-disciplined routine life had ensured that I wake up late enough to miss my breakfast. And while I was battling with the pangs of hunger, waiting for my turn in the serpentine queue for lunch, I received this sms. There was no way I could go back to the session without missing out some portion, if I sat down for lunch. Once people started getting back to the auditorium post-lunch, there was little chance I could get close to him, forget about talking to him personally.Continue reading “Anurag & I:Jab We Met”
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