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Life of Crime 1984-2020 (2021)
Life in a nutshell.
HBO hits it out of the park with this one. As I saw the movie, I couldn't do anything but appreciate the raw-ness in this documentary.
It starts with reasons why addicts become addicts and stay that way.
There is always a undercurrent of what Capitalism, addiction and "consumerism" can do to a human being.
The Great Indian Kitchen (2021)
Raw, intense and fantastic
This movie is a great one. A slap in the face for all the patriarchal idiots giving the movie a rating of 1.
Don't miss it.
The Little Things (2021)
Misses the mark by a lot
Before I start, I want to tell you that, I'm not interested in gun fights, chases, excitement. I'm not a fast movie kind of a guy, but really look for slow buildup. I think crime thrillers that are slow offer a great deal of enjoyment.
I wouldn't call this movie slow. It's a good crime movie that misses the mark by a lot. You've seen all this done better somewhere else. Throughout the movie I wasn't sure what the movie is trying to state. It tries to do a lot of things, trying to tel us a lot of things, and never doing either properly and completely.
The performances were OK, not your Denzel, not your Rami, and Jared's acting is really unnatural. I wouldn't give away the plot, but there's not a lot to this movie, no reason why Jared does what he does, no real reason why Denzel or Rami feel what they feel, so it really feels very hard to correlate to either, it isn't even a solid slow build up thriller.
The story and direction are all over the place, somethings are never explained. I would watch it once, one of those movies that you'd forget.
Murder on Middle Beach (2020)
Fluff
Well, Madison believes he is the next Spilberg, and he is not even a Bay. A lot of fluff and filler material. The same folks acting and saying the same stuff over and over. Madison just keeps guessing, and the same stuff is told to us over and over.
This could be a 30 min episode, I mean you could see that everyone in the family including Madison were acting....avoid and save 4+ hours.
Ghost Stories (2020)
A Good Series - 6/10
This is going to be an unpopular opinion amongst my fellow countrymen and women, but this is an excellent set of short stories. I've a theory that over the last couple of years, Indian cinema particularly Bollywood and Tollywood is undergoing an unfortunate string of bad movies and has skewed the expectations of the audience. I'm confident that in the coming years, this is going to change, and these short stories are the step in the right direction.
Another theory of mine is that this film will help the audience move away from the idea that horror movies need to "scary" to be called one. Midsomer, Vitch, Dr. Sleep, and even Stanley's The Shining are some of the films that don't use jump scares, but IMHO, some of the best Horror films that started a new genre of movies. I'm not comparing these short stories to the above masterpieces, but merely pointing out horror movies doesn't have to be scary to be successful.
With all of that said, these short stories are great. If you are watching these expecting jump-scares, stay away -- this movie is not for you. If you on the other-hand like slow churn horror movies and shows, which are open to interpretation, and *very* unsettling scenes, the short stories are great!
The first short story is good, straight-forward and NOT open to interpretation. The ending is good, tho. Cinematography and the atmosphere are not very well built. But I think the climax makes it a worth one time watch. (3/5)
The third story is best of all. Fantastic cinematography, great atmosphere, and very unsettling -- also open to interpretation. (4/5)
The fourth story is OK -- there is nothing that stands out not that it's as bad as the rating makes it to be. The interpretation felt more like a statement on society than anything else. (2.5/5)
The only problem I've is with the second story. Colors are great, Anurag decided to shot it in greys, making it look like a noir, which is a strange choice since it's anything but. Anurag does a great job of making the story very claustrophobic and the use of colors makes it more intense, but I hated the excessive use of gore when it wasn't necessary. Without the gore scene, especially the goriest one, I'd still think the story wouldn't have lost any of its meaning or the feel it was trying to elicit. (3/5)
That makes my rating a 6.25/10.
Take Your Pills (2018)
Does pure harm - might be propaganda
Tl:dr; Very bad documentary. Probably a sophomore effort. Stay away and report.
They talk about how Adderall and other drugs are used, and then repeat this very often for the next 45 mins during which I was able to get a much needed power nap, 2 stars for that. There are a couple of cool kids that tell you that you should do it too. There are also a many unnecessary shots such as two girls washing dishes that has nothing to do with the documentary, you may also witness an old man jumping, probably from taking adderall himself, though I cannot be sure.
Gets to the issues and challenges at the very end, even then, the structure is bad, too many repetitive interviews.
If a kid is watching this and thinking "huh, should I take this or not?", this documentary does a good job of confusing the kid and tip the needle either-way, and for the viewers today who don't have the patience to go till the end since this documentary is repetitive crap, this does more harm than good.
At the end, as we are presented with the negatives of taking these drugs, the documentary doesn't know what it wants to be. One of the interviewees will also introduce your kids to micro-dosing and and an intelligent old man tells you that micro-dosing is still not researched(and there by deliberately giving you the much needed reinforcement that micro-dosing is OK).
It sure sounds like a propaganda by one of those opioid families trying to do an ambiguous documentary to increase the opioid use.
Stay away, and report.
Servant (2019)
Brilliant Shyamalan - Slow start but worth it
The first three episodes are just plain awesome. Very well written, directed and acted. I'm just glued to the screen all the time after a long time.
The psychological stuff is very well done and in years, I actually am screaming to know what happens next. I did this only whilst watching Breaking Bad.
The characters are fleshed out pretty well, Editing and Cinematography are brilliant, with fantastic camera work with the angles to make your hairs standup.
The story is completely different to that of Castle Rock but the atmosphere reminds me of it. Perhaps, this one does a better job at sustaining the suspense.
Fantastic stuff. Watch it today.
The Irishman (2019)
Brilliant and Nostalgic Scorsese
Beautiful movie, great performances and fantastic pace.
Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and De Niro knock it out of the park, Scorsese is brilliant as usual.
Not sure where all the negative reviews are coming from, probably from watching too many fast paced movies with a catch at the end. This is just a simply very well written story that just tells you a plain story with Scorsese's spin on it.
The only complaint I've is the de-aging, all medium and short shots of De Niro are brilliant as usual but some long shots seem wonky.
10/10.
Justice League (2017)
Not worth your time
I'm a huge fan of DC Comis. Grew up on those. I also love the Justice League cartoon more than X-Men. With all this said, I write this review.
I went to the movie thinking it's going to be great after reading the IMDb reviews. I was wrong. The movie sucks on many levels. The movie lacks any depth of characters, there is no character development, no story just a couple of stylish action scenes. This is a Avengers wanna-be with no character development or story.
We see the classic Zack Snyder with style over substance. Wait for the DVD.
Vishwaroopam (2013)
One time watch!
I saw this movie today in theaters and here are the Cons and Pros :
Tl;Dr : This is a one time watch with good acting,good direction, poor character development, shaky story and wonderful background score. Kamal's work will stand out. It is not a great movie though.
Cons :
1. The movie is too lengthy, I don't mind if the movie is lengthy if it delivers, But this movie couldn't deliver, and will not hold your interest for 3 hours
2. The Character development is very weak, Though the main characters are developed ( the hero's and villain's) to the extent they need to be, the rest of the characters are left hanging.
3. Kamal used parallel narrating that like the ones you see in Nolan's movies, They could have paid of better if there were a better story to tell.
Pros :
1. This is easily one of the best Indian movies when it comes to Special Effects. 2. The Afghanistan part is very well narrated. 3. Kamal Haasan - The biggest asset, there is nothing new to speak about Kamal's acting abilities. He dances wonderfully! 4.Background score and song by Sankar-Ehsaan-Loy is really good. 5.Parallel narration almost paid off, in the first half. 6.Very good direction from Kamal, He proved to be a good actor and director. 7.Screenplay and editing are good.
With a better story and good character development(not only hero's and villain's) hopefully at least in Viswaroopam2, this movie should be a blockbuster.