The Adventures of Tintin: A Delightful Outing

For fans of Tintin comics like yours truly, watching ace director Steven Spielberg’s animation debut The Adventures of Tintin turned out to be a rewarding experience. There was a time in a distant era and a far off continent when we devoured Tintin comics like there was no tomorrow. Blistering barnacles, we probably read the […]

Main Street, Page Eight – Decent Movies

Amid the endless sewage stream of trashy movies (both Indian and Ingleesh), it’s sometimes easy to miss the few good ones. Recently, we had the good sense, and the blessed good fortune, to watch two nice English movies – Main Street and Page Eight on DVD (both via Netflix). * Main Street – This well […]

MI 4 Ghost Protocol – Mindless Boob!

By Naveen Anil Kapoor’s eagerly anticipated Hollywood offering Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol released Thursday night in the U.S. exclusively at  IMAX theaters. Anil’s Hollywood fans could hardly contain their excitement and paraded to the nearest theaters in numbers that make the “Occupy Wall Street” crowd seem like Monday morning gathering at the local Hindu temple. […]

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Oh No, Diminishing Returns

When the most formidable criminal mind in Europe is hellbent upon bringing Western Civilization to ruin, few men can be called upon to tackle the perilous situation. Indeed, few men can foil an evil genius whose claims to infamy include orchestration of a series of bombings, complete lack of empathy and moral insanity. Gentlemen, here […]