We have enjoyed many of Tom Cruise’s films in the past. Movies like Rain Man, Collateral, The Firm, A Few Good Men, Mission Impossible et al have afforded us mucho pleasure. So, notwithstanding the generally poor or tepid reviews we went ahead, albeit with tempered expectations, to Cruise’s new film Knight and Day. Verdict There […]
All of us have regretted some decision or the other badly enough. Say like watching a Bollywood film featuring Abhishek Bachchan or worse a Kollywood movie with Ajith in the lead. Or saying No when Aishwarya Rai begged you to marry her (high hopes, eh). 😉 In our case, one of the egregiously bad moves […]
After watching the French prison drama A Prophet (directed by Jacques Audiard) recently, we were tempted to see more of this genre. And as we were desultorily scrolling through the Netflix Instant Play movie list this evening we stumbled upon Felon, based on a prison story. The 2008 film features Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff and […]
(For SI blog readers Trishna147 and GaneshKumar) * Now we know where the Indian police thugs learned the infamous ‘aeroplane treatment’ they mete out to people in their custody. * Now we know where the Yellow Monkeys (Chinese) learned the art of brutalizing its people. * Now we know where the CIA goons learned water-boarding […]
The music never stops here these days. Here’s a short list of some of what we’ve purchased lately: * Crush – Jenifer Paige’s biggest hit has been a favorite of ours for a long time. It’s just a little crush (crush) Not like I faint every time we touch It’s just some little thing (crush) […]
Ajay Devgan’s Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge has fared rather badly at the UK box office. The comedy, which also featured Paresh Rawal and Konkona Sen Sharma, is about a guest who overstays his welcome. Here’s how Atithi Tum Kab Jaoge has fared at the UK box office compared to a few other prominent Bollywood films: