What’s not to like about State of Play. All ye naysaying cretins, speak out now or forever hold your tongue. A fine thriller set at the intersection of Washington politics, investigative journalism, murder, extra-marital romance and an evil defense contractor, State of Play is the must watch movie of this season. Featuring a solid screenplay […]
These are hard times for Sori Padam Surya. Close on the heels of a ho hum reception for Surya’s Vaaranam Aayiram comes a poor response to his latest crap show Ayan. Ayan, a most crappy movie, grossed a pathetic £37,771 in its opening weekend at the UK box office. On an average gross basis, Ayan did […]
Ayan at U.K. Box Office – Ayyo, Embarrassing Dai Machchi, Indha Surya Padam oru Sori Padam da. Sori Padam. (Hey buddy, this is a scabies-infested movie). An ugly movie beyond redemption, Ayan is the latest piece of shit to emerge from the Augean sewers of Kollywood. With not even a fig leaf of a story […]
Since all ye wide-eyed schmucks worshipping at the altar of the blue-eyed Hrithik Roshan and the bountiful bosomed Namita have no clue who Sudhir Venkatesh is, let’s first introduce the fella. Sudhir Venkatesh, a Columbia University professor, is an acclaimed sociologist in the U.S. who owes his reputation to his work on the street gangs of […]
The theme is nice; the lines are funny; the acting is solid. Yes, we enjoyed this delicious comedy. But we doubt I Love you, Man will fly with our desis. At least, not with the Bollywood or Kollywood craving crowd. Maybe, the movie might resonate with the ABCDs but not with most of our regular […]
For those of you sick of the interminable run of crappy Bollywood and nighmarishly ugly Kollywood movies, Tokyo Sonata will restore your faith in movies. At first, we were debating if it was worth making the trip to New York City to watch Tokyo Sonata. But after watching this lovely movie, we can happily say […]