It’s the age of reality shows and selfies, and in ‘Nerve’ we have a young adult flick to challenge the most bizarre reality show. Venus, aka Vee (Emma Roberts, niece of Julia Roberts) is an introverted high school teenager who is rejected by her crush JP. On the rebound, and aided by her friend Sidney […]
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Film Review: Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
The second part of the film’s title cannot be answered in a more succinct manner: only in the wizarding world of J.K. Rowling. After a stupendous 8 films in 11 years (2001-2011), Joanne Rowling decided — for the first time ever — to pen the screenplay for this prequel to the highly successful Harry Potter […]
Film Review – M Cream
‘The world’s a f—-d up place’ is the refrain of the four disparate youth who set out on a road trip to the foot of the Himalayas in search of M Cream, a mythical drug. Figs (Imaad Shah), with a ‘Que Sera Sera’ attitude and who perpetually swigs Old Monk straight from the bottle as […]
Film Review – The Legend Of Tarzan
With the historical background of Congo in the opening credits, Tarzan revisits his place of birth where he was raised by apes, but this time with his wife Jane Porter (Margot Robbie). Accompanied by US representative George Washington Williams (Samuel L. Jackson in an insipid role), Tarzan reaches the African shores to set matters right […]
Film Review – The Angry Birds Movie
Voice: Red-Jason Sudeikis, Chuck-Josh Gad, Bomb- Danny McBride, Matilda- Maya Rudolph, Leonard- Bill Hader, Mighty Eagle- Peter Winklage Even birds of disparate feathers flock together – that, probably, is the only message sent out in this app-inspired animated film by the two debutant directors. Red, who’s supposed to be a bird with a questionable temperament, […]
Film Review – Finding Dory
A successful prequel is never a certainty for the fate of its subsequent films. Firstly, the title is a bit of a misnomer. The film is all about a young blue tang fish Dory (Ellen De Generes) with a short-term-memory loss syndrome, who gets separated from her parents. The trials–and tribulations-of the adorable Dory while […]
Heartfelt Harnai
Travel Guru and Corporate Trainer, Narendra Agarwal is a traveler, photographer and a ‘permanent’ nomad. In twenty eight years of travelling, he has explored twenty seven states and five union territories of India and more than twenty countries neighboring India, Europe and the Far East. He has followed adventure, climbing Himalayan peaks, diving oceans, skiing […]