Tuesday, October 8, 2024

CTRL #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #CTRL Rating: * * *



About influencer marketers getting entrapped by AI, this dark film is intriguing & fairly entertaining. Imaginative concept, measured lead performance & tech heavy representation may aid in its universal acceptance by #GenZ. Underdeveloped screenplay with social media-AI merge scenarios may not ring true yet. Omnipotent AI &conspiracy remain underexplored.
Cast:#AnanyaPanday #VihaanSamat #AparshaktiKhurana #DevikaVatsa #KamakshiBhat
Director: #VikramadityaMotwane
Runtime: 100 min
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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Love Sitara #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film:#LoveSitara Rating: * * *

A compelling look into dysfunctional relationships within families, the narrative embraces emotion and drama in good measure to keep you interested. The performances are measured, Cinematograhy & Sound are effective and helming allows for intimate involvement with the characters.



Cast: #ShobhitaDhulipala #RajeevSiddhartha #SonaliKulkarni #VirginiaRodrigues #BJayshree #RijulRay #TamaraDsouza #IkhlaqueKhan #SanjayBhutiani #SudhanvaDeshpande #SoniaBahl
Director: #VandanaKataria Runtime: 98 min
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Friday, September 27, 2024

Ghaath #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Ghaath (#Marathi) Rating: * * * 1/2
Set in areas affected by Maoist violence, this sublime action #EcoCrimeThriller, a fairly edgy interplay of conflicting ideologies & ideas of justice between guerrillas, civilians & police is taut, tense & illuminating. Systemic rot is visible & humanity becomes the scapegoat. The main thread though is about indigenous lives, whose livelihoods are threatened by conflict with often brutal results. Ninawe’s vision & style are unique & must be applauded.Tech specs are highly effective



Cast: #JitendraJoshi #MilindShinde #JanardanKadam #DhananjayMandaokar #SuruchiAdarkar #MilindShinde
Director: #ChhatrapalNinawe Runtime: 126 min
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Saturday, September 21, 2024

The Penguin #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #ThePenguin Rating: * * *

The latest extensive reimagining of #DCU characters Follows the events of 2022 #MattReeves #TheBatman, fasttracking #OzCobb, a.k.a. #thePenguin’s #originstory & #worldbuilding in vociferous, rambling, gritty, grimy, dark, grim violent tone. The tension doesn’t get edgy though. #ColinFarrell does an phenomenal job, investing his all into lending The Penguin a mafioso veneer. Great character development & performance.



Cast: #ColinFarrell #CristinMilioti #RhenzyFeliz
Creator: #LaurenLeFranc Runtime: 61 min/1st eps
Director: #CraigZobel
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Yudhra #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #Yudhra Rating: * *

Slickly packaged stupidity with Punchy routines that amalgamate hit action sequences from other successful films, this one lacks the edge to make it all count though. Largely incoherent Storyline, script feels like a hack, music is forgettable, execution is rather slippery. Exhausting runtime destroys the little satisfaction you get from the slick action - its all utterly forgettable



Cast: #SiddhantChaturvedi #RaghavJuyal #MalavikaMohanan #ShilpaShukla #GajrajRao #RajArjun #RamKapoor
Director: #RaviUdayavar Runtime: 150 min
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Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Film: #KahanShuruKahanKhatam Rating: * 1/2

Chaotic runaway bride scenario w trigger happy brothers & henchmen in hot pursuit, there’s neither originality nor smarts here. Terrible scripting & insensible dialogue by #LaxmanUtekar #RishiVirmani, unyielding helming, convoluted plotting & clownish performances put paid to any enjoyment. The borrowed title song (remixed version) was the only thing worthy here.



Cast: #DhvaniBhanushali #AashimGulati #SharikKhanJr #Rakesh Bedi #VikramKochhar #RaviChauhan #SupriyaPilgoankar #RajeshSharma #HimanshuKohli
Director: #SaurabhDasgupta Runtime: 106 min
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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Khalbali Records #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

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Title: #KhalbaliRecords Rating: **

Predictable musicaldrama exploring dynamics between indie&commercial music with label wars, sibling rivalry, client poaching, exploitation of artistes becoming the main fodder.Its interesting enough but the predictability, lack of tension & un-energising musical score play spoilsport.



Cast: #RamKapoor #SaloniBatra #SkandThakur #SaloniePatel #PrabhDeep #EPR #KumarVarun
Director: #DevanshuSingh
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