Archive for November 2023
Napoleon (2023) – Grand yet underwhelming
Director: Ridley Scott Cast: Joaquin Phoenix. Vanessa Kirby. Rupert Everett. Tahar Rahim. Genre: Biography and War Drama Platform: Theatrical release Duration: 2 Hours 38 minutes Ridley Scott’s range of film subjects is enormous. His genres include almost all types of films. Some of his most famous films include Blade Runner and The Martian…
Read MoreWasp Network (2019) – Slow but stunning true story
Writer-Director: Oliver Assayas Cast: Penelope Cruz. Edgar Ramirez. Wagner Moura. Ana de Armas. Genre: True Spy story Platform: Netflix Duration: 2 Hours 8 minutes (All links in red are clickable links) Cuba’s and America’s history has been a very tortured one. When the USA refused to recognise Castro and his genuinely popular…
Read MorePippa (2003) – Disappointing
(All links in red are clickable links) Dir: Raja Menon Cast: Ishan Khatter. Mrunal Thakur. Priyanshu Painyuli. Abhinav Bhattacharjee. Genre: War Drama Platform: Amazon Prime There is a long disclaimer before the main movie about the film being “inspired by real events on which creative liberty has been taken”. Perhaps such disclaimers are…
Read MoreTora Tora Tora (1970) – A Classic
Dir: Richard Fleisher. Kinji Fukasaku. Toshio Masuda Cast: Martin Balsam. Jason Robards. Multiple Stars. (All clickable links are in red) When 9/11 happened, many, including US President George Bush Junior, said that it was Pearl Harbor of the 21st century. The comparison may only have been for the devastating surprise attack on December 7, 1941.…
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