Ungli

Rating : 5/10Release Date : 28th November, 2014Time : 114 minutesDirector, Writer : Rensil D’Silva; Co-Writer: Milap Zaveri; Music : VariousStarring : Emraan Hashmi, Randeep Hooda, Kangana Ranaut, Sanjay Dutt, Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi, Neil BhoopalamSick of the systemic corruption, a gang of four, which becomes known as the Ungli (middle finger) gang, devise clever ways to name and shame individuals who’re doing wrong – whether it’s a smart-ass pension bureaucrat, an errant RTO official, or bribe-taking traffic cops. While the heart is in the right place, and some of the tricks the Ungli gang pull off are fun, the screenplay falls into an all too comm

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The Hunger Games : Mockingjay Part 1

Rating : 5/10Release Date : 28th November, 2014Time : 123 minutesDirector : Francis Lawrence; Writers: Peter Craig, Danny Strong, based on the novel ‘MockingJay’ by Suzanne Collins; Music : James Newton HowardStarring : Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Donald Sutherland, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Mahershala Ali, Jeffrey Wright, Willow Shields, Stanley Tucci, Natalie DormerGrim. Slow. Agonizing. Probably the three words, in that order, which best summarize this film. It lacks the pace, zing of the earlier two installments (Hunger Games & Hunger Games : Catching Fire), misses any key

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Horrible Bosses 2

Rating : 5/10Release Date : 28th November, 2014Time : 108 minutesDirector : Sean Anders; Writers: Jonathan M Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Sean Anders & John Morris; Music : Christopher LennertzStarring : Jason Bateman, Jason Sudekis, Charlie Day, Chris Pine, Christopher Waltz, Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx, Jonathan BanksSort of a Dumb and Dumber, with a tad more class (just a smidgeon more, mind you)…and a little bit of corporate gobble-dee-gook thrown in to earn the title. The plot is far-fetched, what the characters do, bizarre and the end is from Planet Fantasia. Christoph Waltz, a rich businessman, playing his usual urbane, smu

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Equalizer - Happy Ending

Rating : 6/10Release Date : 21st November, 2014Time : 132 minutesDirector : Antoine Fuqua; Writer: Richard Wenk, based on the TV series by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim; Music : Harry Gregson-WilliamsStarring : Denzel Washington, Martin Czokas, Chloe Grace Moretz, David Harbour, Haley Bennett, David Meunier, Johnny SkourtisRating : 7/10Release Date : 21st November, 2014Time : 137 minutesDirector, Writers : Raj and Krishna DK; Co-writer: Sita Menon; Music : Jigar SachinStarring : Saif Ali Khan, Ileana D'Cruz, Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey, Govinda, Rahul Nath, Preity ZintaEqualizer and Happy Ending, as films & genres, couldn’t be more dissimil

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Kill Dill

Rating : 5/10Release Date : 14th November, 2014Time : 127 minutesDirector : Shaad Ali; Writers: Nitesh Tiwari, Shreyas Jain, Nikhil Mehrotra; Music : Shankar Ehsaan LoyStarring : Ranveer Singh, Ali Zafar, Govinda, Parineeti ChopraThe first few minutes were excellent. In terms of setting things up. Showing the relationships between our lead duo Ali Zafar, Ranveer, their godfather, Govinda and the introduction of Parineeti. For a while, aided by good, witty dialogue, they kept things going, even though, apart from the courtship, there wasn’t much happening. And then, as usual, they ran out of ideas on what to make their interesting characters do. On how

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John Wick

Rating : 4/10Release Date : 14th November, 2014Time : 101 minutesDirector: Chad Tahelski; Writer : Derek Kolstad; Music : Tyler Bates, Joel J. RichardStarring : Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Dean Winters, Adrianne Palicko, Willem Dafoe, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, John Leguizamo, Bridget MoynahanVengeance. Against the mob. Albanians / Russians. For stealing his car and killing his dog. Keanu Reaves is John Wick. He used to be their enforcer, laying a trail of bodies at their command. But then got out, amicably, with the boss, Michael Nyqvist’s permission. To be with his wife. Who died of a disease a few days back. And then, the mob boss’

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Nightcrawler

Rating : 7/10Release Date : 7th November, 2014Time : 117 minutesDirector, Writer: Dan Gilroy; Music : James Newton HowardStarring : Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmad, Bill Paxton Jake is eerily creepy as the accidental Nightcrawler, a colloquial term used for those freelancers who stay up all night, film scenes of urban crime and then sell any such exclusives to networks. He is determined to climb up the ladder of success and, thanks to the internet, he is armed with all the knowledge he needs to be able to do so. Rene Russo is one of the network executives who spots something in Jake and its fascinating to see how this symbiotic relationship pro

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Interstellar

Rating : 6/10Release Date : 7th November, 2014Time : 169 minutesDirector: Christopher Nolan; Writers: Christopher and Jonathan Nolan; Music : Hans ZimmerStarring : Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathway, John Lithgow, Mackenzie Foy, Timothee Chalamet, David Gyasi, Casey Affleck, Jessica Chastain, Topher Grace, Matt Damon, Leah Cairns Do not go gentle into that good night; Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the lightWhat would we do if life on Earth was about to come to an end, with dust storms blight ensuring most crops couldn’t survive and the planet becoming increasingly hostile ? In Interstellar, the answer lie

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