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The Forest is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed by Jason Zada and written by Ben Ketai, Nick Antosca, and Sarah Cornwell. The film stars Natalie Dormer and Taylor Kinney. The film was released on January 8, 2016 in the United States byGramercy Pictures.

The story is set in the Aokigahara Forest, a forest at the northwest base of Mount Fuji in Japan where people go to commit suicide. Sara Price (Natalie Dormer), a young American woman, arrives at the forest in search of her twin sister, who mysteriously disappeared. Despite warnings not to "stray from the path," Sara enters the forest to discover the truth about her sister's fate, only to be confronted by the angry and tormented souls of the dead who now prey on unsuspecting victims.

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Wazir

Rating : 7/10
Release Date : 8th January, 2016
Time : 103 minutes
Director: Bejoy Nambiar; Writer: Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi; Music : Various
Starring : Farhan Akhtar, Amitabh Bachchan, Manav Kaul, Aditi Rao Hydari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Anjum Sharma




You can see the end of the film coming a mile off (some critical flaws too) and I also disagree with some of the editing choices – they didn’t need to reveal some things midway – but, thanks to a really great performance by Farhan Akhtar and a slightly over the top but engaging one by Amitabh Bachchan, it makes for a good, gripping enough viewing.

Farhan, an anti-terrorist squad officer, has just lost his daughter while chasing some baddies. His wife, Aditi, in a state of semi-shock has distanced herself from him. He’s suspended from work and probably at the lowest ebb of his life. Enter Amitabh Bachchan. Wheelchair bound, no legs, no wife (lost in a driving accident) and no daughter. She died couple of years ago in an accident, falling down the stairs at politician / Minister Manav Kaul’s place. Grief unites the two men, particularly Amitabh’s way of dealing with it, by teaching youngsters dance. And chess. Farhan is roped in as well… and then secrets come tumbling out…

There is no denying serious flaws in the story. And also some errors while narrating. But it’s the serious, underplayed, strong, upright performance by Farhan which keeps you hooked. Amitabh, to provide the contrast, is deliberately loud, exaggerated – but has particularly pithy, moving lines when required – especially when trying to bring about a rapprochement between the estranged couple. Manav Kaul didn’t particularly impress while Neil, John and Aditi in their brief roles did. A good soundtrack helps too.

There is a little bit to ponder on how quickly we, the media fall into the trap of making people heroes. Almost as if the need to put someone on a pedestal is ingrained in us, our culture. Also, strangely, for a film named after a chess piece, there is very little about the intricacies of the game itself. It’s a welcome change from the usual run of the mill stuff, though – the mindless entertainers and the topsy-turvy cars. Even the action here is a tad bit more real, more believable but only a bit. In the end, it’s a Hindi film…

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Daddy's Home

Rating : 3/10
Release Date : 8th January, 2016
Time : 96 minutes
Director: Sean Anders; Writers: Brian Burns, Sean Anders, John Morris; Music : Michael Andrews
Starring : Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Linda Cardellini, Thomas Haden Church, Scarlett Estevez, Owen Vaccaro, Bobby Cannavale, Hannibal Buress



Imagine Anees Bazmee (of Welcome, Singh is Kinng fame) got together with Rohit Shetty (of Golmaal, Chennai Express and I can blow up cars better than anyone fame), both master craftsmen of the ‘senseless entertainment’ genre, and decided to make a film on parenting, a dad vs a stepdad plot. What they would come up with would probably be better than what is served up here.

Nothing makes sense. Will Ferrell, all around good guy, is trying to win over his step kids, Scarlett and Owen, while mom, Linda is quite supportive. However, when alpha male, biker, secret agent type Mark Wahlberg, the biological dad, lands up they enter into a kind of ‘competition’ on who can be a better father – with cringe-worthy results. The entire sub-plot involving Hannibal Buress beggars belief as does some of the things the two dads do.

Suffice to say that there are very few redeeming features in this one – some of the conversations with Thomas Haden are funny but some are overdone. The whole thing about going to a fertility clinic (Bobby Cannavale) also seems to suggest you cant be a real man, truly satisfied until you can procreate. The movie lasts too long with the impulse to leave in the middle has to be fought several times during it’s 96 minutes running time.

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Star Wars : The Force Awakens

Rating : 6/10
Release Date : 25th December, 2015
Time : 135 minutes
Director & Writer: JJ Abrams; Co-writers: Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Arndt (based on characters created by George Lucas); Music : John Williams;
Starring : Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Andy Serkis




The best moments of this episode of Star Wars are due to nostalgia – the sight of the rascally Harrison Ford and Chewie, for example – rather than the story (ordinary, predictable), special effects / stunts / characters / weapons / ships (nothing great, unlike past editions). What does work though, are two fine, new, relatively unknown leads (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega) and some snappy humour, particularly between the two of them (& Harrison).

Luke, the last Jedi, has vanished. The Republic and the Resistance needs him and some new heroes as they are about to be over-run by the Third Force (powered by Adam, Andy and Domhnall, among others). The usual thrills and spills follow, with one sequence where Daisy, John flying in the Millenium Falcom, fight off some enemy airships, standing out in memory, the others being quite run of the mill and none of the characters really being sufficiently built up to make us truly care.

Spoilt on tales like Game of Thrones, even the ‘twists’ seem strangely tame and the entire story very linear, straightforward. Maybe it was too much to expect from a storyline, which has been, right from inception, the classic tale of good vs evil (and how, quite deliciously, both reside in each one of us - perhaps an angle more relevant today, should be played up). Or, perhaps, they’re just moving the story on, for the next episode…

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Dragon

A papermaker gets involved with a murder case concerning two criminals leading to a determined detective suspecting him and the former's vicious father searching for him.  

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Gang

A french police unit that try to stop a group of criminals.

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R3d Dragon

Retired FBI agent with psychological gifts is assigned to help track down "The Tooth Fairy", a mysterious serial killer; aiding him is imprisoned criminal genius Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter.

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S1gns

A family living on a farm finds mysterious crop circles in their fields which suggests something more frightening to come.

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Th3 F0ur 3

Following the events of The Four II, Emotionless has left Six Doors, as has Cold Blood on his own. The departure of two of the four constables has effectively left Six Doors defunct. At this time, trouble begins to brew in the Imperial Palace as Emperor Huizong plans to travel incognito to the outside world. When he is almost assassinated and subsequently disappears, Cold Blood, Emotionless, Iron Hands and Life Snatcher must band together once again under Master Zhuge to save the empire from a massive conspiracy.

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Th3 F0ur 2

A government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital.

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Th3 F0ur

A government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital.

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R@N

An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him

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Black and White

Panic spreads the whole city as a series of bomb explosions happen within hours and this is just the beginning of a tight-knit conspiracy. Righteous and impulsive, Wu Ying-Xiong is paired up with the intelligent but arrogant loner Chen Zhen to track down the mastermind behind the bombing incidents.

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