//
archives

Archive for

‘Krrish’ (2003, 2006, 2013): Trilogy Review

Directed by: Rakesh Roshan || Produced by: Rakesh Roshan Screenplay by: Javed Siddiqui [KMG], Rakesh Roshan, Honey Irani, Robin Bhatt [Trilogy], Sachin Bhowmick [KMG, Krrish], Sanjay Masoomi [Krrish, Krrish 3], Akash Khurana [Krrish] || Starring: Hrithik Roshan Rekha, Priety Zinta, Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Vivek Oberoi, Kangana Ranaut Music by: Rajesh Roshan, Salim-Sulaiman [Krrish, Krrish … Continue reading

Examining ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ (2014): Not a Review

In light of Michael Bay’s fifth (5th!) upcoming robot-sex movie, Transformers: The Last Knight (2017), I thought it appropriate to look back on Bay’s previous work on the franchise that has become synonymous with big, loud, brain-dead Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking, as well as obnoxious product placement and blatant, shameless international pandering. I have made my … Continue reading

’28 Weeks Later’ (2007): The Most Inexplicable Sequel of the 2000s

Directed by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo || Produced by: Enrique Lopez-Lavigne, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, Bernard Bellew Screenplay by: Rowan Joffe, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Enrique Lopez-Lavigne, Jesus Olmo || Starring: Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Mackintosh Muggleton, Imogen Poots, Idris Elba Music by: John Murphy, Hans Zimmer || Cinematography: Enrique Chediak … Continue reading

‘The Mummy’ (1999) & ‘The Mummy Returns’ (2001): The Last Great Adventure Films of Hollywood?

Directed by: Stephen Sommers || Produced by: Sean Daniel, James Jacks Screenplay by: Stephen Sommers || Starring: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, John Hannah, Kevin J. O’Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr, Erick Avari, Patricia Velasquez, Bernard Fox, Omid Djalili, Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, Tuc Watkins, Freddie Boath, Alun Armstrong, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Shaun Parkes, Bruce … Continue reading

‘Headshot’ (2016): The Expansion of Indonesian Action Cinema

Directed by: Kimo Stamboel, Timo Tjahjanto Produced by: Shinjiro Nishimura, Wicky V. Olindo, John Radel, Mike Wiluan || Screenplay by: Timo Tjahjanto || Starring: Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Chelsea Islan, David Hendrawan, Zack Lee, Sunny Pang, Very Tri Yulisman, Bront Palarae, Yayu Unru, Ario Bayu Music by: Aria Prayogi, Fajar Yuskemal || Cinematography: Yunus Pasolang … Continue reading

‘Wonder Woman’ (2017): A Contemporary Warrior Princess

Directed by: Patty Jenkins || Produced by: Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder, Zack Snyder, Richard Suckle Screenplay by: Allan Heinberg || Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Connie Nielsen, Elena Anaya, Lucy Davis, Said Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, Eugene Brave Rock Music by: Rupert Gregson-Williams || Cinematography: Matthew Jensen || Edited by: … Continue reading

‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ (2012): A Stylish, Multigenerational Crime Saga

Directed by: Anurag Kashyap || Produced by: Atul Shukla, Anurag Kashyap, Sunil Bohra Screenplay by: Zeishan Quadri, Anurag Kashyap, Askilesh Jaiswal || Starring: Manoj Bajpai, Jaideep Ahlawat, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi, Tigmanshu Dhulia, Vineet Kumar Singh, Piyush Mishra, Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadda, Reema Sen, Vipin Sharma, Anurita Jha, Yashpal Sharma, Rajkummar Rao Music by: Sneha … Continue reading

‘V for Vendetta’ (2005): The Wachowskis’ Heavy-Headed Protest

Directed by: James McTeigue || Produced by: Joel Silver, Grant Hill, Andy Wachowski, Larry Wachowski Screenlay by: The Wachowski Brothers || Starring: Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt, Stephen Fry, Tim Pigott-Smith, Rupert Graves, Roger Allam, John Standing, Eddie Marsan Music by: Dario Marianelli || Cinematography: Adrian Biddle || Edited by: Martin Walsh … Continue reading

Archives