Jitin Joshi

At best, it's a watered down version of the Sopranos' history, as apart from hastily forced character looks and mannerisms, it bears no resemblance to the epic TV series.

My beard is soaked while I have a smile on my face while listening to 'Visions of Gideon', I can't think a purpose bigger for a drama movie. Italy is mesmerising, immersive and enchanting. The cast is beautiful and endearing. This timeless piece has been added in my all time movies.

This movie holds mirror with almost every character as one is forced to delve In the past with the misguided actions justified by some naivety. Every relation has enough truth which never feels papered over to make it camera worthy. Every character learns from each other, which we would like to be in real life. The love for bicycle, Orange candy and tea is neatly placed. Our penchant to live in the past and not focus in the present is a sly sub theme without nudging the crispy 'थप्पड़' on patriarchy, as the main theme. For me, if a drama movie moves me to tears even once, it's purpose is served. This gem of a movie did that multiple times without shying away from the theme and making it melodramatic, which bollywood is often susceptible of.

This movie is the contender for the worst superhero movie after suicide squad. Agreeing that last two Superman & Batman movies weren't great either but this concoction of bland, insipid acting which at times feel like should have been cut at the edit, along with lazy scriptwriting, if there was any, just rambling about moments from the last failed Joker movie, multiple times, to fill time feels like a sorry attempt for a movie. Margot does her best, and in the end we end up feeling like laughing on her, rather than with her or through her after shouldering every bit of good there was.

I have to start from the songs. Wow. They set the undertone for everything in this raw thriller piece. So honest in its lyrics, powerful in delivery and driving the relationship of characters. One thing that sets it apart from other movies is its unpredictability. It always took the wrong turn and championed its way out given some powerful yet disturbing acting by Kay Kay, especially. It manages to capture the soul of Mumbai, its vices and the perils of being destitute without boring me out. The characters were fleshed out and everyone had real motives for doing things. It's a shame it never did hit the cinemas to give an iota of satisfaction to our own QT, Anurag. The violence is so real yet it's not so graphic. Use of colour, camera movements, and lighting allows for a gripping experience.

If I'm being honest, I don't know what to say about a movie on life of a person, rather maligned and famous more often than not. However if we talk about how beautiful the colours were, how moving the music and how personal it felt, I'd say it's about there with Bohemian Rhapsody. One biggest point about this art piece is Elton is recovered, young and healthy and is championing this movie as a stop to keep believing.

If I have to find out a reason why Venom didn't warm up to me, It has something to do with current crop of Marvel movies. For the first edition, there were too many loopholes and trite writing. Tom hardy looked a bit off in the early scenes, he caught up in the second half though. While watching the first half of the movie, it felt like I was watching a badly written Spiderman movie where the villain is too small to take over. Michelle Williams kiss scene was maybe the highlight of the movie. I am expecting more from the second installment of the franchise.

As much as I like the script, it certainly could have been tighter. Vidya is impressive, even in such multi-faceted character play. Her agony feels real and makes one invest more into the story. With Mr. Singh's character, honestly I didn't think Arjun could do justice. He didn't acted badly as good actors seldom do but the immersion wasn't there. As much I chuckled at the 'at-home' moments with effortless Malini, everything apart from Vidya's character has a perfunctory feel to it. There were a few loose ends which viewers don't care much for after such a tight-stewed first chapter. Finally, this is a good first step towards movies on such delicate subjects. Hopefully we learn from our mistakes.

I watched it knowing only as a work of fiction and it didn't fail to move me. The satire is so palpable that one often starts to double think one's views on multiple important stances. The masterful work of makeup, camera and writers shouldn't go unnoticed although it was took up from the marinate, which was a play on the man. Early makings of David can be noticed amid some hallucinogenic viewing.

When I listen to people say, mainstream cinema, artistic cinema et al, it makes me pull my hair out, and I've got a LOT of them. This is a movie about love, and how at times it can't manifest itself in the way we often want it to and I believe because of that, it should be cherished more. This piece of work is how life is all about the journey and eloquently shows pain and passion as one. Masterful camera work, breathtaking scenic beauty, religious and cultural detailing, alluring music and lyrical work, honest work by newbies, in front and behind the camera. And all this while having ZERO lip-lock scenes, in a movie about love. Let that sink in.