Ashiqur Rohman

Anyone who has read the novels and for someone like me who has marvelled at how great the novels were and the fact that i am a huge Hercule Poirot (pronounced Eh-cule Poi- O ) , this series is all you will ever need. Brilliant settings, great performances and it brings every novel to life. I was amazed at how well they did some of the most intense stories like Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Five little pigs, Mysterious Affairs at styles , Abc murders, Death on the nile etc. And who can forget David Suchet's perfect potrayal of the little Belgian Detective and also the amazing performances by Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran and Phillip Jackson as Hastings, Miss Lemon and Inspector Japp. One of the best series out there. Now go read the novels as well.

I started out thinking this would be something classy. But boy i was dissapointed by the end of episode 2. Finished it just to see where it goes and it turned out to be a poorly written and executed series. I expected a much better story and execution. I mean yes we Indians can make fairy fables and ghost stories but atleast make it classy and not childish. Needed a better storyline or centre plot. It felt like been there done that a thousand times and that too badly. The characters itself where not boring and they had potential had the story been not as childish.

When you read Alan Moore' classic 'Killing Joke' you not only marvel at what Moore did in the iconic comic book with Joker but how he also set forward a new Gotham unlike the one in previous Batman Issues. Joker with Joaquin Phoenix is like a homage to Moore's brilliance in every sense of word. I have been reading comic books for over two decades now and though i am more biased towards Marvel to an extent i started out with DC comic though and so when i came out of the theatre after watching the sadistic madman play with vibrant colors in his own mind, i remembered my stack of Batman comics that i have had over the 20 plus years and said to myself 'We finally have a Joker to take DC forward' . Hold on people ... i didn't say it has eclipsed Ledger but it surely has done the origins story right. And in some subtle ways it did feel at time superior yo Ledger. The reviews about it being more like an indie movie doesn't bother me as i don't expect gory action in an origin story of a character as sadistic , rugged and at the same time delicate as Joker. Phoenix can just buy himself a long vacation after this truly enthralling yet creepy performance. Many seem to forget that you need a plan to make something right and Phoenix might be DCEU's answer to the start of a good , solid plan. Phoenix's protrayal of Joker is free, blatant and at times almost too real. He makes the character seem as if you will be the next to be at the recieving end of his sadistic wrath. But he also makes you feel for him as well which in itself is some feat. If you are a comic book fan you will love how the story is told in true attributes to its comic book counterpart. Out of the many origins story that the Joker had Moore's Killing Joke was the best and the movie came close to it..very close. Many might argue as to the fact that Killing Joke had very little in terms of his origins story but thats where the movie goes a step ahead albeit failing in comparision to the fun and adventurous charm the comic book had. Yet it does hold its own though and the last 20 minutes of the movie leaves you with endless possibilities and clues. A Death in the family scenario (of course Phoenix will come back as Joker in the Batman movie no matter how much Todd denies) or maybe an Injustice League. But for all i care, we finally got something to start with in DCEU unlike its shaky timeline previously. Again if you are a comic book fan watch it, if you are a Batman fan definitely watch this movie , if you are a Joker fan scoot over now and stop reading the review. Happy Watching !

Godzilla or Gojira as they say has been a part of my pop culture experience and nostalgia for so long and when i first saw the trailer for KOTM, i screamed with joy to see King Ghidorah, Mothra , Rodan and yes Godzilla. I went into the movie with a bit of worry as to if they really ruin this one. Thhe 2014 movie was a pretty good origins story and this had to be a notch up specially considering they are replicating the early TOHO studios run of the Gojira movies with IDW references. Let me tell you this - Godzilla is a visual spectacle ...Not perfect plotwise or in the emotional sense but visually exceptional. Dont let anyone give you pros and cons and say its bad and dont listen to the critics on this one. Go out with your family...Re live nostalgia and see the Titans fight it out and get entertained. Dont expect it to be perfect. Its not and also not the most emotionally appealing movie too but as an entertainer this movie does it right. The acting was great to bad . Vera and Millie were pretty relatable wheras the rest of the cast were average and some moments felt a bit rushed . But keep that aside and you have a monster movie that lives up to the entertainment aspect of the mind.