All superhero and science fiction films should come with a cautionary rider: if any part of the film, especially its premise, comes across as deja vu, the viewer is deemed to have been watching too many of this genre! It’s 1975 and a young girl, Jean Grey’s super powers causes a major crash in which…
If you thought the giant Anaconda was the largest serpent or that the blue whale was the largest living mammal, you need to brush up on your GK – but after watching Godzilla 2. Returning to the big screen after a gap of five years, Godzilla (from the Japanese ‘Gojira’ opens with a recap from…
When one considers that a young piano-playing prodigy (Mathew Illesley) grows up to be a millionaire by 25, and that four per cent of all record sales were attributed to Elton John, one has a fair amount of idea of the subject. The grown-up Elton John (now played by Taron Egerton), born Reginald Dwight, is…
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‘No, no, no singing. It’s been a long day’, says the father (Will Smith) to his two children on the boat. That he promptly breaks into a song is a different matter and one which follows the Disney trend for the ensuing couple of hours. Borrowed from ‘One Thousand and One Nights’ – ‘Aladdin and…
[otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]In keeping with the ongoing summer season, PT Writer extraordinaire, Dara Khodaiji presents a hilarious Bawaji Travel Story-Series with the Famous-Four – Darabsha, Ruttimai, Sorabji and Perinbanoo, filled with humour and fun, to kick off that perfect weekend mood![/otw_shortcode_info_box] . A month and a half of hectic preparations, booking ticket, visa, completing required…
There is no doubt that his recent – successive and overwhelming – victory notwithstanding, Narendra Damodardas Modi has been, inarguably the most charismatic leader the country has witnessed in the last two decades. Omung Kumar, who already has two biographies (Mary Kom, Sarbjit) under his belt was perhaps best qualified to helm this particular venture. This…
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The tears may not flow as copiously as they did while watching the prequel ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ a couple of years ago, but be prepared, this one too is a weepie. The journey picks up from where Purpose trailed off – Ethan (Dennis Quaid) and Hannah’s (Marg Helgenberger) granddaughter’s (CJ) bonding with their dog Bailey…
The opening moments of the film set the tone for the entire first half – a hottie stripper in London makes an unannounced appearance at a bachelor’s party, where, it seems, half the junior artistes of the British film industry are hired! The lass, Ayesha (Rakul Preet Singh) – all of 26 years – whose…
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