How big of a Kalank is this on the Dharma Resume???

“Jab kisi aur ki barbadi apni jeet jaisi lage, to hamse zada barbad aur koi nahi is duniya mein.”

“Kuch rishte karz ki tarha hote hain, unhe nibhana nahi chukana padta hai”

Movie: Kalank

Starring: Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sonakshi Sinha, Madhuri Dixit, Sanjay Dutt.

Directed by: Abhishek Varman

This pre-independence period drama needs patience to sail through its runtime. The movie isn’t bad but its just out of the league of the current cinema goers. This movie would have done wonders had it been released in the 90’s or early 2000 period. This revenge saga revolves around Zafar and Roop played by Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt. The acting is good across board. Sonakshi Sinha, Aditya Roy Kapur, Madhuri Dixit and Sanjay Dutt have done a good job. Varun and Alia did justice to whatever was provided.

What fails here is the script and the release time. This belongs to a different time period.

There are couple of good songs. The movie has too many sub plots but doesn’t find enough time to explore all of them. Wish the ending was different, but the Hindu Muslim riot plot just makes it a weepy ending. Coming to what’s good, there are some stunning visuals and breath-taking backdrops.

As mentioned earlier the acting is good. What stands out are the dialogues penned by Hussain Dalal, there are plenty of amazing dialogues. There are plenty of secondary characters which are known actors.  Screenplay and cinematography are decent. This could have been a magnum opus but just misses out on the spark but does manage to cross the 100cr mark but with Avengers Endgame scheduled to release today, its going to halt the run.

Are pets friendly enough???

Movie: Pet Sematary

Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow

Directed by: Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer

Stephen Kings latest adaptation Pet Sematary is just a ok horror watch. It has some moments but the writing seemed sloppy, they could have done a lot more with this one. As I haven’t read the book, can’t say if it’s a complete adaptation or if the script was moulded by the writers. The cast has done a good job, it has some intimidating scenes. The trailer showed certain elements which could play up a major factor but were just bogged down to mere glimpses in the feature. Zombie pets could have been an interesting take on it but the movie sticks to minimalist ideas and keeps it the usual. Jason Clarke and Jete Laurence as Louis and Ellie Creed had good moments and  could show their range as actors specially Jete Laurence who had some sort of character arc.

Stephen Kings movie adaptations have been a miss or hit. So it all boils down to the perception of the director and the writers how to add in the x-factor.

Are the Kids safe?

Movie: The Curse Of The Weeping Women – La Llorona

Starring: Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez

Directed By: Michael Chaves

If you love jump scares, this movie does it all right. With the content they had they could have made it terrifying but the movie does serve the appetite for the genre. Coming from a Mexican fable, it offers a live action horror flick after last year’s Coco representing Hispanic audience. You do feel sad for the antagonist but then its true evil form is treacherous. It has predictable yet WTF just happened moments scaring the audience.  The eerie background score also adds up to the scare factor. Mikki Daughtry who penned this one along with Tobias Iaconis, has another release (Five Feet Apart) which also happened to release during the same time, does have a variety to offer in genre horror and drama with quick releases.
Coming back to the movie, the real gems are the child actors who are fabulous. Linda Cardellini shoulders the movie along with the little pillars and they together were a petrified bunch but brave indeed. Spoiler alert I may say, this movie is tied up with the Conjuring universe, whether its going to be a direct entry or a spinoff, only time will tell. As per the Conjuring timeline, the spin offs are offspringed post their appearance in the main conjuring movies. James Wan is truly developing a universe of his own with the release of this movie(CU-Conjuring Universe). Wan was overseeing this project directed by debutant director Michael Chaves who is also slated to direct Conjuring 3.
I had my scare moments, opinions may vary, as they say “It’s a folktale…to some.”

, has another release (Five Feet Apart) which also happened to release during the same time, does have a variety to offer in genre horror and drama with quick releases.

Coming back to the movie, the real gems are the child actors who are fabulous. Linda Cardellini shoulders the movie along with the little pillars and they together were a petrified bunch but brave indeed.  Spoiler alert I may say, this movie is tied up with the Conjuring universe, whether its going to be a direct entry or a spinoff, only time will tell. As per the Conjuring timeline, the spin offs are offspringed post their appearance in the main conjuring movies. James Wan is truly developing a universe of his own with the release of this movie(CU-Conjuring Universe). Wan was overseeing this project directed by debutant director Michael Chaves who is also slated to direct Conjuring 3.

I had my scare moments, opinions may vary, as they say “It’s a folktale…to some.”

How far would you go for a revenge?

Movie : Badla

Starring : Amitabh Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu, Amrita Singh

Directed by : Sujoy Ghosh

A thriller with a twist in the tale. A plot twist nobody would have anticipated. With more and more Bollywood movies focusing on scripts and just not mere star power. This movie’s true star is the script. Coming together after PINK, the dynamic duo of Amitabh Bachchan and Tapsee Pannu recreate similar magic in this revenge saga. It goes through multiple tales only to unfold the truth. Director Sujoy Ghosh is mastering the thriller genre post successes of filsm like Kahaani and Kahaani 2. At one point you may figure out the culprit, but how the film establishes it is the real treat. The film is full or twist and turns penned again by Sujoy Ghosh thus the screenplay and direction are in sync throughout. Both the leads have commanded the film with a good assist from Amrita Singh who’s on the silver screen after a year’s gap. Tony Luke from the Malayalam film fraternity is good in his Hindi debut. Manav Kaul is used minuscule in the file. Movie is a major hit as it was made in a very small budget but went on to cross 100 cr mark. Well that’s what good scripts can do these days if they are properly established for cinema goers.

Palm Sunday

We must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up. This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it . They took Palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting “Hosanna”. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord..