Friday, March 25, 2016

Batman Vs Superman : Dawn of Justice

Still reeling from the aftermath of the destruction brought down by the fight between Superman and General Zod, the citizens of Metropolis are still debating whether the red caped alien is a superhero or a villain. That's when self declared vigilante Batman decides to show Superman his place. However, when the psychotic Lex Luthor hatches an evil plan that can become a threat to mankind, the heroes decide to join forces....Cavill continues his performance as the red caped hero and Ben Affleck shows us that he needs to be behind either a camera or a mask to give a decent performance. Further, blame me if your jaw doesn't drop in wonder when Gal Gadot makes her entrance as Wonder Woman! All in all a good popcorn watch.
P.S : For all those who are in two minds after having read the negative reviews, don't panic. Those were written by people who watched Deadpool thinking it was a cartoon movie fit for 4 year olds ;) for God's sake, it is a comic adaption, treat it as such! 

Monday, March 21, 2016

Eye in the Sky

A strategy team in London who are planning a drone strike on a group of terrorists who are about to wreak havoc in Nairobi through suicide bombings goes awry as a little civilian girl enters the kill zone. This leads to a debate of military necessity versus morality and puts on display the irony of how everything is fair in war and at the same time not! Acted out by a weathered cast of Helen Mirren and Alan Rickman supported by Aaron Paul and Barkhad Abdi, this one is a riveting watch

Sunday, March 13, 2016

Race

Coach Larry Snyder of Ohio State university discovers a potential protege in Jesse Owens and prepares him for the athletics events in the Olympic games. The 1936 games are hosted by Nazi Germany and it takes a lot of hand wringing for the US Olympic committee to participate therein. Braving the colour discrimination and personal hurdles Jesse goes on to win 4 gold medals for his country. Based in the 1930s, this biopic is very well shot with Stephan James and Jason Sudeikis sliding effortlessly into the roles of Owens and Snyder. This is a must watch!