Ek Tha Tiger – Highly Recommended

By Sonny Chatrath (Note from SI on why we have two reviews for Ek Tha Tiger: NRI actor Sonny Chatrath’s uplifting review presents a different perspective from Naveen’s take on the film. The two writers come from different directions. As an actor, Sonny views the movie from an entertainer’s ‘don’t over-analyze’ perspective – A movie […]

Ek Tha Khooni – Whaddaya Think?

Tiger? Ha ha ha In less than 36-hours, Salman ‘Murderer‘ Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger will debut on movie screens worldwide. Unless there’s a meteor strike on Planet Earth, Ek Tha Tiger will rewrite the box office books in India. It doesn’t matter one whit whether the movie is a work of art or a numbing […]

Daredevil – Is Vikram Stealing this Junk?

(For Dr.Logu) Tamil cinema’s ace thief Vikram Kennedy is a desperate man. The schlockmeister of Kollywood has not had a decent hit in a million years. His recent movies like Bheema, Rajapattai and Deiva Thirumagal were either plain awful or outright theft. The audience is giving him the cold shoulder. He’s seething with rage seeing […]

Bourne Legacy Review – Paisa Vasool

Hey schmuck, yes, I’m talkin to you – Jason Bourne is not indispensable in Bourne Legacy. Nor are Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass must-haves. Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and director Tony Gilroy will do just fine. I must confess that after scanning all the negative reviews, I did harbor some trepidation before entering the […]

The Motorcycle Diaries – Remarkable

(For Zarboan) Five decades from now when SI is long under the ground and all you schmucks have turned into senile dotards donning adult diapers and living in seniors’ centers, the Spanish film The Motorcycle Diaries will continue to delight moviegoers. For dos reasons, sweeties. Che Mystique – Burns Bright First, the flame of the […]