Movie critics across a spectrum of publications have found Kamal Haasan’s freak show Dasavatharam less than satisfying. Here are excerpts from a sample of Dasavatharam Reviews: NDTV (T.S.Sudhir): Dasavathaaram, unfortunately, remains just a film with its USP of 10 Kamals. This Kamal does not blossom the way he did in Indian or Nayakan, Appu Raja, […]
Movie Critics Tear Apart Dasavatharam Dasavatharam is the second dud in a row from Tamil film star Kamal Haasan. If Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu (2006) was a bitter pill to swallow for Kamal Haasan’s fans, Dasavatharam is a bigger disappointment because of the heightened expectations raised by the ten roles Kamal plays in this movie. An […]
What a shame. Desi butcher and Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, who’s been butchering Citi jobs even while feeding like a greedy pig at the trough, has to suffer the ignominy of seeing his hedge fund Old Lane shut down following a mediocre performance. Vikram Pandit Here’s what the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports on […]
The contrasts couldn’t have been clearer between the sore loser Hillary Clinton and Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama this evening. A defiant Hillary refused to concede defeat in a speech in New York even after Obama passed the 2,118 delegates needed to be nominated at the Democratic party’s convention in Denver in August. He is also […]
Microsoft is getting really desperate to get people to use its crappy Live Search service. Truth be said no sensible person would use the junk Live Search when you have a far superior alternative in Google. And Microsoft’s desperation shows in the numerous silly antics the company has been resorting to lately in a bid […]
Before the Rains Language: English Year: May 2008 Actors: Rahul Bose, Nandita Das, Linus Roache, Jennifer Ehle Director: Santosh Sivan Producer: Mark Burton Music: Mark Kilian Screenplay: Cathy Rabin When bimbos like Kareena Kapoor and Nayantara or buffoons like Abhishek Bachchan and Ajith Kumar show even a faint spark of acting talent, we are startled. […]