Donnie Darko is a Psychological Thriller about Donnie, a young fellow who ends up being in the centre of a story full of bizarre happenings. A young Jake Gyllenhaal plays Donnie. His sister, Maggie Gyllenhaal, plays his sister in the film – Elizabeth Darko. The rest of the Darkos are pretty normal and have a … Read more
Extracted is a story about a scientist who gets trapped in the mind of a drug addict. Sasha Roiz plays Tom, the scientist. Jenny Mollen plays Abbey, his wife. Dominic Bogart plays Anthony, the suspect. It’s a very good movie. The plot is not too complex but is neat and clean. Lots of non-linear storytelling … Read more
David S. Goyer is the man who penned the stories of films like Nolan’s Batman trilogy, Man of Steel, Ghost Rider, etc. The Invisible is not an original and David has directed this film. It is a remake of the Swedish film Den Osynlige. Here’s the ending of the film The Invisible explained. Quick Plot … Read more
Let the Right One In or Låt den rätte komma in is a Swedish film about a young boy who’s constantly bullied at school. He is met by a young girl who happens to move into his neighbourhood. The two of them begin a friendship which grows into closer relationship. She helps him face his bullies … Read more
After Life / After.Life stars Liam Neeson, Christina Ricci and Justin Long. Hmm, what can I say here without giving away crucial elements of the story… well, it’s a great film, makes for a really awesome catch-up. Especially if you are in the mood to figure “what happened” after you are done with the film. … Read more
This is director/writer Jeff Nichols’ second film after Shotgun Stories. Michael Shannon (Zod from Man of Steel) has paired with Jeff another time in Take Shelter. He’s a brilliant actor, he really sells the happenings of his mind to you through this film. The movie also stars Jessica Chastain (from Zero Dark Thirty). The movie … Read more
A Scanner Darkly is directed by Richard Linklater, the guy who gave us Boyhood. Not known to many, this film. It sort of slipped through the cracks. It features Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr, Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder, to name a few. This is well before Downey Jr became Iron Man. The visuals of … Read more
This is one of the movies where Jim Carrey, my personal favourite actor, had shown the world how he can do any kind of role. This is one of those rare movies where Jim Carrey has played a serious role. This man can act, he simply prefers rubber-faced roles because he’s the god of that … Read more
I Origins is one of those films that lets science and the meta-physical world go head to head. The movie stars Michael Pitt (from Murder by Numbers) in the lead role (Ian) of a scientist who is out to get proof for the evolution of Eyes. He is joined in the lab by his scientific … Read more
This film is about the concept of how humans don’t utilize more than 10% of their brains. No we’re not talking about those idiots who drive while talking on their phone or chatter through entire films. Even the more intelligent, evolved humans are unable to tap into more than 10% – 15% of their brain … Read more