Because of circumstances in my personal life, these last couple of weeks have
been a real drag, to say the least. So I have been struggling to find the
motivation to write anything of late as I binge cooking shows on TV. However,
you can’t stay stuck on the couch forever, and I thought if I was going to
write it should be on something I care about a lot, so bring on those video
games. Much like my personal
top 10 films list I needed to come up with some criteria to be able
to sort through all the really good games I have played in my life.
Games that are beautifully constructed
(art, story, etc)
TL;DR – A charming little Science Fiction film even though it does have a few rough edges
Score – 3 out of 5 stars
Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene
Review –
If you have read our site before, you’ll know that we are all about new Science
Fiction films and ways they explore the genre. This year I have wanted to
branch out and see how other countries are approaching Science Fiction to
broaden my cinematic experience and today we get to do that with Alone in Space a film about being
trapped alone in space from Sweden.
So to set the scene, we open in on the Svea XVI an escape ship form a dying
Earth, but instead of being filled with colonists/refugees the only ones on
board are Gladys (Ella Rae Rappaport) and her younger brother Keaton (Dante
Fleischanderl). They try and get through the day, fixing what they can of the
ship, scavenging food and stuff in their journeys and talking to the ship’s
Japanese AI Otosan. Well one day there is a crash, sending everything on the
ship flying. Thinking it was some debris they ignore it and go about fixing the
ship only to discover they are no longer alone.
TL;DR – Today I have what might be the easiest pitch I have ever heard, its Fast and the Furious but Bollywood. Well, that is if you can get through the very uneven first hour that is and some super clunky CGI.
Score – 3 out of 5 stars
Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene
Review –
I like me a good heist film, where you have shifting loyalties, betrayals, convoluted
plans, misdirection, and of course a quick exit. So when I heard that there was
a Bollywood heist film with a dash of the Fast and Furious and a sprinkle of well-choreographed
dance sequences, I knew I had to give it a watch. Well, let’s dive into a world
where you need to screech those tyres and aggressively change gears every half
a second.
So to set the scene, the Director of Monetary Restrictions Authority Vibha
Singh (Vibha Chibber) and her chief of staff Hamid (Pankaj Tripathi) are going
about their days, using less than conventional technics to get businessmen to
pay all their taxes when they get an urgent message from President’s office. As
his aid Ifran (Boman Irani) explains there is a new thief on the scene called
King because they leave a playing card with the location of their next heist at
the place they have robed. Well the next place they are going to rob is right
there at Rashtrapati Bhavan, India’s Presidential Palace. Their only lead is
Tara (Jacqueline Fernandez) who runs an illicit courier business so they sent
in a double agent Samar (Sushant Singh Rajput) to see what they can find out.
TL;DR – A film that explores the joyous and sad moments if our lives through the prism of someone who falls out of societies prism of normality.
Score – 3.5 out of 5 stars
Post-Credit Scene – There is no post-credit scene but there is a kickass song about Batman so that’s something.
Review –
Having a baby is one of the most joyous moments in your life, however, it can
also be full of dread. Will the baby be okay, will I, what will our future be,
have we baby-proofed the house? However, I don’t think anyone has had to deal
with “what are our strategies for getting
the baby off the ceiling.”
So to set the scene, in a small town in Italy a car races the nearest medical
centre as that time has come. Natalia (Michela Cescon) is rushed into that
hospital with only her mother Alina (Elena Cotta) at her side. But this is not
a normal pregnancy because as the baby comes out it begins to rise into the ceiling
with only the umbilical cord keeping it attached. Natalia races out of the
centre without leaving her name but when they get home they call the boy Oscar
as he is like an American superhero. All it well for a moment until that is the
local gossips come around to see the baby.
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