This got a little better in the rewatch. Mission impossible 3 feels like the turning point for the franchise. While Ethen Hunt is more or less a typical spy protagonist in the first 2 films (being played by Tom Cruise does him a lot of aura tho), this one opens with the emotionally vulnerable side of him and this is the best Ethen has been till then. Tom Cruise is really underrated as an "actor" and he emotes really well…

This was enjoyable. The Assaj Ventress episodes were a big nothingburger. It's just Filoni telling "Look, I didn't retcon that novel!". However the Cad Bane episodes were good, he is one of the coolest star wars characters and the writers did justice by not giving him a typical tragic backstory and keeping him as the heartless menacing guy he always was. They locked in with his story!
Better than Tales of the Empire, but with the title "Tales of the…

I first saw this when I was a child on cable, I had a blurry memory of this movie. Re watched this, and gotta say, this is Mani Ratnam's magnum opus. This is poetic art! While the movie begins with a title card that shows this is entirely a work of fiction, Iruvar is clearly inspired by the lives of MGR and Karunanidhi, as people, artists and politicians. Mohanlal and Prakash Raj excel at playing their characters Aanandhan and Tamil…

The Graduate is one of the best coming of age films I've seen. Dustin Hoffman plays Benjamin, a naive, awkward young man and he does a great job. Certain aspects of the character like his uncertainty about his future, loneliness and confusion were relatable. Though it was made in the 1960s, the film's exploration of these topics and the societal norms feels timeless. The dynamic between Dustin and Anne Bancroft and their sensual chemistry is awkward and engaging to watch…

This is one of the coolest bollywood action films. I love that they took a real life medical condition and used it to create a unique concept for this cool movie. All the meta jokes and bollywood references landed very well and was entertaining. Vasan Bala is a competent director and his quirky style is very entertaining. Abhimanyu Dassani shines as Surya, the protagonist. Radhika Madan had a great screen presence. Her entry scene, with Nakhrewali playing in the background…

I didn't expect to have tears in my eyes for a Black mirror episode... This was really moving. This basically felt like a mini movie, a good one for sure. The concept itself was very interesting. Milking an IP for a streaming movie with AI tech and a popular star is not a very distant fantasy. When the episode began, I thought this was gonna be another commentary on corporations like Common people. But once the inciting incident happens and…

Rogue One is still the best Star wars film that was created under Disney. While on paper it's just telling the story hinted in the opening crawl of A New Hope, Rogue one actually adds more to the original trilogy while not being a complete nostalgia bait. It introduces new characters and tells a standalone story of the rebellion instead of trying to reinvent a previous successful formula. I rewatched this as Andor season 2 drops in 2 days and…