July was also like the previous month, but still managed to maintain some touch with Cinema.

And also was able to finish "Supernatural : Season 08".

So here goes the reviews.


Concussion (2015)

This film is one of Will Smith's new films that tries to bring him back to the film scene but fails to bring his usual dramatic style and substance may be due to lack of innovation in the film in my perspective.

The film builds on an ordinary doctor who builds a case on NFL players and the unsafe nature of the sport due to the inherent concussions occured in the sport where in the long run creates a dangerous effect and create suicidal impacts to the sportsman and when Dr. Bennet Omalu (palyed by Will Smith) an immigrant from Africa discloses this in a medical magazine he faces a lot of threats and many negative impacts from the AFL making his personal and professional life destroyed and but later his theory was proved by the public making his sacrifice worthwhile.

The only reason the film didn't worked out was in my opinion was that when I watched it, it reminded me of "The Insider (1998)" which was a similar premise but was well executed. But it had some good dialogues and also a unique approach to sports films. Still the impact of the later film I established in the review gives me a lower standard to this film due to it's lack of execution as per the other movie.

Anyway if you love Will Smith you're going to watch this anyway and he pulls of a good film.

Overall - 3.5/5

Demolition (2015)

Demolition (2015) is a usual film of Jean - Marc Valle who mainly focuses on people's personal lives and how they positively or negatively overcome grief through amazing visual style and substance.

This film is about a well-to-do guy who losses his wife in a car accident later tries to identify his own existence and the true relationship he had with his wife.

It's actually a good film but considering the director's style it becomes a consistent experience creating a stagnation of style but unlike his previous  films this character takes his loss extremely negatively and like the title and creates havoc. But it is a very beautifully made experience cinematically.

Overall - 3.5/5

Supernatural : Season 08 (2012)

An amazing come back after the "Leviathon" disaster because personally it felt like actually a season of black goo. (Why - because they was a "one-time" thing and it sucked)

But season 08 is back with the old sarcasm, wit and humour + bloody action.

Both Dean and Sam are chasing something worthwhile now and they are back to the main stories premise.

The ending or the beginning to the next season is amazing.

Overall - 3.5/5

 Wild (2014) 

Like the earlier film but a much more sensitive and darker Jean-Mark Valle's Wild is a recovery story of a real life women after personal train wreck like life and through a hike she reflects upon her own life through her perspective.

Unlike "Demolition" this film's got art and style. It is based on a true story and with great substance, the film was executed amazingly with natural cinematography which personally I liked.

Overall - 3.5/5

  

This month have been hectic and confusing. All the office work and studies came at once. Still I managed to pull off two films during this period.

FAN (2016)

One of Shah rukh's best films of the year may be for this past decade of his films in my perspective.

This reflects the real hindi film fan fare mind set with a much more stronger and a great visionary style and substance through entering a mind of an ordinary man but a film fanatic of Aaryan Khanna (Shah Rukh Khan) and he himself calls him Aaryan Jr. is Gaurav played by Shah Rukh himself.

This film have no villains and there are no good guys. And that's why this makes an amazing movie with a human element both fighting for there personal persona and identity.

Amazing film with great art and substance + this is in a decade Shah Rukh playing a dual role since Don (2006).

Overall - 4/5

X - Men : Apocalypse (2016)

Third and the final installment of the prequel trilogy of X-Men, Apocalypse creates a conclusion to the series not with the strength and the impact it had with X-Men : Days of Future Past (2012).

They manage to recreate the greatest villain of all in X men universe but makes a complete fool out of him in my opinion through drfiting in the story.

Not well structured though manages to pull off a decent flick.

Would have done better.

Overall - 3/5

This month's reviews will reflect upon the year 2016's most anticipated "B movies" and where one delivered and the other didn't.


Gods of Egypt (2016)

Though it creates a dazzling visual experience the film maker fails to establish matter and substance in the film.

The mythology is perfect but the story lacks energy from the actors and a foundation of a story that would keep the audience in awe besides the visuals.

Acting was poor. No strong emotions.

Overall - 2.5/5

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

An amazing suspense thriller this for me is a masterpiece. Established with strong acting performances and thrilling set building, the film maker will succesfully recreates the horror genre in a fanatic and a fierce manner.

Overall - 4/5

This month the reviews  will be on super hero films that rocked the year 2016.


Batman Vs. Superman - Dawn of Justice (2016)


This is one of the most anticipated films of the year. And it satisfied the audiences.

What a come back after the crash landing of "Man of Steel" (2012) this film establishes a firm foundation for the future DC movie universe.

Overall - 3.5/5

Dead pool (2016)

Like BvsS this is one of the years most anticipated super hero films with a much more punch and a new approach to the superhero films.

This expands the universe in a much more funnier and a broader perspective for Marvel where it will create more comic book characters to come up in the future.

Overall - 3.5/5

High-Rise (2015)

A more ultra violent and dark film of the human condition in a high-rise building in a near future this would have been an amazing depiction of abstract film making but the film maker looses in his smooth execution by excessively adding unnecessary graphic in the film deviating from the plot. ( More like Style over substance sceanrio)

Overall - 2.5/5

New television series are also reviewed through this blog entry this month.

X - Files : Season 10 (2016)

This was one of the most anticipated revivals of televison but unfortunately did not lived upto the reputation.

The stories were too deviated from the earlier style creating a gap in character of the television.

The logic of Scully and paranoia of Mulder was not there. The combination that gave energy in previous seasons was not there creating many miscalculations and issues and even major plot holes in the seasons.

Overall - 3/5

Into the badlands - Season : 01

This is not a television series that you should watch for art and story. This is pure martial arts and solid action sequences.

It was kind of reviving for me to watch an awesome tv series like that.

Overall - 3.5/5

This month I'm taking on the biographies in hollywood that was put to screen last year (2015).

They are stories of rags to riches where two films give positive outcomes (Steve Jobs and Joy) while the other give a negative story (Black Mass) of how karma come backs to you.

Steve Jobs (2015)

Steve Jobs is Michael Fassbender's revelation of a film on portrayal of the genius behind Apple who established the brand among millions of worldwide geeks through his immense creativity and vision and this film with unique connection of Danny Boyle style and Fassbender's sharp acting reflects monumental events of his life which is embedded to "Apple".

The dialogues are amazing. Style and substance are infused with humanity of the personal struggle of the legend is an amazing depiction about the man and his machine.

Overall rating - 4/5

Black Mass (2015)

A film with style of unique sensitivity and hard core violence this film takes a new perspective on crime drama with the style of the director, Scott Cooper. As usually Johnny Depp gives an amazing performance as Bulger. A true story director combines drama and non-fiction in pure artistic way through amazing cinematography and set design.

One of the years best performance as an actor Johnny Depp gives a performance of a life time but unfortubately not nominated.

Overall - 3.5/5

Joy (2015)

Unlike the first two films this is a purely fictionalised film with a unique way of looking at life and in my perspective the film maker establishes a strong performance through external art and craft and also by unique character development.

Obviously the film is unrealistic but the humour and dramatic portrayal is an amzing experimentation in cinema on my perspective.

Overall rating - 3.5/5

See you next month.
Tc.

Last few months has created several film events and historic events for film goers.

(01) Force Awakened.

Star Wars : Episode VII : Force Awakens is a monumental film for any film fan.

Any one who loves cinema loves "Star wars".

The first trilogy was epic. It transformed the film industry and created a world wide phenomena.

But the Prequel trilogy crash landed among critics and even fans.

My perspective was that film director George Lucas focused on bigger themes and scope forgetting the basics of the franchise in the prequel trilogy.

The basics was simple.

The first trilogy was all about character depth and all the huge setting and background was just a support to develop the "Star wars" universe. He went vice - versa in the prequels.

The new episode is fresh and keeps us tensed and the depth all around is outstanding. It reminds of the past and nostalgia is consumating and amazing.

New characters and old gives the fans an amazing reboot.

And it is J.J. Abrams monumental achievement of being able to reboot the biggest Sci-Fi franchises in the industry. And he did it amazingly. Both "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" is head to head now.

(02) Will "The Revenant (2015)" revive Leo's Taboo in Oscar bad luck ?

The new film of Leo Dicaprio which is highly acclaimed by the critcs and fans is back in spotlight because it is now nominated for 12 oscars and it includes the best actor nomination as well. 

And Leo is not lucky with Oscars. 

But this film is unique. It is both monumental for the actor as well as for the director Alejandro González Iñárritu. 

Because it was built on hard work and dedication. And Leo had a hard time playing the role. He actually went on a strict diet and even stayed in the winter like climates to get into the act. 

In my pespective this will be his day.... Hopefully.

    

(03) Kung Fu Panda 3 : Rocks.

KP 3 resurrects the energy of the story it brought from the first. More funnier and graphically beautiful the film maker establishes strong back story from the first two and also brings the enhacements of the scope of the characters.

The best thing I like about this is the fun and jokes it provides the audience and it is re-enegizing entrance to the franchise.

For the christmas 2015 during holidays without nothing to do I decided to entertain my self with christmas spirit watching some classics and this years christmas specials.

(01) A very Murray Christmas (2015)

This is a unique take on a christmas special. Giving a fun and a witty perspective on Murray's personal life it takes a simple look on a christmas eve giving a fun filled celebration of christmas with Hollywood celebrities.

Personally loved it though many critics criticised it.

Rating - 3.5/5

(02) A garfield Christmas Special (TV Short 1987)

This is a personal favourite since I watched it when I was a kid during christmas and also as a fan of "Garfield".

There is this typical funny scenes from Garfield as well as the warmth of christmas with little little incidents inside the family.

(03) A Charlie Brown Christmas (TV Movie 1965)

A lovely christmas experience from unique boy's perspective and with his band of misfits. A beutiful look at life in the time of christmas.

Rating - 4/5

(04) Christmas Eve (2015)

This is a typical christmas time film but have a unique take connecting modern livelihoods of modern people in a witty manner.

Rating - 3.5/5

Christmas is a celebration for everyone. It brings people together. It's a festive season about a culture and a religion and how it perceives in the minds of the ones who celebrate it. So as a person who loves cultures and embraces them I personally follow up there artistic work for years and this is the first time I bring it to my blog.

Hope you enjoyed..!!!