Wednesday, April 9, 2014

NOAH – blasphemy or Aronofsky’s ultimate consciousness-raiser on derangement?

REVIEW by Ilyasau Ismail / Oevaru 

(Read review in Dhivehi)

OMG. Aronofsky’s ‪#‎Noah‬ (3 out of 5 stars) indeed is better than the book.

I didn’t enjoy the movie personally although I was stunned by the visual effects in 3D.

But there is the possibility of this film becoming a unique masterpiece from a gifted director and that this film may become a catalyst for a revolutionary cultural phenomenon that will spark eternal debate. Read more


Sunday, April 6, 2014

After “Titanic”, “Pompeii”?

REVIEW by Mariyam Raina

As Bollywood lovers, we found “Titanic” quite “Hindi” and wondered back then whether this was the reason why the film broke box office records when it came out in 1997. Read more

After Earth: What makes a movie bad?

REVIEW by Ilyasau Ismail

I have to seriously wonder about it as I watched ‘After Earth’ today, three days after it won three Razzie awards, and surprisingly, I found it a pleasant entertaining engagement instead. Read more