'It is impossible to pin down the genius of David Bowie, to distill any kind of essence of that singer-songwriter-visionary-buccaneer-icon into a line or several.'
Interstellar is an incredible ride, a film that will scare and stupefy and drop jaws and make us weep, the kind of film that makes our hearts thump against our ribs for forty straight-minutes and makes us believe in the glory of the movies.
Raja Sen isn't reviewing Shuddh Desi Romance or telling you its story because he thinks you should have seen it already. Here's why he thinks this film is one of the year's most important releases.
Udta Punjab truly soars when being its own madcap beast, profane and powerful and preening.
The fact that a woman-centric film can challenge those increasingly inane hero-vehicles is certainly cause for celebration, raves Raja Sen.
Nebraska is not merely a black comedy, but one laced with light, with hope, with brightness. Black and White, then. Sometimes they do make 'em like they used.
'It might not be supercalafragilisticexpialidocious, sure, but at least it points us in that direction,' Raja Sen says after watching Saving Mr Banks.
Raja Sen reviews Birdman in three sentences, as a tribute to the film's brilliant one-take technique. We space out the review for easy reading.
Guardians Of The Galaxy takes place in a remarkable world drawn lovingly and beautifully by imaginative folks low on skin-coloured crayons.
Inside Llewyn Davis is a fantastic film, feels Raja Sen.
Take a bow, Shah Rukh Khan, raves Raja Sen.
Raja Sen confesses to not being able to stop raving about the spectacular La La Land.
Raja Sen feels Apoorva Lakhia's Zanjeer is an unwarranted, atrocious remake.
Quentin Tarantino's latest film is his most unpleasant, feels Raja Sen.
Finding Fanny strikes gold, raves Raja Sen.
Raja Sen's favourite bits from what was, overall, a glitzy but forgettable awards show.
Dil Dhadakne Do is like a really long episode of Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai where Satish Shah doesn't show up, says Raja Sen.
Chennai Express is a full throttle masala entertainment ruled by Shah Rukh Khan's star power
'Director Ali Abbas Zafar has directed a monstrous film, one with a repellent 70s-set storyline that makes no sense whatsoever, and a cast who should all hang their heads and offer up a minute's silence for assaulting their respective filmographies,' says Raja Sen after watching Gunday.
Bombay Velvet is an obviously shallow film, an all-out retro masala-movie with homage on the rocks and cocktail-shakers brimming with cliche.
Piku is a film with tremendous heart, raves Raja Sen.
It is a film worth watching and recommending and loving, like a novel you can't wait to lend to friends you care about.
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya is the kinda film Simran (of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge) would have loved, says Raja Sen.
Karan Johar talks about his much-awaited directorial venture Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
'Pratchett's work mocked the very idea of literary limitations, going from police procedural in one book to Christmas adventure in the next, from vampires to football, from the birth of motion pictures to the examining of religion itself.'
'For Aamir Khan, the producer of Delhi Belly, to shame these boys -- and the celebrities involved -- for swearwords and insults, is the most hypocritical thing in the world. Raja Sen calls out Aamir Khan on his criticism of the controversial AIB Roast.
Bhoothnath Returns has a few laughs but it ignores the basics, rants Raja Sen.
Rush is a rousing, thrilling film, feels Raja Sen.
'He was not a matinee idol. He was overweight and mostly seen in crumpled clothes. His scruffy, unshaven look had become his identifier and he did not seem to give a damn.'
Action Jackson is a drinking game of a film, one well over the so-bad-it's-good line, its main merit being that it holds some genuine surprises -- and makes sure its hero looks like a jackass, says Raja Sen.
Raja Sen feels Dedh Ishqiya is a genuinely smart film.
'Of the countless protagonists I encountered at the movies in 2015,' says Sukanya Verma, 'these seven are enduringly unique and notable. They possess that extra something that's not always on paper but earns distinction on the silver screen.'
A headline or a tweet or a status update should not, in a civil world, be allowed to contain a spoiler, rants Raja Sen.
Gone Girl is a finely-made frustration, often too polished for its own good, says Raja Sen.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is a good-looking film but lacks a good story, writes Raja Sen.
A Marvel film so good it makes all the others feel like a prologue, gushes Raja Sen. (Also, stay for the two end-credit scenes.)
Haider is a remarkable achievement and one of the most powerful political films we've ever made, a bonafide masterpiece that throbs with intensity and purpose.
Raja Sen says the only superpower Krrish has is that of boring the audience.
The Avengers: Age Of Ultron is one madly indulgent film says Raja Sen.
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