A recently divorced advocate, spends her time on the train commuting daily to a route. She recently had a miscariage which led her to be dependent on alcohol. But that’s what she thinks, the real reason is something totally different.
On the route her eye catches on a woman who she relates herself with. One day she sees a man with that woman who is not her husband and suddenly everything changes.
What’s to like about THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN?
Women lead film
A bit different from the original
Covers all the aspects like blackmail,betrayal, murder, vengeance and police investigation
Plot twist
Some questionable loopholes
It seems that after half time the movie seems to lose its trajectory. Some questionable things are that if Mira (Parineeti) did know Jimmy Bagga then how she seems to have missed who her daughter is.
What do we have to say about it?
We would like to give a ⅗ stars. Though it seems a full package but it still misses some things.
After her boyfriend breaks up with her Indoo (Kiara Advani) seeks for a new, perfect partner online and there she meets Samar (Aditya Seal) who is Pakistani. A terrorist is also on the loose in the city. This movie focuses on the friendships, the relations between India and Pakistan.
What’s to like about INDOO KI JAWANI?
India’s view from a Pakistani’s eyes and Pakistani’s view from an Indian eye
What are some problems with INDOO KI JAWANI?
It is very un-funny and stretched uselessly.
Lack of punch lines
Though the humor is missing but some lines border line silly.
What do we have to say about it?
We give this movie a ⅕ stars. From full-on Pakistan-bashing to half-hearted jingoism and from preaching about not judging a book by its cover to saying that all Indians are highly judgmental, ‘Indoo Ki Jawani’ tries to go everywhere and reaches nowhere. The film’s narrative seems a bit confused. It seems a total waste of time. It is too focused on mining laughs from the girl’s awkward attempts to lose her virginity.
The story is based on a girl, Bloom, whose life turns upside down when she discovers she is a fairy. And she has no idea of the mystical “Otherworld”. There are ones who are Fairies and there are ones who are specialists. The specialists save from the evil burned ones. Bloom is a fire fairy and due to her significance she is wanted by the burned ones.
Bloom lies to her parents and comes to Alfea – the magic world, where she comes across some life changing truths about herself and are biological parents. Bloom even learns her links to some influential personalities of Alfea.
What’s to like about Fate: The Winx Saga
The series shows an emotional side and also the bullying students face in schools.
It is a story about 4 friends facing the heat from others and finds out the truth about Bloom. It even shows the value of friends.
It gives us suspense. It points at which season one ends keeps us on our toes and eagerly waiting for the second one.
It’s totally binge-able in a sitting having just 6 episodes and an interesting plot line.
Some questionable loopholes
Beatrix’s Prison – if she was a powerful spy and an enemy then why was her prison not under proper security?
Secret chamber guarding – if the secret chamber has Rosalind then why wasn’t it guarded. This show seems to have a lot of problems about the securities.
Stella’s Escape – if she was the princess of Solaria – the kingdom which has a lot of military force and security then how did she escape so easily?
Death and Return of Andreas – Silva’s killed him in order to protect the city from the genocidal maniac Rosalind but they should have checked the body if he’s really dead or not. And in the finale how he just reappeared suddenly is highly questionable.
Fireproof Clothes – How does the clothes not catch fire and everything else does. It’s very disturbing as in the end she even transforms into a full fairy and get fire wings yet not a scratch on her clothes.
What do we have to say about it?
We would give a ⅗. Though it has some tempting elements but it still lacks a lot of crucial elements. It is currently streaming on Netflix.
The story is based upon the time when young girls are about to make a debut in the london marriage market. The protagonist “Daphne Bridgerton” is admired the most by the queen and she is the eldest daughter of the Bridgerton family.
There is another family of the Featheringtons who are very envious of the Bridgertons and their 4 daughters are also about to make a debut in the market. They also need to take care of a girl who is a distant cousin of the Featheringtons “Marina Thompson” who is far prettier than the other daughters and who later turns out to be pregnant.
Daphne does not get proper suitors and is very desperate to find one. Meanwhile she meets with “Simon Basset” the Duke of Hastings, who she finds annoying at first but later she develops feelings for him. The duke is also in love with her, but both are unaware of the love for each other. The duke had an unpleasant relationship with his father and made a vow to him on his deathbed that he would never give an heir to the throne. Due to this he has no intention of marrying any one.
Daphne and Simon are seen kissing in the garden and they are seen by Daphne’s brother “Anthony Bridgerton” (Viscount) and he gets so furious of Simon that he challenges a duel.
After the duel Simon agrees to marry Daphne. Firstly the marriage just seems something of an arrangement but then they are very happily into it.
Later Daphne finds out about the vow and forcefully tries to get pregnant but fails. This again leads to tension in their marriage. And at last all the misunderstandings are cleared and they are blessed with a son.
On the other side Marina Thompson is forced to marry any suitor in order to keep a secret of her pregnancy. She even traps Colin Bridgerton to marry her but the truth is revealed and the marriage is cancelled.
What’s to like about Bridgerton?
If you are a fan of Gossip Girl then you will definitely like Bridgerton. In this series there is a Lady Whistledown who seems to move the story forward.
We can see a very different set of British vocabulary which I found very interesting.
There is a sense of suspense which kept me on my toes to keep looking forward to on what will happen next
It is a small and wholesome series of 10 episodes which can be binged watched in a go.
The scenic views are also very breath-taking and even the wardrobes of the character are well chosen and apt.
What do we have to say about Bridgerton?
We would like to rate it a 5/5. It is a really good show and a must watch. Currently streaming on Netflix.
The boys in the band is an american drama produced by Joe Mantello. Well regarding this movie I had very mixed feelings watching this.
The plot is about Micheal(Jim Parsons) who is set on hosting a birthday party for Harold(Zackery Quinto) who he hates. He hates Harold as he is always being called out by him. The guests for the party are Donald (Matt Bomer), whose analyst has cancelled his appointment; Emory (Robin de Jesús), the most different one in the group; Bernard (Michael Benjamin Washington), the only black man; Hank (Tuc Watkins), who has left his wife and children, and Larry (Andrew Rannells) who are in a relationship but have differing views on commitment and monogamy. One unexpected addition is Cowboy (Charlie Carver), a pretty but dumb escort (as everyone makes sure to let him know) Emory hires for Harold.
Here as the party continues Micheal’s old roommate stops by to give him a visit despite Micheal averting it. The party starts smoothly only to get to a lot of banter.
Micheal after being instigated from Harold’s words and also in order to get out what was going on with his roommate. The game was simple to call a person who means something to you, tell him your name and lastly was to tell them that you love them.
” If we could just not hate ourselves so much “
-Michael (The Boys in the Band)
This movie shows the side of homosexual which is often not seen or ignored out in public. All the guests are shown with their 2 sides, first is their queer side during their arrival and second is the person inside them who even after coming out of the closet is still afraid of his place in the society.
They feel ashamed of their status. This movie shows the rejected love of the people and how much disturbed they become after contacting them. It shows that part of a person who loves someone but cannot express it to them be it due any reason. They couldn’t express it because the other person was either straight or the other person was too shy to accept them as their lovers.
This movie shows how a homosexual person works in this society or what they think before coming out. This movie is a remake of the original Boys in the band of 1968. This movie really covers a crucial part but still not as a movie, it could work as a short documentary or a play. This movie might not be preferred by all the audiences.
I CANNOT RECOMMEND THIS ENOUGH!! It is an irresistible fantasy. It is the best chick flick movie I’ve seen so far in 2020. Being a Darren Star movie we cannot expect anything less than this. We are all aware of his masterpiece, Sex and the City (both series and movies) and it needs no introduction.
Why this series stands out than others –
EMILY!! EMILY!! EMILY!! EMILY!!
The city of love – PARIS
The clothes worn by everyone
Mindy, Emily and Camille
It has a total of 10 episodes in a season with about 25 min average per episode. You can binge watch it in a go. It shows a story of a girl who was not supposed to end up for a year in Paris but as her boss cannot go, she gets the chance to go.
” Chinese people are mean behind your back. French people, mean to your face “
Mindy (Emily in Paris)
Emily faces many many challenges in Paris but she always pleases everyone and her charm is loved and she is wanted by everyone. Though there are some cliche parts like there is a bitch boss who till the very end doesn’t like her, the first boy she sees in Paris, she falls in love with her, everyone hates her in the beginning but then magically everyone likes her except her boss of course.
Emily and Mindy
Emily has a magic where she can clear all the problems. She is very passionate about her job and she is a very humble and down to earth person. She started from just 20 followers to 25k+ followers and her instagram influence helped her grab many clients and win a heart or two. And unintentionally became an influencer.
This show will fill your heart as it has a lot of croissants, wines, laughers, friendships, tiny bit of heart breaks and a lot of chic and Paris at heart.
Cast – Alice Braga, Hemky Madera, Alfonso Herrera, Veronica Falcon, Justina Machado, Peter Gadiot, Gerardo Taracena, Joaquim de Almeida
Directed by – M.A. Fortin, Joshua John Miller
Produced by – Robert J. Wilson Lorenzo, O’Brien MAtthew J., Lieberman Judd Rea
Seasons released so far – 4
IMDb Ratings – 7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes – 68%
Story line –
This is a powerful story of Teresa Mendoza who is a woman in her early 20s who comes to the US as her drug dealing boyfriend is murdered in Mexico and she wants to avenge his death. Little did she know that her life was about to be changed forever. She then seeks refuge in Dallas after which she is set to run a drug cartel all on her own. She faces near death experience many many times but she is always saved.
Our Views –
This series focuses more on women taking incharge and changing the rules of the game and these things are done very flawlessly.
This is definitely a worth watching show for numerous reasons like it’s full of suspense, drama, good scenes, good acting and ofcourse Alice Braga herself!!
When you initially start watching, the first episode will give you the “Narcos” vibes and it might be what you might say is a lady narcos.
As the starting shows us how Teresa runs away from a drug cartel and then held as a refugee and there we can see all the action that we possibly can and then the rate of action declines as the plot matures. At the very first scene the end is shown where Teresa is already running this business and she on the top.
Her aura in the whole series is that of a lone wolf, a lioness and a fighter who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. She is loyal, she wants revenge in the start but later she is calm and she learns about herself that this is what she is made for.
Though the story revolves around Teresa Mendoza but the important part is played by Camila Vargas and Epifanio. The reason for putting this one in the Hispanic section is of course of its Mexican culture influence and its more than self explanatory of being in this section.
Cast – Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Uzo Aduba, Natasha Lyonne, Danielle Brooks, Dascha Polanco, Kate Mulgrew, Laverne Cox, Nick Sandow, Jason Biggs
Directed by – Jodie Foster
Produced by – Jenji Kohan, Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
Seasons released so far – 7
IMDb Ratings – 8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes – 90%
Story Line –
The main plot revolves around a girl who ends up in jail for helping her girlfriend by being a drug mule for her. And it revolves around how her life is in prison and how it changes during the course of time. Her course of time is 15 months and there are many new relationships of her with the inmates
Our View –
First of all I would like to clear that this show not basically focuses on the Latinas or specifically the Hispanics but they have a majority of the cast which is Latina and for that reason I have selected this series to be considered for the Hispanic Heritage Month series.
It is based on a real life of Piper Kerman, and the show is based on her bestselling memoir. The show is really good and it shows how the inmates live in the prison with some real life troubles and some moments which are fiction but it gives a pretty good view of it.
When i first started watching Orange is the New Black I found it very entertaining as all the characters are given a very different back story. This show has brilliant writers and also should be recommended to a person who enjoys an open minded show.
This show will make you laugh, it will make you cry and sometimes you might even find it boring but its definitely worth your time. This show even touches numerous topics like #MeToo, ICE and immigration and many more.
This show is also very popular as it features a transgender person, Laverne Cox known as Sophia Bursett on the show. Her acting skills and her performance is absolutely to the mark.
This show is no doubt long but it is also worth watching all the way to the end.
Cast – Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte,Itziar Ituño,Pedro Alonso,Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, María Pedraza, Darko Perić, Kiti Mánver, Hovik Keuchkerian, Rodrigo de la Serna.
Directed by – Alex Rodrigo
Produced by – Alex Pina
Seasons released so far – 4
IMDb Ratings – 8.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%
Story Line –
The story line is based on a criminal mastermind who calls himself the Professor who brings 8 thieves to lock themselves and take hostages of the Royal Mint and the Bank of Spain as he guides the thieves and tells them the further elaborated plan. The interesting thing is Professor gave names of all the thieves the name of the cities.
Our Views –
(Spoiler Alert!!)
The part focuses on starting the elaborated heist. First starts with getting all the thieves together at a place and giving them a name like Tokyo, Berlin, Nairobi, Moscow, Rio, Denver, Helsinki and Oslo.
They start the heist of the Royal Mint. The police assign the negotiator and Professor involved romantically with her.
In this part or in fact in the whole series we can see that almost for every hiccup in the plan the Professor has a counter plan lined up and everything goes good.
The role of the Professor has given justice to his role very flawlessly. I have enjoyed many Spanish shows but this turns out to be one of the best one.
As this is the first part and the story just starts to unfold and the anticipation is very high and it’s so fun to see all the problems the heist gives to the thieves and how the professor guides.
In the part 2 of money heist it can be seen that it has been rushed as compared to the first season. There are times when we hate Tokyo due to her deeds in the heist and how that creates trouble for the Professor.
Here Berlin dies and at that point starts to get very attached with him. But he then sacrificed himself for the team.
At the end of part 2, after the heist is completed we get back and start thinking that there is no way this story can continue but then they throw a romantic angle which is then led to a new vendetta seeking heist.
All the actors have their adequate importance and all did their part very flawlessly. Even though you enjoyed the part 1 and 2 very much there still might be chances that you may not enjoy the part 3 and 4.
We can see that now it’s not only the question of heist but this time it’s personal and they even face betrayal from their own inner circle.
In the upcoming part 5 the show takes a U turn and some angle might be explored in the heist.
Produced by – Endemol Shine India, MAdhavani’s Ram Madhavani Films
Story Line –
After her pharma baron husband Tej Sareen (Chandrachur Singh) is murdered by a masked man, Aarya (Sushmita Sen) takes it upon herself to get to the bottom of the truth and bring the culprit to justice. While the family reels in distress, Jawahar warns Aarya about the danger they all are in. When she visits Sangram in the jail, a shock awaits her. Aarya is threatened by an unknown assailant, which ups her worry about her children’s safety, who are dealing with their own problems. But she finds an unlikely ally in Daulat. Danger strikes Aarya and her family once more, and the relentless Khan searches her house yet again. Fed up, Aarya decides to take the bull by the horns and meets Shekhawat. As Aarya dives deep into the business, she faces her first challenge.
In the meantime, Khan goes after Hina for information, while Jawahar and Daulat get into a scuffle. The worst has happened and Aarya goes looking for Jawahar. Distressed, she informs Shekhawat about a change in plan, only to find him uncaring. How will she keep her kids safe? Aarya shares with Veer and Aru the challenges she has been facing, and promises to end all the suffering with a master plan. Will everything fall into place? Despite losing the case, Khan is adamant to find the truth. As another tragedy strikes and the family is in the depths of despair, Aarya is left with a fresh dilemma.
Our Views –
First of all the plot set is amazing and some of the twists shown throughout the season are mind blowing. It focuses mainly on the extent to which a parent can go to protect its family. Sushmita really did come back with a bang. This series can get you hooked up very easily and you will complete in a weekend.
Though it has its own share of melodrama and fluff and sometimes it feels very predictable scenes but other than that its a much watch. The series contain of 9 episodes each of approximately 1 hour long so technically it would just take 9 hours to complete the whole series in a go ( if you are a binge watcher).
Cast – Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford
Director -Lee Toland Krieger
Writers – J. Mills Goodloe, Salvador Paskowitz
Producer – Tom Rosenberg, Sidney Kimmel, Gary Lucchesi
Storyline –
Adaline Bowman (Blake Lively) has miraculously remained a youthful 29 years of age for nearly eight decades, never allowing herself to get close to anyone lest they discover her secret. However, a chance encounter with a charismatic philanthropist named Ellis Jones (Michiel Huisman) reawakens Adaline’s long-suppressed passion for life and romance. When a weekend with Ellis’ parents threatens to expose the truth, Adaline makes a decision that changes her life forever. A reflex causes her heart to slow, and her breathing to stop, before a bolt of lightning hits her car, prompting a compression of electrons in her DNA that will be discovered in the year 2035, and named the Bowman Principle. Thanks to this unusual occurrence, the story goes, Adaline “will never age another day.”
Our Views –
Personally I feel that Blake’s performance is always so sympathetic and appealing and on the point to its character. Blake looks very young and stunning but her speech is all very old and wise. She has all the wisdom and benefits of the age and none of the disadvantages.
Aging can depend on the way we look at it. This whole movie depends on it but in all it seemed a very slow moving movie. It could have shown what Adaline could have done with her immortal life. The last part of the movie is very good for a romantic heart and leaves you teary- eyed.
JL 50 follows a CBI officer, Shantanu Das (Abhay), who is tasked with investigating a plane crash. It turns into a top secret mission as they realize that the plane that crashed somewhere in northern Bengal took off from a Kolkata (then Calcutta) airport 35 years ago.
Our Views –
India doing a Sci-Fi movie with a good taste is really rare. But here they really went out of the way and created a masterpiece. JL50 talks about a very unique subject which is rarely talked about in any other Indian movie and that is Time Travel. Though the web series is based on a real story, they have very beautifully linked it with Time Travel.
Pankaj Kapoor says “Time never moves, Time is always present” in the beginning of the series and it seems on this basis they have explained the whole series. Pankaj Kapoor aka Professor Das appears to be very fishy right from the start. An airplane goes missing with some important delegates in it and in order to investigate it, a plane which was lost 35 years ago is recovered (with 2 survivors).
Abhay Deol aka Shantanu keeps the story rolling forward as being the lead CBI investigator. He is not a believer of time travel until all the other possibilities are not ruled out. He was left at an orphanage and he never got to get closure about his parents but due to time travel he got to know that the survivor of the time travel actually turns out to be his mother.
It explains a time travel mystery with the sources of the explanation which dates back to the times of Emperor Ashoka and later solved by a scientist in 1984. This web series is on Sony LIV with 4 episodes each and not more than 35 min each is easy to watch in a go. And it’s definitely highly recommended.
Produced by – Boney Kapoor, Mukesh Talreja, Sunil Manchanda, Gautam Jain, Naresh Agarwal
Story line –
Arya’s life changes when she is brutally gang-raped by a group of spoiled rich students from her school and two of their house helps. Her stepmother seeks justice and takes the help of a detective to teach the perpetrators a lesson. Devki, a biology teacher, seeks help from DK, a private detective, and vows to get revenge after her stepdaughter’s rapists are acquitted by the court.
Our Views-
The movie plays Sridevi as the central character. And it is a revenge based plot seeks by the rape victim’s mother (Sridevi) on the culprits. The story is like “PINK” but this movie does not show the faults in the justice system but how a common mother seeks revenge. Regardless the differences her 18 year old daughter has with her, still that does not stop her from taking revenge for her.
The best moments of the film are all the different ways she meets DK (Nawazuddin Siddiqui), be it in the art gallery of ‘Modern Art’ or be it at the metro station or any other place. The movie gives many messages and it focuses on how the whole family all goes through the trauma which the victim also goes through.
Thankfully there is not much melodrama unlike other typical bollywood films. And I especially liked the tactics Sridevi used to take revenge. Sridevi and Nawazuddin Siddhiqui has been flawless as ever but Akshay’s role could have given more depth being the main investigating officer of the case.
This movie was the last movie of Sridevi and she did an outstanding job. May her soul rest in peace.
On the occasion of their 30th anniversary, Kamal and Neelam invite their family and friends on a cruise. However, on the journey, they learn many life lessons and change for the better. The story is narrated by a dog and its voice is given by Aamir Khan. While hosting a shipboard holiday for relatives and friends, a wealthy but dysfunctional family must face the ugly truths under their flawless facade.
Our Views –
Initially the movie was not very appealing to me but wanted to watch it anyway, so one fine afternoon i sat down determined to watch the whole movie and guess what i really loved it and now it has become my constant mood uplifter.
I feel it is a must watch for everybody. It is one of the old comforting films which you watch on a chilly winter afternoon in a blanket. The drama takes place keeping the “rich” people in mind but the situation feels familiar and genuine. For the people who loved “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara” will definitely love this one by Zoya Akhtar as well.The story revolves around Priyanka having a troubled marriage but a successful career and a spark starts once again as her ex Farhan on the cruise, the spark which was once set off by Anil. Ranvir has a business on his hands but he wanted to start an aviation company and falls in love with a dancer he met on the cruise. And Anil’s and Shefali’s marriage is on the verge of taking a toll but it takes a better turn in the end. It comes with a full package for upper class people and their common problems like couple misfits, return of ex’s, spoiled brat, love and trust issues between friends and loved ones, family plans, craving for credit, strict parents etc. No matter how many times you watch it, you never get bored of it.
To Watch Next 