Mohammad Kamran Jawaid

Animadversion: Yo, Joe!

The last tent-pole release of this summer, G.I. Joe The Rise of Cobra is a motion picture parable of a fast-paced... Published 23 Aug, 2009 12:00am

Frontseat: Love Aaj Kal, but not of the Kambakkht kind

Love Aaj Kal is the maiden venture of Saif Ali Khan`s Illuminati Productions about the modernisation of love versus... Published 09 Aug, 2009 12:00am

Love Aaj Kal, but not of the Kambakkht kind

Love Aaj Kal is the maiden venture of Saif Ali Khan`s Illuminati Productions about the modernisation of love versus... Published 09 Aug, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Young-looking, cantankerous, vampire hunter

To get the modalities out of the way, Blood the Last Vampire — the live-action, vampire-bashing motion picture out... Published 02 Aug, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Depression-era smooth criminal

An adaptation of the non-fiction book, Public Enemies Americas Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, ... Published 19 Jul, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Transform and roll-out

Those aware of Transformers and of Michael Bay`s history had an anxious case of pinches when Bay was announced the... Published 12 Jul, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Hag from hell

Drag Me to Hell is the title of the new horror film by Sam Raimi who we know better as the director of the... Published 21 Jun, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Up and away

Being one of the few studios whose titles are as much recognised as their logo of the Anglepoise hopping lamp — Luxo... Published 14 Jun, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Apocalyptic machines

In Salvation, the difference isn`t limited to its dull-grayish palette, or the heaps of scrap metal lying all over... Published 07 Jun, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Wolverine: berserker rage and the back-story

From the pestilence of being globally torrented (being downloaded an insane number of times through the bit torrent... Published 17 May, 2009 12:00am

Animadversion: Not Fast enough

Almost every critic finds some relevant scene s/he describes in the body of a film review. The scene could be either... Published 19 Apr, 2009 12:00am

AWARDS FEVER: The year of the Slumdog

The Oscar ceremony, whose American audience turnout had fallen to 32 million viewers last year, was retooled as a... Published 01 Mar, 2009 12:00am

ANIMADVERSION: Aging backwards, curiously

When months earlier, I saw the teaser of The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons, a fable set in modern times about a... Published 25 Jan, 2009 12:00am

ANIMADVERSION: Today`s agenda: assassinate Hitler, stop WWII

The lowdown on the latest Tom Cruise-starrer, ValkyrieThere are oh, so many ways to royally destroy a serious war... Published 15 Jan, 2009 12:00am

ANIM ADVERSION: Out In Africa

Madagascar Escape 2 Africa starts from where Madagascar left off ...ln Madagascar Escape 2 Africa, David Schwimmer ... Published 29 Nov, 2008 12:00am

ANIM ADVERSION: Finding Solace Between Explosions

Quantum of Solace begins with one of the earliest trademarks of the James Bond franchise — a harrowing chase ... Published 22 Nov, 2008 12:00am

ANIM ADVERSION: Where`s The Plot In This War On Terror?

Here we have a film about failed government cloak-and-dagger missions in Iraq and the Middle East.Leonardo DiCaprio... Published 01 Nov, 2008 12:00am

So you think African-Americans can`t debate?

I often wonder about cliché-less sports film based on an actual event. Clichéd by-products in film are often... Published 10 Feb, 2008 12:00am