Category Archives: commercial

Maleficent

Posted on June 15, 2014 by filmstruck

We’ve all heard the story of Sleeping Beauty, and as far as princesses go, Aurora was always a particularly passive one. She smiled and rejoiced at flowers and butterflies, pricked her finger on a needle as someone else prescribed she … Continue reading →

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Transcendence

Posted on April 20, 2014 by filmstruck

Memento. Batman Begins. The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight Rises. The Prestige. Inception. What’s common? Hah, you scoff. Easy question. Christopher Nolan! Know what else is common? Wally Pfister! What, you say. Who is that? The director of photography! Remember … Continue reading →

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The Lone Ranger

Posted on July 7, 2013 by filmstruck

I imagine this is how it happened. Jerry Bruckheimer, Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp met one evening to share drinks and reminisce about their spectacular collaborations, among which featured a nostalgic toast to the Pirates franchise and Rango. As the … Continue reading →

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Iron Man Three

Posted on April 30, 2013 by filmstruck

Iron Man 3 has Robert Downey Jr reprise his irreverent, badass Tony Stark avatar, but this time around, he is a bit subdued, struggling with ill-timed anxiety attacks, spending more time outside the suit than in, and facing a new … Continue reading →

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Hope Springs

Posted on January 1, 2013 by filmstruck

While Meryl Streep is generally a towering movie star, giving us performances that really wreck everything else in their path, she also seems to lapse into some errors of judgement and chooses sappy summer releases like Julie & Julia (which … Continue reading →

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Prometheus

Posted on December 25, 2012 by filmstruck

In all honesty, the fact that I watched Prometheus on a tiny airline screen probably put the movie at a disadvantage. Seriously, no director, least of all Ridley Scott, makes a movie for the in-flight entertainment audience, however discerning they … Continue reading →

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Lawless

Posted on November 30, 2012 by filmstruck

If Tom Hardy’s not careful, he’s going to end up stereotyped as a mean, not-so-lean, killing machine who grunts more than he talks and remains stubbornly taciturn and aloof in the face of grave emotional trauma. That’s because he’s JUST … Continue reading →

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Life of Pi

Posted on November 30, 2012 by filmstruck

In 2 hours and 7 minutes, director Ang Lee takes an unfilmable book which could be summed up as “Jungle Book in a boat” and shows us just what beautiful cinema can be. A wondrous visual journey, the movie is … Continue reading →

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Arbitrage

Posted on September 17, 2012 by filmstruck

From the trailer, it looked as if the movie was going to be a thriller set in the shady upper echelons of finance companies, with a murder mystery thrown in. But don’t worry if you don’t understand finance – the … Continue reading →

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The Dark Knight Rises

Posted on July 23, 2012 by filmstruck

The build-up to the most anticipated conclusion to the Dark Knight trilogy was of epic proportions. And the execution doesn’t disappoint. The Dark Knight goes out in style, in a story that celebrates heroism not just in the context of … Continue reading →

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