Avengers - Age of Ultron : The Bugle's Verdict

Like me, many others have been waiting to see Age Of Ultron, ever since the release of its first trailer way back in October 2014. I can say in the very least, that it has kept up to the name of its predecessor and Joss Whedon yet again presents a film which is loaded, both in its action and the philosophical quotient. The movie leads from where Captain America : The Winter Soldier ended. After retrieving Loki’s sceptre from a...

Margarita With A Straw : The Bugle's Verdict

If I could choose 4 words to describe Margarita with a straw, they’d be – bold, innocent, revolutionary and beautiful. Director Shonali Bose gives film enthusiasts a recipe so strong, so rich, that its aftertaste could be felt long after one stepped out of the theatre.  Kalki Koechlin plays Laila, a Delhi girl with cerebral palsy. For a girl with minimum motor skills, Laila is intelligent, talented and not one to let her...

Mr.X (3D) : The Bugle's Verdict

Mr.X (3D) is the latest product from the Vishesh Films banner, directed by Vikram Bhatt, the prince of horror and CGI films in India (RGV’s the king). Let’s start off by stating that yet again, Vikram Bhatt doesn’t disappoint, as in the fact that he shows no intention to make a plausible film, sticking to his professional motto that he has adopted for many of his past films - Make a film. Add a pinch of 3D. Add some Emraan Hashmi...

Broken Horses : The Bugle's Verdict

With Broken Horses, ace director and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra tries to sink his feet into Hollywood. Having fully steered the venture; producing, directing and co-writing it with Abhijat Joshi, Chopra tries to instil the emotional quotient from his Bollywood hits into American Wild West culture. Let’s see if the effort was up to it. For those familiar with Chopra’s cult classic, Parinda, Broken Horses is essentially its scene...

Dharam Sankat Mein : The Bugle's Verdict

Save your money, time and sanity and stay away from this farce. Stay a mile away from the theatre screening this movie, for good measure. Words cannot begin to describe the excruciating routine we had to go through to present you with this first-hand review for the Paresh Rawal-starrer, Dharam Sankat Mein. The name of the movie is a play on the name of the main character, Dharam Pal Trivedi. A non-religious Hindu Brahmin, discovers...

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy : The Bugle's Verdict

Dibakar Banerjee had taken up the task of capturing Sharadindu Bandhopadhyay’s popular Bengali detective on the silver screen. The venture has materialised into Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! The Bugle would like to declare that with this one, the ace has outshone himself, with style. The year is 1943. The city is Calcutta, and British India is reeling under the effects of World War II. A young Bihari-Bengali student (Bakshy) is approached...

Furious 7 : The Bugle's Verdict

Fast and Furious 7. The name in itself evokes a flurry of expectations. It’s the end of a saga, one which inspired many to indulge in some really rash driving and ignore the “Stunts performed by professionals” warning. If expectation is something that propels you to see this movie, do yourself a favour and ditch this one. We don’t know about fast, but this surely left us feeling furious. The film begins, showing Dom and Brian,...