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Rush(2013)- Review Rush is a biographical sports film focusing on the 1976 Formula 1 Season and James Hunt & Nikki Laud a   in particular. Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) is a hot headed, buoyant, playboy British driver, while Lauda (Daniel Brühl) is a calm, intellectual, meticulous Austrian. The two initially cross paths in the formative years of their driving careers, in Formula 3. A minor incident during the London race of the 1970 Formula 3 season depicts the beginning of the fierce rivalry that was going to culminate in the coming years. Having gained experience in the lower tier of the motor sport, both the drivers wish to be in a Formula 1 car and on the top step of the podium. But this isn’t an easy task and will require getting rid of multiple speed breakers along the way. Both the drivers overcome their individual challenges and start their journey in F1. The 1976 season starts and the two are pegged to be the only major title contenders. The film then showcases the build-up t

Wonder Woman 1984(2020)- Review Wonder Woman 1984 is a superhero film, sequel to the original film   Wonder Woman (2017) . As its name   s uggests it is set in 1984 decades after Diana/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) helped stop World War I with the assistance of Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) who was eventually martyred in doing so, at the end of the first film. 66 years after that Diana is living in Washington D.C. working as an anthropologist in the Smithsonian Museum. She majorly leads a quiet & lonely life, functioning as a vigilantly from time to time and assisting local authorities curb petty crimes. The primary story starts when Diana gets acquainted with Barbara Ann Minerva (Kristen Wiig) a new employee at the museum. Barbara is a learned woman but fairly anonymous & ignored by her peers. The FBI has asked for the museum’s assistance and in turn Barbra’s to identify a few antiquities that were seized by them after a failed robbery attempt. Among these artefacts there is a drea

Suits(2011–2019)- Review Suits is a legal drama, primarily showcasing a law firm (initially Pearson Hardman), its workings an d   the stories few of few of its executives. It would have been a very much alike to the ubiquitous TV shows’ on lawyers/law firms, but Suits brings together a curl to the high flying lifestyle of lawyers, or as has been showcased on the screen. Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) is nothing short of a genius with his brilliant mind and photographic memory, but due to his unimpressive history in his previous years has stymied him in achieving his dream from becoming a lawyer. To make ends meet he takes on a few jobs whose legality can be questioned. When one of these jobs takes a dark turn, and Mike trying to fend off the police of his shoulder, serendipitously runs into Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht). Harvey is interviewing candidates for his firm. Harvey extremely impressed by Mike offers him the job despite knowing that he does not have a law degree. The basic

House(2004–2012)- Review House (previously called House, M.D.) is a medical drama that centers around Dr. Gregory House (Hugh   Laurie), he is an exceptional & brilliant doctor running the diagnostics department at Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. What he makes up in medicinal prowess is undone by his lack of social skills and carefree nature. He has a reputation of being erratic, unpredictable and extremely hard to work with. As his diagnostic skills & unconventional treatment methods which more often than not successful, are outmatched by most of his peers, the hospital has no option but to have him if they want to have a diagnostics department. The hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine, and long-time friend of House Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein), is the only person that can keep him in check, and only person that can tolerate him as a subordinate. House’s only friend is Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), head of the Department of Oncology. Throughout

The Princess Switch: Switched Again(2020)- Review The Princess Switch: Switched Again is a 2020 American Christmas romantic comedy, sequel to  The Princess Switch (2018).  It continues two years after the ending of its prequel, Stacy (Vanessa Hudgens) being married to Prince Edward (Sam Palladio) is now the Princess of Belgravia and Margaret (Vanessa Hudgens) is to ascend the throne of Montenaro after the death of the king and his successor choosing to abdicate. With the unexpected responsibility bestowed upon her, Margret finds herself in a conundrum and tries to juggle between her personal and her new ‘professional’ life which leads to Kevin (Nick Sagar) and her splitting up. Stacy and Olivia (Mia Lloyd), Kevin’s daughter, are heartbroken seeing this break-up, are trying their best to get them back together. This task is full of difficulties as Margret is fancied by a count/ his childhood friend/ his chief of staff Antonio Rossi (Lachlan Nieboer) who tries to stymie any new deve

Wonder (2017)- Review The 21st century has been all about materialistic possessions and the aesthetic value of everything, including humans. On the face of it we may be going with the now accepted notion, but deep inside we feel a sense of shallowness in judging it all from just its exterior. This feeling occupies a tiny space in our heart, of wanting to go beyond what is displayed. Wonder simply reaches out to this deep kept feeling of ours that we have been ignoring. Wonder is based on the 2012 novel of the same name by R. J. Palacio, which centres around 10-year old August “Auggie” Pullman (Jacob Tremblay) with Treacher Collins syndrome. He is nurtured and loved by his parents (Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson) and an elder sister (Izabela Vidovic), who have home-schooled him, but as he approaches 5th grade they feel he now needs to step out of the well protected bubble his parents have created from him. With a heavy heart and fear they enrol him in Beecher Prep, a private school. Au

Ford v Ferrari (2019)- Review Ford v Ferrari is drama based on the real story of Ford Motor Company trying to enter the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. The film introduces Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon), a former driver who won Le Mans in 1959 & owner of Shelby American a vehicle manufacturing company which he founded after his career as a racing driver was cut short due to medical conditions. Further, we are acquainted with Ken Miles (Christian Bale) a British racing driver and a part-time mechanic. Miles has a reputation of being a hot-head and being hard to work with. The real story then begins with executives of the Ford Motor Company (FMC) proposing to Henry Ford II of adding a racing division to the company which will be helpful in increasing sales. Ford convinced with his executives’ pitch agrees. Rather than build a division from scratch FMC thinks it would be better to acquire an existing racing team. A perfect opportunity presents itself as Ferrari is in the search for a buyer