Sudarshan's Movie & TV Reviews

Uh-oh! I expected this to be much better! I am going to split my review into two: The No-Spoiler section & the spoiler section, considering the fact that it hasn't been many days since it has released on Netflix. So everyone can read :) THE NO -SPOILER Part: The Defenders is like your street-level Avengers, where all the main Marvel Netflix characters - Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage & Iron Fist team up. I was so excited for this series ever since they announced this Marvel-Netflix show, and even more after seeing each of the characters' individual shows (excluding Iron Fist, coz if one had read my Review on Iron Fist , they'd know how much I hated it) . The very fact that these completely different, complex and interesting "superheroes" would team up to fight some crazy, evil villain, was a long wait I couldn't bear. This show has some good moments, but it also left me very disappointed in some aspects. I liked how in the beginning they to...

Oh boy. What a bummer. This movie looked so good as per the trailers! (Minor SPOILERS ahead) Kong: Skull Island is another take on King Kong, and this time to build universes! (Sigh!). I haven't watched the 2005 Peter Jackson's version. So I will not be able to draw any comparisons to that, or any of the previous iterations! Usually good action movies either have amazing action sequences, with not much emphasis on the story, some have great action scenes with some good character development and a heart and soul to it, some are just to be viewed as "mind-less popcorn flicks". Kong: Skull Island, in my opinion, failed to be either of these! Good things out first. Kong, visually, looks good. When he is wreaking havoc, it is fun to watch. The locations, and the special effects, were decent. The island was interesting and had a variety of environment, which added some element of anticipation. Some of the monsters were well-designed. Loved that shot of the shad...

Christopher Nolan. This man has continued to impress me ever since Batman Begins in 2005. His realistic, grounded and character driven movies, with engaging screenplay, and some amazing soundtrack/BGM by Hans Zimmer, provides for a memorable movie experience. All his movies are amazing to the level that you could probably call me a "Nolan-fanboy" :P, but don't worry. I'm not one of those extreme types who cannot accept the fact that not all his movies are out-of-this-world or fantastic, and that he does not get everything right! One can just say I love his movies a lot, that's all. ( NO SPOILERS) Hence, you can imagine my excitement for "Dunkirk", a real-life story about the evacuation of 400,000 soldiers stranded on this beach during World War II, waiting to be rescued, that was shot on the actual location, with actual planes and ships! Nolan is known for his minimalistic use of CGI, and you have to appreciate the efforts everyone in the crew takes...