Hollywood movie review

  STORY: Based on D.H. Lawrence’s last work, the controversial 1928 novel, ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ is the story of Lady Constance Chatterley’s (Emma Corrin) audacious affair with her estate’s gamekeeper Oliver Mellors (Jack O’Connell). REIVEW: Owing to its explicit descriptions of sex and usage of words considered unmentionable in novels at the time, D.H.Lawrence’s ‘Lady Chatterley’s Lover’ was published privately in 1928 in Italy and in 1929 in France. The uncensored version of the book was published in the UK only in 1960, after a controversial trial challenging obscenity laws. The film opens on the wedding day of Constance Reid or Connie as she is called, and Sir Clifford Chatterley. As Clifford’s father toasts to the newly weds, he emphasizes on how there can now finally be a Chatterley heir. Clifford, however makes it clear that an heir is not the purpose of his marriage. It is, of course, love. The day after the wedding, Clifford has to leave for the war. And ...

  Story: Based on a book with the same name, ‘Devotion’ is a story of two brave US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War of 1950 and how they became the most celebrated wingmen of the American Navy. Review: From its opening scene itself, director J.D. Dillard’s epic war drama ‘Devotion’ establishes itself as a story about its characters as people and not a mindless actioner that glorifies guns and bloodshed. We are seamlessly introduced to a group of young US Naval fighter pilots, who are still earning their stripes in the training but it’s a comfort that cannot be afforded to them for long. The year is 1950 and soon it will be time for them to buckle up and start flying into the enemy zone. But before that happens, two most starkly distinct squadrons of the team form an unusual bond that goes beyond their self-belief, origin, colour and background. Ensign Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors), is America’s first Black pilot to earn his wings in the Naval training progr...

  Story: It’s Christmas time in California Valley, and Amanda must come up with a plan to secure the future of her son, Daniel, following her divorce from her spouse. The legal fight has left her with nothing except the custody of her son. When she meets Tony and Dougie, two down-on-their-luck misfits, she hatches a plan with them during the annual Christmas Derby, keeping her horse, Ace, at the center of the action. Review: ‘Ace & the Christmas Miracle’ is one of those films that’s packed with all the elements that can dampen your Christmas. It’s a film that deserves poor grades in all departments, right from direction to performance to editing to art direction. What could have been a feel-good Christmas special film turns out to be an extremely dull affair, enough to make you sleep. It checks all the boxes for films that typically go straight to DVD. This family comedy is amateurish, and one really wonders how such films pass the muster of actually being called ...

  STORY: Months into their relationship, young lovers—Hayley Taylor (Cora Kirk) and James Huges (Asa Butterfield)—are forced to be apart for the holidays until they decide they need to be together but are separated by a goofy circumstance. REVIEW: 'Your Christmas or Mine?' follows Hayley and James, a young couple who are madly in love. On Christmas eve, they both board their own trains to their hometown. The thought of being apart, on the other hand, drove them to make an impulsive decision to surprise each other by boarding the other person's train! They end up at each other's houses, unsuccessfully attempting to strike up a conversation with the other's families, whom they've never met before (still a bit early, as they know each other for just two months). Out in the country, Hayley learns that James is actually Hubert James, and that he is also extremely wealthy, as his father (Alex Jennings) is the Earl of Glumfertster. Meanwhile, in the city,...