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Queen of Katwe – Crowned!!!

queen_of_katwe_posterQueen of Katwe – Crowned!!!

To experience the world, you can either travel or watch cinema. Queen of Katwe is your ticket to Uganda South Africa not only into their streets but into their hearts too. It is not the color of the skin that matters when it comes to human stories; you don’t need killer looks to woo the heart of audiences; all you need is a simple story with a true conviction. Indeed, Queen of Katwe is a biography a true story. Mira Nair – Take a Bow; you make us proud.

The film is based on Tim Crother’s book “The Queen of Katwe: A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl’s Dream of Becoming a Grandmaster” converted into a screenplay by William Wheeler. Mira Nair The Director keeps it suttel without overwhelming us with any of the experience; be it their poverty, misery or victory. She makes the experience as simple as any other walk of life. The background score or the slum melody strikes the right chord into your heart without making you feel alienated. You connect instantly.

The evolving Queen is the girl Phiona living in the slums of Katwe meeting up to the day to day struggles. So much is the scarcity of the water that for months they are deprived of water to bathe their body. So much is the scarcity of food that they hardly have any food to eat. Yet what top lines the film are not these challenges but the journey of a hers from slums to going places putting herself on the global map with the World Chess Olympiads and gets herself crowned making her family, her peers, her slum, her country proud.

Phiona meets Robert a missionary who teaches children how to play chess. This is where her life begins to change, her moves are gifted, the intelligence is at the par where she can think of 8 moves ahead and plays chess at such an ease that it put others to discomfort. Robert picks it up rightly and follows the path that is unknown that takes them to the victory creating the History.

Robert wins your heart too while attempting to win the heart of the school principal seeking permissions for the slum children to participate the chess contest. Their entry in the game that would change their lives game. Robert with his persuasion overcomes Phiona’s mom’s hesitations too smoothly and gets her nod too to let the girl participate. She does and than it’s a non stop journey of success until you lose. And as they “Losing is just winning in the opposite direction”. Losing a competition evolves Phiona to a level where she gets crowned brilliantly overcoming hurdles.

Queen of Katwe rules for its cast too. Madina Nalwanga plays Phiona and roars as a Queen. David Oyelowo plays Robert, the Coach, depicting rightly to put you across in life, you need a coach, a guru, a friend it could be anybody that meets you and enlightens your path. Lupita Nyong’o plays the mother of the Queen; queen herself in the attributes that form her a great onscreen mother. Ethan another child artist who plays Benjamin is so adorable that you would fall in love with him. He performs brilliantly when he wins his game at a competition.

You must visit Queen of Katwe

Verdict: Gold****

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REVIEW: Once upon a time in Hollywood – A Classic Cocktail.

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Quentin Tarantino gives a great twisted cinema that showcases the fictional series of fifties “Bounty Law” starring Rick Dalton essayed by Leonardo DiCaprio who shares a great camaraderie with his Stuntman Cliff played by Brad Pitt, who continues to kill people with his looks and what a role he essays in this one is mind-blowing. Every time Rick tells him, he is a great friend, Cliff mentions “I try”. These are some real moments of the films that wins over you. 
Cherry though small but it tops the cake; Al Pacino is that cherry, not on the cake but on this Hollywood cocktail, with his sheer presence in a little role adds volume making Once upon a time in Hollywood a Classic Cocktail bringing the best Cinema Alive. 


The trio are stellar. But the story belongs to the Two Men Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio along with the Quentin Tarantino story telling that keeps you mesmerized with the way the film is shot, the colors, the humor, the cinematic philosophy is class apart here. One of the scenes Leonardo DiCaprio will remind you of the role Mr. Bachchan essayed in Sharabi.  The conflict the actor faces with his own self and how he does a self-talk. The conversation between the little girl played by Julia Butters and Leonardo DiCaprio is the language of cinema bringing great laughs with great thoughts. 
The film has an ensemble cast that do their parts well putting it all together to a applaudable climax; The film is highly entertaining and it will ride you through various genres effectively, high on engagement, tantalizing your mind with various elements that are intriguing making Once Upon a time in Hollywood a Great Classic Cocktail.. Art at its best. A great Quentin Tarantino film.

A must watch for Cinema Lovers. 
PK Verdict: Gold Plus

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ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP – Official Trailer

A decade after Zombieland became a hit film and a cult classic, the lead cast (Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone) have reunited with director Ruben Fleischer (Venom) and the original writers Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick (Deadpool) for Zombieland 2: Double Tap. In the sequel, written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and Dave Callaham, through comic mayhem that stretches from the White House and through the heartland, these four slayers must face off against the many new kinds of zombies that have evolved since the first movie, as well as some new human survivors. But most of all, they have to face the growing pains of their own snarky, makeshift family. Directed by: Ruben Fleischer Written by: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and Dave Callaham Produced by: Gavin Polone Executive Producers: Paul Wernick Rhett Reese Rebecca Rivo Ruben Fleischer David Bernad Cast: Woody Harrelson Jesse Eisenberg and Emma Stone Abigail Breslin Rosario Dawson Zoey Deutch Luke Wilson

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The Post – Enthralling Engrossing Entertaining

Steven Spielberg’s posts a great cinema on the celluloid not just by bringing the era alive but also giving you goose bumps on how journalism can evolve and create a history out of the history.

 

The PostThe Post is the classic story of American Journalism that includes the stellar actors Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep. Meryl Streep is brilliant in her act and shines with her sheer performance playing Katharine Graham. Tom Hanks plays Ben The Editor and his act is class apart too. He is always at the ease of his act shining in his performance.

Based on the true story of the year 1971, where Media roars and tries to bring the house down of the Then President Nixon, exposing the situation US government on their take during the Vietnam war. Right journalism is nothing but ringing in the better society. The Post does that. The people involved do that, inspired by true events, Steven Spielberg gives you the drama you become part of. Nail biting decision makings makes you feel part of the drama making you wait to hear “Go Ahead” that becomes your inner voice too.

The film is not just a visual delight it is intellect delight too. For the validation of facts, one may have to google out some history on the subject, otherwise The Post leaves a mark as a great Enthralling Engrossing Entertainer this weekend from the west inspired by true events.

Verdict: Gold****

 

 

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