Top Movies to Watch Out in December 2016

Brace yourself, as the this December is going to be full of entertainment and drama.Some of the most awaited movies are opening in theaters near you.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

The second installment of the modern Star Wars Saga is all set to release on December 16.The film stars Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Rogue One is set in the Star Wars universe some time after the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and shortly before the events of the original Star Wars.Rogue One is planned to to be the first in what is known as The Star Wars Anthology Series with other films in the series expected to focus on Han Solo and Boba Fet.The trailer looks promising and MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU.

Story Line : Jyn Erso, a Rebellion soldier and criminal, is about to experience her biggest challenge yet when Mon Mothma sets her out on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. With help from the Rebels, a master swordsman, and non-allied forces, Jyn will be in for shjnomething bigger than she thinks.

 

 

Collateral Beauty (2016)

Staring Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kiera Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet and Helen Mirren this magical experience is about a man who has a completely different perspective about life.From the academy award winner producer of SPOTLIGHT, it will show the connection of Love, Time and Death 

Story Line : Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty. 

 

 

Assassin's Creed (2016)

"Your destiny is in your blood".20th Century Fox and UbiSoft brings you the movie adaption of much publicized, highly acclaimed game. Starring  Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender and Essie Davis this brings you an action packed adventur.The six years old game series, Ubisoft has established the Assassin's Creed franchise.

Story Line:When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society. 

Patriots Day(2016)

An account of the Boston Marathon bombing, PATRIOTS DAY is the powerful story of a community’s courage in the face of adversity.
Story Line:In the aftermath of an unspeakable attack, Police Sergeant Tommy Saunders (Mark Wahlberg) joins courageous survivors, first responders and investigators in a race against the clock to hunt down the bombers before they strike again. Weaving together the stories of Special Agent Richard DesLauriers (Kevin Bacon), Police Commissioner Ed Davis (John Goodman), Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese (J.K. Simmons) and nurse Carol Saunders (Michelle Monaghan) this visceral and unflinching chronicle captures the suspense of one of the most sophisticated manhunts in law enforcement history and celebrates the strength of the people of Boston. 

 Dangal(2016)

This is one of the most awaited movie of Amir Khan. He has transformed himself completely for the role of Mahavir Singh Phogat.After gaining 28 kg. for the initial shoot, Aamir Khan lost 25 kg. in 20 weeks to portray the younger(25 years old) character of Mahavir Singh Phogat.

Story Line:  Biopic of Mahavir Singh Phogat, who taught wrestling to his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta Phogat. Geeta Phogat was India's first female wrestler to win at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, where she won the gold medal (52 kg) while her sister Babita Kumari won the silver (55 kg).

 

 

 

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Dear Zindagi : Reviews

Four years after her much-appreciated debut with English Vinglish, filmmaker Gauri Shinde is back with another female protagonist-centred story that aims to unsettle cliches in our judgemental society - Dear Zindagi.  Kaira (Alia) is an unconventional photographer and uses the situation to her advantage to deliver the results.Dr Jehangir Khan (played by Shah Rukh), an excellent therapist, who helps her to overcome the internal problems.
When we meet Kaira aka Koko (Alia Bhatt) in Dear Zindagi first, she is working on a set. Looking at the world through a lens, constructing pretty images. We know, from her smile, and from the appreciative comments of her co-workers, that she is good at what she does.
Starring Alia Bhatt as the lead and Shah Rukh Khan as her psychiatrist, Dear Zindagi is about Kaira (Alia) - an aspiring cinematographer who does small ads and projects but wants to shoot an entire feature film. The introductory sequence - with Kaira’s confident banter and hands-on body language - assures us that she is truly talented and knows her job well. However, when she is offered a big break in a feature film, she is not sure if it is because of her talent or because one of the co-producers finds her hot. This co-producer,Raghavendra (Kunal Kapoor), is also the one with whom Kaira is cheating on her current love, Sid (Angad Bedi).
 

Soon, we get to know Kaira and her problems - a career woman who isn’t sure whether she should thank her talent or looks for the opportunities and one who is dealing with a heart break after a guy ditched her for another girl. Rendered homeless after her landlord asks her to vacate because “she is single”, she decides to move to her home town, Goa. Since she shares a rather tense relationship with her parents, it makes her all the more sad at the thought of living with them. Sounds relatable. To deal with it all, Kaira decides to meet a ‘dimag ka doctor aka DD’.
Enter Shah Rukh Khan and the frame lights up with his charm and charisma. Shah Rukh’s psychiatrist is caring, charming and witty. The movie then traces Kaira’s sessions with Dr Jehangir Khan aka Jug who doles out gyan on life, handling relationship, dealing with one’s feelings, staying happy and much more. With a solid plotline backing the film, it could have been as inspiring and engaging a tale as Gauri’s debut (Sridevi-starrer English Vinglish) but falls way behind.

There is a lot of banter in the film that is supposed to be deep and philosophical but is really just plain, hollow banter.Shah Rukh Khan brings his experience and charm to the role and makes Jug memorable with his wits.The screenplay and dialogues, however, stop the film from being magnificent. Another point that really didn’t work comes when Kaira needs yet another romantic relationship to lean upon, despite the entire film doling gyan on how romance isn’t the be-all and end-all in life.

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