Coco (2017) - 8.3/10
A very well done movie. It took em 6 yrs to make this, and they have done justice. Visually brilliant, and emotionally touching.
Movie encompasses some fine details of the Mexican traditions and doesn't just touches upon them. A couple of instances which felt like low effort, but other than that, it was a very enjoyable experience.
Def a movie to take the family along for. Watch it at the halls people, and give the (dark) 3D a skip. IMAX/Lie-Max worthy stuff.
[PSA: Avoid the preceding 'Frozen' short movie. Check on your mobile phone being on silent or not, reply to any urgent or even non urgent messages, grab some popcorns.. spill some popcorns and get the container refilled. The 30 mins of this short movie are just not worth it.]
Mukti Bhawan AKA Hotel Salvation [2016] - 8.1/10
What starts off as something very dry eventually turned into a very satisfactory project. People in India must have had been touched by the whole life-death-moksh concept, but for a movie to finally tackle it with oodles of subtle comedy thrown around is a very welcome development. The movie benefits from some brilliant acting by the main and the supporting cast. The whole subject has been treated adeptly imo.
The Wizard of Oz [1939] - 8.5/10
The tag of classic is there for a reason. Acting, singing, fantasy.. everything clicks. Was worth waiting for this one's screening. The fact that this was made ~80 yrs back made me wonder how could it be that other countries could not be inspired and expedited their own ways of doing things.
Bridge of Spies [2015] - 8.1/10
Tom Hanks' stamp of class and content remains consistent. The vintage times have been depicted quite nicely. The whole sentiment of a guy doing what a guy had to do without letting the family get a whiff of the harshness was satisfying.
Kaze no tani no Naushika AKA Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [1984] - 8.3/10
The barbies and the disney princesses can take a hike. Nausicaä is the real deal!
Coming even from a non anime fan, this movie is very impressive. For something done in 1984, it is def top drawer stuff. Anime genre be kept aside, anybody with a liking for Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Adventure should check it out.