Rogue Trader (1999)

Director: James Dearden
Writers:  James Dearden, Nick Leeson
Cast:      Ewan McGregor, Anna Friel, Yves Beneyton
One man's ambition causes one of the greatest financial disasters in history. 

Script is quite poor but Ewan McGregor is very good in his role as Nick Leeson whose trades led to the collapse of Barings Bank. Its a watchable film for those who are interested in his story.

Rating: 2.5/5

30 Minutes or Less (2011)

Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writer:   Michael Diliberti
Cast:      Jason Eissenberg, Danny McBride, Nick Swardson
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb into his chest, and inform that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else...

Its from the director of 'Zombieland' and by its standard its a major disappointment. Merely watchable.

Rating: 2/5

Min Dit: The Children of Diyarbakir (Before Your Eyes) (2009)

Director:   Miraz Bezar
Writer:      Miraz Bezar
Language: Turkish
Diyarbakir, in late 90s: two young Kurdish children are forced to live on the street after their parents have been murdered by secret state security force.

Its a decent watch.

Rating: 2.5/5

Repulsion (1965)

Director: Roman Polanski
Writers:  Roman Polanski, Gerard Brach, David Stone
Cast:      Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser
Left alone when her sister goes on vacation, a young beauty finds herself besieged on all sides by the demons of her past.

This is the first English language film from Polanski and is a tremendous achievement considering the time it was made. Reminded me of Shining and Repulsion can be considered as a precursor to the psychological thriller genre with minimal visuals.

Rating: 4.5/5

Caddyshack (1980)

Director: Harold Ramis
Writers:  Brian Doyle-Murray, Harold Ramis
Cast:      Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Bill Murray
An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.

Its a good watch and Bill Murray is excellent as always.

Rating: 3/5 

Chun gwong cha sit (Happy Together) (1997)

Director:    Wong Kar Wai
Writer:       Wong Kar Wai
Cast:          Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Leslie Cheung, Chen Chang
Langauage: Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish
Yiu-Fai and Po-Wing arrive in Argentinafrom Hong Kong and take to road for a holiday. Something is wrong and their relationship goes adrift.

As is usual with Wong Kar Wai films, visuals are stunning. Cinematography is done by his usual collaborator Christopher Doyle. Film starts off as black and white and become more colorful as it goes on. The usual themes for Wai like loneliness and melancholia are there for this film as well. Its very funny as well.

Rating: 5/5

Chacun son cinéma ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumière s'éteint et que le film commence (To Each His Own Cinema) (2007)

Directors & Writers: Coens, Dardenne Brothers, Takeshi Kitano, Lars Von Trier, Wong Kar Wai etc
A collective film of 33 short films directed by different directors about their feeling about cinema.

Its a good watch and the films in the latter end were better for me.

Rating: 4/5