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Wonder Woman 1984(2020)- Review
Wonder Woman 1984 is a superhero film, sequel to the original film Wonder Woman (2017). As its name suggests it is set in 1984 decades after Diana/Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) helped stop World War I with the assistance of Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) who was eventually martyred in doing so, at the end of the first film. 66 years after that Diana is living in Washington D.C. working as an anthropologist in the Smithsonian Museum. She majorly leads a quiet & lonely life, functioning as a vigilantly from time to time and assisting local authorities curb petty crimes. The primary story starts when Diana gets acquainted with Barbara Ann Minerva (Kristen Wiig) a new employee at the museum. Barbara is a learned woman but fairly anonymous & ignored by her peers. The FBI has asked for the museum's assistance and in turn Barbra's to identify a few antiquities that were seized by them after a failed robbery attempt. Among these artefacts there is a dreamstone, initially dismissed as a fake and of being of not much value, apart from its aesthetics, by both Barbra & Diana. Still, they unwittingly make individual wishes jokingly and instantly go on with their lives not giving much thought to the stone. Little did they know it was a real dreamstone and their wishes have come true. Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal), a businessman, knows the reality of the stone and when he learns it is at the Smithsonian Museum he displays himself as a donor and deceivingly acquires the stone. Maxwell takes a few rash decisions with the stone, the use of which can lead to Armageddon and the end of the world. Now it's upto Diana to do all she can to stop him, in the process she gets help from an old friend & finds herself at odds with a new one.
By The Couch Review3 years ago in Geeks
Special Ops (2020)- Review
Special Ops is a story about Himmat Singh’s(K.K. Menon) quest to find a terrorist who was directly involved with the 2001 Indian Parliamentary attack and at the same time trying to prove his existence to the Indian authorities. With the prologue displayed in the initial scenes, the series kicks off, which is set years after the event in question. In that time Himmat’s hair has turned to grey from sombre and he is now heading the government agency he worked for but he has still not been able to find the terrorist nor has he been able to successfully prove his existence. The story continues with Himmat and his team trying to capture the mystery man, all while still trying to prove the existence of whom.
By The Couch Review3 years ago in Geeks
Suits(2011–2019)- Review
Suits is a legal drama, primarily showcasing a law firm (initially Pearson Hardman), its workings and the stories few of few of its executives. It would have been a very much alike to the ubiquitous TV shows’ on lawyers/law firms, but Suits brings together a curl to the high flying lifestyle of lawyers, or as has been showcased on the screen. Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) is nothing short of a genius with his brilliant mind and photographic memory, but due to his unimpressive history in his previous years has stymied him in achieving his dream from becoming a lawyer. To make ends meet he takes on a few jobs whose legality can be questioned. When one of these jobs takes a dark turn, and Mike trying to fend off the police of his shoulder, serendipitously runs into Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht). Harvey is interviewing candidates for his firm. Harvey extremely impressed by Mike offers him the job despite knowing that he does not have a law degree. The basic premise of the story works on this with Mike & Harvey trying to keep Mike’s identity a secret, along with taking on difficult cases and trying to find solutions in unconventional ways.
By The Couch Review3 years ago in Geeks
Unpaused(2020)- Review
Unpaused is an anthology film consisting five different segments of different stories. The first one, Glitch, set in the future where the world has transformed owing to Covid-19 and its variations like Covid-22/Covid-30 (referring to the year of the new virus’ inception). It tries to imagine what the world could be like if this dreaded virus stays with us for a long time. It primarily focuses on two young adults trying to kindle their relationship in this new AR/VR world. Ahan (Gulshan Devaiah) is paranoid & fearful or hypo (possibly meaning hypochondriac) as people like him are referred to. On the contrary Alizah (Saiyami Kher) is a brave and bold women. Initially puzzled by how they were matched by the dating app dislike each other, but with time a love story follows. Unlike the old times, religion/family/society type of issues are not hindrances that stop the romantic ‘happy ending’ for the couple, but new type of challenges that ensue with evolution of a technology & Covid driven world.
By The Couch Review3 years ago in Geeks
Ford v Ferrari (2019)- Review
Ford v Ferrari is drama based on the real story of Ford Motor Company trying to enter the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans. The film introduces Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon), a former driver who won Le Mans in 1959 & owner of Shelby American a vehicle manufacturing company which he founded after his career as a racing driver was cut short due to medical conditions. Further, we are acquainted with Ken Miles (Christian Bale) a British racing driver and a part-time mechanic. Miles has a reputation of being a hot-head and being hard to work with.
By The Couch Review3 years ago in Geeks
Scam 1992 (2020)- Review
The Sony Liv production, biographical drama based on The Scam: Who Won, who Lost, who Got Away by Sucheta Dalal and Debashish Basu, takes us through the journey of infamous stock trader/businessman Harshad Mehta. The series starts in 1992 at the height of Harshad Mehta’s success, with TOI reporter Sucheta Dalal being informed by a whistle-blower about discrepancies in the books of SBI, allegedly due to the actions of Harshad Mehta. With the initial tease of the intriguing story of the ‘scam’, the series cuts back to the late 70’s where a young and unexperienced Harshad Mehta and his family are finding it hard to make ends meet in the city of Mumbai. After displaying the initial struggles of the protagonist the story kicks off with him being introduced to the stock market and trying to learn the tricks of the trade to turn his fortunes around. With the quick and sharp learner he is, Harshad takes no time in acquiring the skills of a seasoned trader and his road to success begins. The story continues and takes the viewer through the wild ride of Harshad Mehta to the very top, we are introduced to multiple characters some friends some foes, we are shown the legal and illegal ways he earned his fortune which caught attention of authorities and indeed journalist Sucheta Dalal and lastly we are acquainted with the exuberant lifestyle he and his family became accustomed to. Then we arrive to 1992, with the incidence depicted in Ep.1, which is the beginning of the end for Harshad Mehta. The story continues with Harshad Mehta trying to prove his innocence and trying to keep a hold of his fortune as the enemies he made while on his path to success come back to bite him.
By The Couch Review3 years ago in Geeks