DesertTalkies Film Reviews!

  Burlesque [2010] Starring: Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci Direction by Steve Antin Language: English If you would like to watch something trashy and fun on a Friday night, this movie is worth a watch. Anything more than that and it falls short.  I didn't really have high hopes for Christina Aguilera. We've all heard the story before, singers trying to get into acting. And I would say that 9 times out of 10, it doesn't work out. And whilst Aguilera hardly delivered an Oscar performance, she definitely did outdo Cher and my expectations of her. Listen, I like Cher just as much as the next person, but this was not her finest moment. Her character was performed in a one-dimensional way when it could have been so much more. Honestly, she should just stick to singing (which, by the way, was great, but I'll get onto that later). However, there's one thing you can always count on whenever the actors in a movie are singers. The music will be good. And the music is...

It's been a hot minute since I last posted: senior year has hit me like a truck! Therefore, in the next few hours I'll be reviewing three movies. The first? Jawan.  Jawan [2023] Starring: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupati Directed by Atlee Khan Language: Hindi I definitely had my preconceptions before going into this movie: I have not been a fan of Shah Rukh Khan's recent work (Pathaan especially), and it was only until multiple people told me to give this a watch that I actually went to go see it. I'll say this much: I was definitely relieved when I finished watching this: I feel as if Shah Rukh Khan's charming self has finally come back (even if not by a lot).  I'm not one for action movies, especially in a Bollywood context. I despised Race, and more recent ones have are glaringly discriminatory to minority groups in India in an age of rising political and social nationalism in the country. But something about the direction made it all work: Bollywo...