Gone Girl

Its official. Ben Affleck is the Ravi Shastri of Hollywood - overachieving and overrated at the same time. Credit where its due and all, but who gives a fuck. David Fincher digs deep, as always, to tell us the best-selling, diabolical story of Nick & Amy in a super smooth and engaging manner.

Rating: * * +

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

The story of a man who is born old and dies young. He grows younger as every body around him ages. If only the story focused more on the dichotomy of the situation rather than treating it with a banal focus. But yet when a long film keeps you in your seat, one has to give it; its due.

Rating: * * +

Zodiac

This film was highly touted by ex-reporter K Kuppuswamy a.k.a the Vietnamese pimp 'Nek' and it indeed was a deadly recommendation. Based on the best selling novel by Robert Graysmith (Jake Gyllenhaal), the film chronicles the pursuit of the elusive Zodiac killer who terrorized the SFO area in the 60s and 70s. Good acting from the ensemble cast but the two who caught my eye were Robert Downey Jr. and Chloë Sevigny. Tightly directed by David Fincher with nary a wasted moment.

Rating: * * * +