October starts off well

8. The Stoneman Murders (Hindi) (6.5/10)
In Bombay in 83, there were series of murders that happened of poor people by a serial killer who killed them with a stone. This film explores into possibilities of what and why they happened and what could have been the motive behind this and why is that puzzle still unsolved even after 25 years. Great screenplay and acting by Kay Kay. The whole justification and why's are shown very interestingly with a very interesting story-line behind it which make it completely believable.

7. Dil Bole Hadippa (Hindi) (6/10)
The movie works only because of Rani. The way she changes her body language playing the girl and the sardar boy is really commendable. Shahid Kapoor leaves absolutely no impact at all (good or bad). Watch it if you are Rani's fan but otherwise the movie has nothing new to offer. The songs are also just boring and forced into the narrative. Even the concept of a girl faking to be man just to play in cricket tam is also not very novel. And Yah Raj please spare us with all these suden 'deshbhakti geet' and 'mera punjab mera india' fakeness.

6. Wake Up Sid (Hindi) (8/10)
An absolutely wonderful film starring complete natural actors Ranbir and Konkona. They were flawless. And to all credit to the director, the story and treatment was very fresh about a young boy who just enjoys his life spending his father's money and refuses to grow up. The events are handled very real without showing that suddenly there is a big change overnight. The boy becomes man in a slow process and how Konkona fits in the whole piece is very endearing to watch. Must watch.

5. Aeon Flux (3/10)
400 years in the future, after a virus decimates the world population, only one city on Earth remains. Ruled by the Goodchild dynasty, it is a perfect society of peace and prosperity – except that its citizens keep mysteriously disappearing. Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux, a secret agent/assassin/warrior whose mission is to bring down the regime. But as she goes deeper into her mission, Aeon uncovers some shocking secrets that jeopardize the mission – and her life. Except for the visuals everything in the movie was bad. I just could care less about the events happening.

4. Bachelor Party (Hindi) (0.5/10)
This one is so bad that you dont have enough words to describe it. Acting, screenplay, story, concept everything was downright C-grade. Arbaaz Khan & Nauheed Cyrusi really cant act. A good actor like Jimmy Shergill also looked like a clown. Arbaaz loves Nauheed but she is getting married to Jimmy whom even her father doesn't like. How they plan to get rid of him in a comical way via a bachelor party is what this film is about

3. The Virgin Suicides (5/10)
Set in 70s, and shown through the eyes of the boys growing up and who had grown up in an American suburb, the story is about four surviving Lisbon sisters lost a sibling to suicide, and as its title suggests, the film follows their mutual course to oblivion under the vigilance of repressive and very strict parents. Unfolding at the cusp of innocence and sexual awakening, the film is ultimately, about the preservation of the sisters by their own deaths. Interesting concept and execution. What was baffling to me was justification not been given to some of the actions. Good for an Indie film.

2. Daddy Cool (Hindi) (2/10)
A scene to scene copy of 'Death At a Funeral', I couldn't enjoy the film at all because the original was fresh in my mind plus it was so funny. Bollywood directors need to realize that making funny faces etc doesn't make a good comedy and not every story will fit into Indian perspective. And making a film with so called actors (Sunil Shetty, Kim sharma, aarti chhabariya, ashish chowdhury, aftab, tulip joshi), there is nothing more to say. Avoid.

1. Teree Sang (Hindi) (5.5/10)
The subject if teenage pregnancy has been handled by Satish Kaushik very well. The film does not become vulgar or cheesy at any point and the lead characters Ruslan Mumtaz and Sheena look and act so believable in the parts they act, that the while film is completely believable. Reaction of parents, chemistry of friendship between the lead pair and everything is good. Where the film fails is when suddenly the pair is on their on and in a total filmy style they have a huge house all setup and the 15 and 17 year olds are living on their own. But other than that a very honest and sincere attempt. Good for the young teenage generation.