MURDER ON THE WOK EXPRESS

Talkie – Make your own Wok
Theatre – Wok Express
Ticket Price – Rs.195
Box Office Rating – 3.4 stars

Cast – Desi chilli sauce , Veggies and Hakka Noodles

Review – This is a spicy and saucy story about an investigator Hakka Noodles and his adventure, about a missing, Indian foreigner called Desi Chilli Sauce on board the Wok Express to China. Hakka is a thick, long and fine investigator, over time he could almost take up any face, and disguise himself into Schezwan, Barbeque or Chilli Sauce looks to get to the end of a case. This time the case at hand is hard, because the spicy and hot aroma of the missing Desi Chilli sauce is everywhere in the air but, none of the on board sharp, juicy and crisp stir fried veggies can spot Desi Chilli Sauce. All of this keeps you hooked and you wonder where did the Desi Chilli Sauce disappear and how is it still engulfing the whole train with its hot and spicy flavours, leaving people with burnt tongues and a few noses leaking.
This is a major spoiler,and I must reveal it. This whole time the Desi Chilli Sauce was walking around disguised as Hakka Noodles, slyly burying Hakka Noodles, all you can taste and sense is the hot Desi Chilli Sauce dressed in the garb of Hakka Noodles. I personally found it too spicy, but because it is a make my own wok, your takeaway could be different.

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Share the table and a tasty meal with someone.

Any place can get lonely sometimes, and it is in those times you have the biggest opportunity to make new friends.
In the office, I smile at our account team, every morning when we start our day, and bid out goodbyes at the end of the day.
But never have we had the time to actually sit, talk and get to know one another.
So what better time than a tasty lunch break!
I had a lovely time, and I actually wondered why didn’t I do it early in 2018.
So hurry hurry, make a new friend before it is 2019.

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Be kind, for god resides in the heart of children.

There are so many important morals and values, every religion teaches us as children.
One of them being, that god resides in the heart of children.
God chooses to do so, because they are innocent, they do not know how to differ right from wrong. They are pure and nothing better can lighten ones heart, like that of child’s smile.
These children, on the street, are unfortunate, for no fault of their own, they land up in troubled and underprivileged homes. Let’s do something kind and tasty for them before 2019 comes knocking.

FRY FLICK

Talkie – Hot and Spicy French Fries
Theatre – @thechocolateheaven_mumbai

Ticket – Rs 170
Box office Rating – 2 stars

Review – It is a short film based on teenage romance. This is a genre that is often explored, but rarely a mega hit. Unfortunately this teen flick doesn’t quite do justic to the genre.
This masaledar story, explores the deep fried, crispy potato Mr. French fries undying love for the spicy and saucy Thousand Island.
Whenever a film has these two characters at play, you expect, the spicy thousand Island and crunchy French Fry to work wonders. But sadly neither do they live up to the predictable taste of such a classic, nor have they invented something new. I wish they could add more characters and twists in the story.

STROGANOFF GAMES

Talkie – Veg Stroganoff
Theatre – @carterscornerbandra

Ticket Price – Rs.240
Box office Rating – 2.5 stars

Cast -steam rice , gerkins, sweet pineapple, broccoli, corn, green peas and mushroom in white sauce.

Review – Mount Steam Rice sits in the middle of the bland and white Stroganoff River. The film is about a survival game show, where 6 vegetables will be left in the middle of the Stroganoff River and only one can make it to Mount Steam Rice. The cast for the role of the 6 vegetable contenders is not that impressive, but as an ensemble of tastes and textures they manage to hold the movie together. The final scene, when the vegetable contenders conjure the Stroganoff waters onto the Mount Rice is a brave attempt but lacks the meaty pace and thrill that a ChickenStroganoff manages to provide.

I MISS YOU JACK

Talkie: – Veg Nachos
Theatre: – British Brewing Company

Ticket Price – Rs. 190/-
Box Office Rating – 2.5 stars

Cast: – Tortilla chips, cream cheese sauce, red chili beans and special appearance by tomato salsa.
Review: – This is a different take on the classic Nacho movie, and it is catching a lot of buzz because for the first time a Nacho film is based on the perspective of the side kick Cream Cheese and not the traditional hero Jack Cheese.
Coming to the talkie, we feel basing the story solely on the tanginess of the cream cheese doesn’t hold your palate for long, to add to the sourness, the special appearance by tomato salsa makes it unbearably sour. From then on the movie loses its plot and the soul of the quintessential Nacho Classic fades away giving way to a slightly creamy and non-appetizing end.
Because there are so many other Nacho Talkies running successfully I would recommend skipping this one and paying the same amount for another talkie at the British Brewing Company.

HUNGER GAMES

Talkie – Cheese French Fries
Theatre- Mafco
Box office Rating- 2.5 Stars

Cast – Cheese, Potato French fries and Tomato ketchup.

Review – It’s a period war film between Hunger and Milk Cheese. Amongst all the Cheese warriors the most fierce and skill full was the Classic white milk cheese. He was most famous for his french army of hot yellow potato fries, known for their skills to fight in any condition.
The movie is filled with brutal ketchup scenes and extremely cheesy plot twists and turns. Too cheesy if you ask me.
Now does Cheese manage to hail victorious against Hunger, along with his crispy and oily French Fry army is something the director has left for the viewer to decide.
Personally we feel it is a bit too cheesy, but is definitely pocket friendly. And being the only theatre at Worli seaface, you don’t really have an option.

THE SAILOR

Talkie – Roasted Mushroom Burger
Theatre – @thechocolateheaven_mumbai
Ticket Price – Rs.270

Box office Rating – 2
Cast – Mushroom roasted patty stuffed with cheese and spread of chilli mayo, tomatoes and buns

Review – Oh! Everything about this film just screams ‘Wrong’.

Even if the plot is simple, it fails to sail through till the end. The story is about a team of 12 members who are out in the sea on Ship Bun to catch a mighty Mushroom Patty for the fine and prized cheese that is stuffed in its belly.

As a viewer you assume, these 12 characters are going to play a crucial role in their mission but Ten minutes in the movie ten of the 12 passengers die making it clear the main characters are The little miss chilli mayo and hook master Tomato.
They have to now survive on an isolated Ship Bun hoping the Mighty Mushroom Patty doesn’t consume them alive. The film is a roller coaster ride of crunchy lettuce waves slashing against the crispy Bun walls, and amazing encounters with the Mushroom Patty. Will the Bun ship hold it long enough to make land or will it get consumed in the Mighty Mushrooms cheesiness.

GIN -THE MASTER

Talkie – Flambéed Pizza (flahm-beyd): Thai Fiesta
Theatre – @pizzabythebay

Ticket Price – Rs. 1450

Box office ratings – 4.5 (Point 5 for the grand entry performance the gin, and the brilliance in its choreography)

Cast- Thai style marinated paneer( cottage cheese), zucchini, olives, jalapenos and flamed gin.

Review – You know, when a film is made by Quentin Tarantino, it is going to be a 110 % rollercoaster ride with great performances and fun entries and dialogues. Similarly when you hear Pizza by the Bay, you know it is going to be one sensational Pizza. This time the latest release is The Flambéed Pizza -Thai Fiesta which simply translates to ‘served in flaming liquor’.
This film is a fast paced Italian action film, filled with good looking characters that are culturally diverse.
The inclusion of the Indian style paneer ( cottage cheese) seems slightly forced but worked well for the movie. The Jalapenos and olives played their pungent part very well and complimented the cheesiness of the entire narrative. Coming to the hero of this film, the flaming gin; this was the highlight of this film. Right from the word go, it held the film together and made it worth the money spent.
Coming to the Spoilers – Throughout the film there are 3 things that will impress you about the Hero and that is Gin’s entry; it is grand and you will reach out for your phone to make a memory of it, second is when you watch the gin blend in with all that gorgeous cheese, the romance between the two is scintillating and third is the climax, when you pull out that first cheese slice and see the gin oozing out of that bread, is when you forget all those irrelevant characters in the film and dive into the flaming romance.
Overall, the film is a visual treat; it definitely scores additional points for the novelty and presentation of the pizza. Don’t forget to burn your tongue a bit because you don’t see a Flambéed Pizza release every Friday, so enjoy the experience.

TRUFFLE SHUFFLE : FRENCH FRIES

Theater – Mumbai Bistro
Talkie – Mumbai Bistro Special Fries (Truffle oil)
Ticket Prices – Rs. 180
Talkie Stars – 4 Stars

Cast – Potato Fries, Truffle Oil
Review – This movie is about a festival. A Festival where all the potato fries come together and play with salt and parsley to celebrate and welcome cool and cozy winter. One day, An unusual event occurred when it snowed heavily in the city. It was a not the regular winter snowfall , but filled with Truffle oil. The snowflakes had an amazing scent and an unbelievable taste. This year the celebration was grand and magnum opus. People enjoyed and yearned for A winter with truffle oil snowfall. We highly recommended this movie.
DOP – @nehaparekh_93