Jupiter Ascending may not be at par with previous Wachowskis films like The Matrix and Cloud Atlas, but it makes for a satisfying watch if you go in expecting a reasonably smart pulpy action extravaganza.

Neeraj Pandey manages to mold a reasonably smart film within the realms of commercial cinema, putting it firmly in the win column for both him and star Akshay Kumar.

The film boasts of skillful direction by James Marsh and an applause-worthy performance by star Eddie Redmayne, which is more than enough to keep you hooked throughout the film.

Unbroken lowers your expectations with a promising but unspectacular beginning, only to take you on a moving and inspirational journey from a small town in California to prison camps in the heart of Japan. While it may not be path-breaking cinema, it marks an assured turn behind the lens for Jolie and star-making performance from Jack O’Connell. It’s a great start to the year for world cinema, one you should join in.

It isn’t quite the finale that you imagined and deserved, but it is still worth the price of an admission ticket, if only to say your final goodbyes to Middle Earth and its citizens …

What the film lacks in ambition and storytelling, it tries to make up with dazzling visuals and special effects. Go for it if you’re up for some biblical mindless fun this weekend.

The decision to convert the already thinly-plotted final book in Suzanne Collins’s The Hunger Games trilogy into two movies still remains highly debatable, but Mockingjay Part 1 manages to add more to the arguments in its favor than against it. The film manages to not be the disaster that it could’ve been, instead serving as an effective means of raising the curiosity and excitement levels for the final chapter. Go into the theaters with reasonable expectations, and you’ll come out thinking of the film more as an additional treat than a cash-grab ploy by the producers.

It’s a human drama, it’s an end-of-the-world thriller, it’s a spacetime odyssey, it’s a big-budget action spectacle, and by the end, it’s also a mind-bender. The only thing it’s not is Memento, by far my favorite Nolan film. But considering the bar that the latter film set, that’s not something that I could hold against Interstellar, and neither should you. So, clear 3 hours from your schedule this weekend and be prepared to get your mind blown.

Despite its lengthy running time, you never once look at your watch impatiently, which is a huge achievement for the film. It keeps you emotionally involved with the fate of its characters, keeps you hooked till the very end and gives you food for thought when you leave the theater. Add to that great performances and some badass action sequences involving tanks, and there’s a great time to be had this weekend at a cinema near you.

Manages to overcome weak writing and every single horror film cliche created by mankind by delivering a few unexpected scares. Go for it, if that’s exactly what you’re looking for.