Film: “Room” Language: English Director: Lenny Abrahamson Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and William H. Macy Rating: ***1/2 Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A gripping and intriguing drama based…
Film: “Irudhi Suttru” Language: Tamil Director: Sudha Kongara Prasad Cast: R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar, Nassar, Radha Ravi and Zakir Hussain; Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi When was the last time a leading star…
Film: “The Boy” Language: English Director: William Brent Bell Cast: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson, James Russell, Jett Klyne, Lily Pater and Matthew Walker Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A…
Film: “Mastizaade” Language: Hindi Director: Milap Zaveri Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Vir Das, Sunny Leone, Riteish Deshmukh, Suresh Menon and Shaad Randhawa Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A sex comedy, high on testosterone and low on IQ,…
Film: “Saala Khadoos” Language: Hindi Cast: R. Madhavan, Zakir Hussain, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar and Nassar Director: Sudha Kongara Rating:***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Saala Khadoos” is an inspirational sports drama, based on some true incidents. The…
Film: “Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods” Language: English Directors: Louis Clichy, Alexandre Astier Cast: Roger Carel, Guillaume Briat, Lionnel Astier, Serge Papagalli and Florence Foresti Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: By Troy Ribeiro “The Mansions Of The…
Film: “Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3”; Directed Language: Hindi Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Mandana Karimi, Gizele Thakral, Claudia Ciesla, Krushna Abhishek, Shakti Kapoor and Darshan Jariwala Director: Umesh Ghadge Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro…
Film: “Jugni” Language: Hindi Cast: Sadhana Singh, Sugandha Garg, Siddhant Behl, Samir Sharma and Aniruta Jha Director: Shefali Bhushan Rating: **1/2 Reviewer:Troy Ribeiro “Jugni”, or the female firefly, has symbolic meanings in many ancient texts….
Film: “Airlift” Language: Hindi Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Purab Kohli, Inaam-ul-Haq, Kumud Mishra and Prakash Belawadi; Director: Raja Krishna Menon Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Airlift” is a human saga set in the backdrop…
Film: “The 5th Wave” Language: English Cast: ChloE Grace Moretz, Nick Robinson, Ron Livingston, Maggie Siff, Alex Roe, Maria Bellow, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber Director: J. Blakeson Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro With “Harry Potter”,…
Film: “Joy” Language: English Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen and Isabella Rossellini Director: David O. Russell Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Compared to “Silver Linings Playbook”,…
Film: “Rajini Murugan” Language: Tamil Director: Ponram Cast: Sivakarthikeyan, Keerthy Suresh, Soori, Rajkiran and Samuthirakani Rating: ** Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi Cashing in on the Rajinikanth sentiment to the T, Sivakarthikeyan, a real life Rajinikanth fanboy, saves…
Film: “Rebellious Flower” Director: Krishan Hooda Cast: Prince Shah, Shashank Shekhar, Kirti Adarkar, Bachan Pachehra, Mantra Mugdh, Samvedna Suwalka, Divya Jain and Nitin Sharma Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Rebellious Flower” is a sincere biopic based…
Hyderabad: Wallpapers of film Nannaku Prematho. (Photo: IANS) Film: “Nannaku Prematho” Language: Telugu Director: Sukumar Cast: Jr NTR, Rakul Preet Singh, Rajendra Prasad, Jagapathi Babu, Rajeev Kanakala and Avasarla Srinivas Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi…
Film: “Chalk n Duster” Language: Hindi Director: Jayant Gilatkar Cast: Shabana Azmi, Girish Karnad, Juhi Chawla, Upasana Singh, Divya Dutta, Arya Babbar and Rishi Kapoor Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Jayant Gilatkar’s “Chalk n Duster” honestly…
Film: Soggade Chinni Nayana Language: Telugu Cast: Nagarjuna Akkineni, Ramya Krishna as Satya, Lavanya Tripathi, Brahmanandam, Hamsa Nandini, Anasuya Bharadwaj, Vennela Kishore, Chalapathi Rao, Sampath Raj, K.Naga Babu Director: Kalyan Krishna Rating: 3.0 Reviewed By: SOCIALNEWS.XYZ A Romantic Ghost held back by an old-school screenplay. Story: Bangaru…
Film: “The Hateful Eight” Language: English Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Demian Bichir, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Bruce Dern, James Parks, Channing Tatum and Dana Gourrier Director: Quentin Tarantino…
Film: “The Danish Girl” Language: English Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Sebastian Koch, Matthias Schoenaerts and Ben Whishaw Director: Tom Hooper Rating: **** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “The Danish Girl” is a pseudo-biographical drama based…
Film: “The 33” Language: English Cast: Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mario Casas, Juan Pablo Raba, Kate del Castillo, Angie Del Carpio, Bob Gunton and Gabriel Byrne Director: Patricia…
Film: Dictator Language: Telugu Cast:Nandamuri Balakrishna, Anjali, Sonal Chauhan, Vikramjeet Virk, Nassar, Rati Agnihotri, Suman, Kabir Duhan Singh, Aksha Pardasany, Vennela Kishore, Sayaji Shinde, Raghu Babu, Prudhvi, Kalyani N, Posani Krishna Murali, Shraddha Das, Ajay, Vamsi Krishna, Ravi Prakash, Mumaith Khan, Nawab Shah, Prabhas Sreenu, Kasi Viswanath, Giridhar, Gundu Sudarshan, Pavitra Lokesh…