By Anand Venkitachalam Swedish progressive metal band Opeth are known for being masterful songwriters with their eclectic, long and intricate compositions. With a critically acclaimed discography, the band has a solid fan base, in both…
By Subhash K. Jha El Camino (Netflix film) Cast: Aaron Paul, Bryan Cranston Direction: Vince Gilligan Rating: * * (two stars) First off, it isn’t clear why we needed this unscheduled epilogue in a feature-film…
By Troy Ribeiro “Diego Maradona” (Documentary film on football legend Diego Maradona) Direction: Asif Kapadia Rating: * * (two stars) Asif Kapadia’s documentary on Diego Maradona portrays the “God of football” — the titular superstar…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Gemini Man” Cast: Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen Direction: Ang Lee Rating: **1/2 The film begins with a promise. A snipper hits his mark aboard a silver-bullet train, from…
By Vinayak Chakravorty Film: “The Sky Is Pink” Cast: Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Zaira Wasim Director: Shonali Bose Rating: *** (three stars) The statutory note first: Don’t forget a box of tissues. Sky, pink or…
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Review By Subhash K. Jha Syeraa Narasimha Reddy (Telugu) Cast: Chiranjeevi, Tammannah Bhatia, Nayanthara, Sudeep, Vijay Direction: Surendra Reddy Rating: ** 1/2 (two and a half stars) By the time the…
Oorantha Anukuntunnaru Review: Twisted Love Story (Rating ***) (Photo:SocialNews.XYZ) Movie:- Oorantha Anukuntunnaru (2019) Cast:- Naveen VijayaKrishna, Srinivasa Avasarala, Megha Chowdhury, Sophiya Singh, Rao Ramesh, Jayasudha, Kota Srinivasarao Producers:- Srihari Mangalampalli, Ramya Gogula, PLN Reddy Music…
By Subhash K Jha “Gumnaami” (Bengali film); Cast: Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya; Script and Direction: Srijit Mukherjee; Rating: *** and 1/2 (three and half stars) Srijit Mukherjee is unarguably the most prolific filmmaker of contemporary…
War Review By Vinayak Chakravorty Film: “War” Cast: Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor Direction: Siddharth Anand Rating: * * (two stars) Strictly speaking, “War” is not a film. It is a smart product manufactured…
Joker Review By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Joker” Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Glenn Fleshler, Leigh Gill, Douglas Hodge, Josh Pais, Marc…
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy Twitter Review: An Inspirational Patriotic Juggernaut (Photo:SocialNews.XYZ) Megastar Chiranjeevi’s Epic Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy has finally hit the theaters. The initial reports from the media shows are very positive. Everyone who…
By Subhash K. Jha “Bard Of Blood”; Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Shobhita Dhulipala, Vineet Kumar Singh; Direction: Ribhu Sengupta; Rating: * * (two stars) Terrorism is a terrible tragedy. Reducing terrorism to a formula-for-thrills situation is…
By Troy Ribeiro “Hustlers”; Cast: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Mercedes Ruehl, Cardi B, Lizzo, Madeline Brewer; Direction: Lorene Scafaria; Rating: *** (three stars) Set against the backdrop of the…
Movie:- Rama Chakani Seetha (2019) Cast:- Indhra, Priyadarshi, Sukrutha Wagle Music Director:- Kesava Kiran Producers:- GL Phanikanth, Smt. Visalakshmi Manda Director:- Sriharsha Manda Friday has come up as this week there is no high profiled…
By Troy Ribeiro “Abominable”; Cast: Chloe Bennet, Tenszing Norgay Trainor, Albert Tsai, Eddie Izzard, Sarah Paulson, Tsai Chin, Michelle Wong; Director: Jill Culton; Rating: ** and 1/2 (two and half stars) There is something soothing,…
By Subhash K. Jha The Family Man(Amazon Prime Video); Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Sharib Hashmi, Priyamani; Direction: Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK; Rating: *** and 1/2 (three and a half stars) The idea of a dull…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas; Cast: Karan Deol, Sahher Bambba; Direction: Sunny Deol; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) There is much that’s beautiful in Sunny…
By Vinayak Chakravorty “Prassthanam”; Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Ali Fazal; Direction: Deva Katta; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and half stars) Something seems dated right away, and it has nothing to…
By Troy Ribeiro “The Goldfinch”; Cast: Ansel Elgort, Oakes Fegley, Aneurin Barnard, Finn Wolfhard, Ashleigh Cummings, Willa Fitzerald, Aimee Laurence, Sarah Paulson, Luke Wilson, Jeffrey Wright, Nicole Kidman, Denis OHare, Boyd Gaines, Peter Jacobson, Hailey…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Rambo: Last Blood”; Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sergio Peris- Mencheta, Yvette Monreal, Adriana Barraza, Paz Vega, Oscar Jaenada, Joaquin Cosio, Genie Kim aka Yenah Han; Direction: Adrian Grunberg; Rating: ** and…
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