By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Annihilation”; Director: Alex Garland; Cast: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, Oscar Isaac; Rating: ** If you are a fan of Natalie Portman and have…
By Radhika Bhirani Title: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood’s Bad Boy; Author: Yasser Usman; Publisher: Juggernaut; Pages: 256; Price: Rs 499 The book’s cover itself tells a story about Sanjay Dutt. Searing eyes, unbuttoned…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool”; Starring: Annette Bening, Jamie Bell; Director: Paul McGuigan; Rating: *** (3 and a half stars) Nothing in this enchanting, moving, edifying tale of tragic…
Los Angeles, March 17 (IANS) Actor Milo Ventimiglia says instead of fretting over bad reviews, he appreciates and respects them. The actor says bad reviews motivates him to work hard to do better. “There is…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Square”; Director: Ruben Ostlund; Cast: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary, Christopher Laesso; Rating: *** Director Ruben Ostlund’s “The Square” won the prestigious Palme d’Ore award at the…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Gringo”; Director: Nash Edgerton; Cast: David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton, Amanda Seyfried, Harry Treadaway, Thandie Newton, Melonie Diaz, Carlos Corona and Sharlto Copley; Rating: *** “Gringo” is an unoriginal, twisted,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Raid”; Director: Raj Kumar Gupta; Cast: Ajay Devgn, Saurabh Shukla, Ileana D’Cruz, Gayathri Iyer, Ajay Singh, Amit Sial,; Rating: **1/2 Of late, there has been a string of films inspired by…
By Subhash K Jha Starring: Claes Bang, Elizabeth Moss, Terry Notary; Directed by Ruben Ostlund; Rating: * 1/2 Look, I enjoy deviant cinema as much as any cerebral critic who goes to the movies for…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “7 Days in Entebbe” Director: Jose Padilha Cast: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Bruhl, Eddie Marsan, Lior Ashkenazi, Denis Menochet, Ben Schnetzer, Angel Bonanni, Nonso Anozie, Omar Berdouni, Mark Ivanir, Peter…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Raid” Starring: Ajay Devgan, Saurabh Shukla; Director: Raj Kumar Gupta Rating: **** (4 stars) Just when you think the Bollywood thriller is running out of steam there comes “Raid”, a…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Square”; Director: Ruben Ostlund; Cast: Claes Bang, Elisabeth Moss, Dominic West, Terry Notary, Christopher Laesso; Rating: *** Director Ruben Ostlund’s “The Square” won the prestigious Palme d’Ore award at the…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: 3 Storeys, Director: Arjun Mukherjee Rating:***1/2 At one point in this three-storeyed plot we see a kindly Muslim patriarchal shopkeeper offering verbal comfort to an abused wife. Before we get…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Tomb Raider”; Director: Roar Uthaug; Cast: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas and Nick Frost; Rating: ** Director Roar Uthaug’s action-adventure film “Tomb Raider” is the…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Hate Story IV”; Director: Vishal Pandya; Cast: Urvashi Rautela, Vivan Bhatena, Karan Wahi, Ihana Dhillon and Gulshan Grover; Rating: *** For a change, this fourth edition of “Hate Story” series is…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Dil Juunglee”; Director: Aleya Sen; Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Saqib Saleem, Abhilash Thapliyal, Nidhi Singh, Ayesha Kaduskar and Srishti Shrivastava; Rating: *** “Dil Juunglee” is a frothy romantic comedy about a boy…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “3 Storeys”; Director: Arjun Mukherjee; Cast: Richa Chadha, Pulkit Samrat, Renuka Shahane, Sharman Joshi, Masumeh Makhija, Ankit Rathi and Aisha Ahmad; Rating: **1/2 Debutant director Arjun Mukherjee’s “3 Storeys”, with a…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Argumentative Indian”, Director: Suman Ghosh; Rating: ***1/2 It is a miracle that this vital documentary throwing light on one of India’s brightest minds, ever made into theatres. Miracle, because…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Veerey ki Wedding”; Director: Ashu Trikha; Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Jimmy Shergill, Satish Kaushik, Yuvika Chaudhury, Supriya Karnik, Mickey Makhija, Payal Rajput, Abhishek Duhan, Rating:* Director Ashu Trikha’s ‘Veerey Ki…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Death Wish”; Director: Eli Roth; Cast: Bruce Willis, Vincent D’Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris, Kimberly Elise, Len Cariou, Jack Kesy, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Ian Matthews; Rating:…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Pari”; Director: Prosit Roy; Cast: Anushka Sharma, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rajat Kapoor, Ritabari Chakraborty; Rating:** A supernatural thriller, “Pari” is an unusual love story albeit with a good measure of thrills and…