By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Darkest Hour”; Director: Joe Wright; Cast: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily James; Rating: **1/2 The true measure of a masterly performance is in its proclivity to hide…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Agnyaathavaasi’ Director: Trivikram Srinivas Starring: Pavan Kalyan, Anu Emmanuel, Keerthy Suresh, Khushboo Rating: * If I was the producer-director of the French film “Largo Winch” I wouldn’t even bother…
By Subhash K Jha Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Akshay Oberoi, Ishita Talwar, Sobhita Dhulipala, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Vijay Raaz, Deepak Dobriyal, Shivam Patil, Shernaaz Treasurywala, Nary Singh, writtenA and directed by Akshat Varma. For those…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Mukkabaaz”; Director: Anurag Kashyap; Cast: Vineet Kumar Singh, Rajesh Tailang, Jimmy Shergill, Shreedhar Dubey, Zoya Hussain and Ravi Kishan; Rating: **** Inspired by a true story, director Anurag Kashyap’s “Mukkabaaz” is…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Kaalakaandi”; Director: Akshat Verma; Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Sobhita Dhulipala, Akshay Oberoi, Isha Talwar, Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Shenaz Treasurywala, Amyra Dastur, Neil Bhoopalam, Shivam Patil; Rating: **1/2…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Paddington 2’; Director: Paul King; Starring: Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonnerville, Sally Hawkins, Brendan Gleeson; Rating: ** “Paddington” in 2014 was so treacly it was like eating too much Christmas pudding….
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Downsizing”; Director: Alexander Payne; Cast: Matt Damon, Hong Chau and Christopher Waltz; Rating: ** It is heartbreaking to see so much earnestness being squandered away in inertia. “Downsizing” is a…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Downsizing”; Director: Alexander Payne; Cast: Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Udo Keir, Rolf Lassgard, Ingrjerd Egeberg, Rune Temte, Margareta Pettersson, Soren Pilmark, Joaquim De Almeida, Jason Sudeikis, James…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Call Me By Your Name”; Director: Luca Guadagnino; Cast: Armie Hammer and Timothy Chalamet; Rating: **** In no time at all, this exceptional film has acquired a cult status worthy…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Paddington 2”; Director: Paul King; Cast: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Samuel Joslin, Hugh Grant, Brandan Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Simon Farnaby, Tom…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Post”; Director: Stephen Speilberg; Cast: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons, David Cross and…
Film: Agnyaathavaasi Language: Telugu Cast:Â Â Pawan Kalyan, Keerthy Suresh, Anu Emmanuel, Aadhi Pinisetty, Boman Irani, Kushboo, Parag Tyagi, Rao Ramesh, Sampath Raj, Murali Sharma, Vennela Kishore, Ajay, Sameer Hasan, Aadukalam Naren Director: Trivikram Srinivas Rating: 2.75…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’; Director: Martin McDonagh; Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell; Rating: **** 1/2 The impressive slew of Golden Globe awards that this astounding film has…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Pitch Perfect 3”; Director: Trish Sie; Cast: Anna Kedrick, Rebel Wilson; Rating: ** Thankfully, this franchise has run its course. Though I enjoyed parts of it I really can’t take…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Insidious: The Last Key”; Director: Adam Robitel; Cast: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Kirk Acevedo, Caitlin Gerard, Spencer Locke, Josh Stewart, Tessa Ferrer, Ava Kolker, Pierce Pope and Bruce Davison….
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Florida Project”; Director: Sean Baker; Cast: Willem Dafoe, Brooklyn Prince and Christopher Rivera; Rating: ***** Close to Disneyland in Florida are subsidised residences once meant to serve as economical…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Pitch Perfect 3”; Director: Trish Sie; Cast: Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Hailee Steinfeld, Brittany Snow, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Ester Dean, Alexis Knapp, Chrissie Fit, Kelley Jakle, Shelley Regner, Elizabeth…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “All The Money In The World”; Director: Ridley Scott; Cast: Christopher Plummer, Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg; Rating: *** A breathlessness that has nothing to do with the film’s two…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “All The Money In The World”; Director: Ridley Scott; Cast: Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Mark Wahlberg, Romain Duris, Timothy Hutton, Charlie Plummer, Charlie Shotwell, Andrew Buchan, Marco Leonardi, Giuseppe Bonifati, Nicolas…
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar Book: Demonetisation and the Black Economy; Author: Arun Kumar; Publisher: Penguin Portfolio; Price: Rs. 499; Pages: 300 Reams of paper have been inked and gigabytes of data published online lauding, berating, reporting…