By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Crew”; Director: Nikolai Lebev; Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudite, Katerina Shpitsa, Sergey Kempo, Sergey Shakurov, Elena Yakovleva; Rating: *** Dubbed in English and in Hindi, “The Crew” is…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Crew”; Language: Russian film dubbed in English; Director: Nikolai Lebedev; Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Vladimir Mashkov and Agne Grutide; Rating: *1/2 Sitting inert for over two hours watching computer-generated flames…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Coffee With D” Director: Vishal Mishra Cast: Sunil Grover, Zakir Hussain, Anjana Sukhani, Deepannati Sharma, Pankaj Tripathy Rating: ** Isn’t it amazing what a slew of talented actors can do…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Founder” Director: John Lee Hancock Cast: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, B.J. Novak and Justin Randell Brooke Rating: ***1/2 The tale of…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Bye Bye Man” Director: Stacy Title Cast: Douglas Smith, Lucien Laviscount, Cressida Bonas, Michael Trucco, Doug Jones, Carrie-Anne Moss, Faye Dunaway, Leigh Whannell and Jenna Kannell Rating: *1/2 “The Bye…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “xXx: Return of Xander Cage” Director: DJ Caruso Cast: Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa, Ruby Rose, Nina Dobrev, Kris Wu, Toni Collette, Nina Dobrev, Rory McCann and Samuel…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Haraamkhor” Director: Shlok Sharma Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Shweta Tripathi, Trimala Adhikari Rating: ** Designed as an art house film, “Haraamkhor”, is a slice of life projecting the abuse of minor girls…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage” Director: D.J. Caruso Cast: Vin Diesel, Deepika Padukone Rating:*** D.J. Caruso, let’s call him DJ for fun, is a man with a mission. Mission…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Haraamkhor” Director: Shlok Sharma; Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi; Rating: *** 1/2 Director: Shlok Sharma Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Shweta Tripathi Rating: *** 1/2 She is 15, going on…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Khaidi No 150” Director: V.V. Vinayak Cast: Chiranjeevi, Kajal Aggarwal, Ali, Brahmanandam and Tarun Arora Rating: *** “Khaidi No 150” is the perfect red carpet welcome for Chiranjeevi, who has faced…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Bairavaa”; Director: Bharathan Cast: Vijay, Keerthy Suresh, Sathish and Jagapathi Babu Rating: ** It is appalling that Vijay chooses to do a film like “Bairavaa” when he is already on the…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Passengers’ Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence Rating:**1/2 First things first. “Passengers”, a film about two very beautiful people thrown together in outer space, would have been a…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Passengers” Director: Morten Tyldum Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia, Emma Clarke Rating: ***1/2 Set on a spaceship with 5,000 passengers and 258 crew members, travelling…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Allied’ Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard Rating:** It’s hard to believe this story of a Canadian intelligence officer who falls in love with a German spy who…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Allied” Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Simon McBurney, Lizzy Caplan, Daniel Betts, Matthew Goode, Camille Cottin, August Diehl and Thierry Fremont Rating: *** Have you ever…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “A Monster Calls” Director: Juan Antonio Bayona Cast: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Liam Neeson, Geraldine Chaplin Rating: ***1/2 “A Monster Calls” is a suspense-packed, coming-of-age tale of…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Assasin’s Creed” Director: Justin Kurzel Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and Jeremy Irons Rating: *** An apple a day keeps the doctor away. One apple ‘sevs’ the day in this…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Assassin’s Creed” Director: Justin Kurzel Cast: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Charlotte Rampling, Michael K. Williams, Ariane Labed, Callum Turner, Brendan Gleeson, Essie Davis, Denis Menochet Rating: ** With a…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Incarnate” Director: Brad Peyton Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten, Cataline Sandino Moreno, David Mazouz, Keir O’Donnell, Matt Nable, John Pirruccello Rating: ** With minimalistic scares and a passive, complex plot,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Sing” Director: Director: Gaarth Jennings Voices of: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly, Jennifer Saunders, Jennifer Hudson, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Kroll, Jay…