By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Wedding Anniversary” Director: Shekhar S. Jha Cast: Mahie Gill, Nana Patekar, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Yatin Karyekar Rating: * “Wedding Anniversary” is about a couple — Kahani (Mahie Gill) and Nirbhay (Priyanshu…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Split” Writer-Director: M Night Shyamalan Cast: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy Rating: *** So all right. We know this is a thriller about a kidnapper who assumes 23 personalities. But would…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Lion’ Director: Garth Davis Starring: Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and Sunny Pawar Rating:**** Apart from the all-encompassing luminosity of little Sunny Pawar — so young yet…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Lion” Director: Garth Davis Cast: Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Deepti Naval, Divian Ladwa, Sachin Joab, Pallavi Sharda,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Jackie” Director: Pablo Larrain Cast: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant, John Carroll Lynch, Beth Grant, Max Casella, Caspar Phillipson Rating: ***1/2 “Jackie”, a…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Lion” Director: Garth Davis Cast: Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and above all, Sunny Pawar Rating: ****(4 stars) Apart from the all-encompassing luminosity of little Sunny Pawar…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Ghazi” Language: Telugu Director: Sankalp Reddy Cast: Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni and Taapsee Pannu Rating: **** Breaking away from everything Telugu cinema is accustomed to, debutant Sankalp Reddy’s…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Ghazi Attack” Director: Sankalp Reddy Cast: Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni and Taapsee Pannu Rating: *** A bigger mystery than the sinking of the submarine during the…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Ghazi Attack” Director: Sankalp Reddy Cast: Rana Daggubati, Atul Kulkarni, Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Singh, Om Puri and Taapsee Pannu Rating: ** Purportedly an underwater war film set in 1971,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Silence” Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciaran Hinds, Issey Ogata, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yoshi Oida, eld, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciaran Hinds, Issey…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Silence” Director: Martin Scorcese Cast: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson Rating: Not eligible 5 stars? Or no stars at all? It is impossible for me to rate Martin…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Moonlight” Director: Barry Jenkins Cast: Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner Rating: ** Designed as an art house…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “John Wick: Chapter 2” D Director: Chad Stahelski Cast: Keanu Reeves, Common Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, Lance Reddick, John Leguiziamo, Claudia Gerini, Ian McShane, Bridget Moynahan Rating: ***1/2 Very…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Irada” Director: Aparnaa Singh Cast: Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Divya Dutta, Sharad Kelkar, Rumana Molla, Sagarika Ghatge, Diwakar Kumar Rating: **1/2 If “Udta Punjab” unearthed the can of drugs in Punjab…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Running Shaadi” Director: Amit Roy Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Amit Sadh, Arsh Bajwa, Bijendra Kala Rating: **1/2 This film, with the recent controversy that plagued its title, suffers from the curse of…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Running Shaadi” Starring: Amit Sadh, Tapsee Pannu; Directed by Amit Roy Rating: *** and a half (3 and a half stars) What do you call these? Haan, the Pheelgoood type…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Moonlight” Director: Barry Jenkins Cast: Trevante Rhodes, Noami Harris, and Mahershala Ali Rating: **** Watching “Moonlight” is akin to getting into the skin of these unfathomably unhappy people. The film…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Hidden Figures” Director: Theodore Melfi Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Olivia Spencer, Jannelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell, Kimberly Quinn, Olek Krupa Rating: ***1/2…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “SI3(Singam 3)” Language: Tamil Director: Hari Cast: Suriya, Anushka Shetty and Shruti Haasan Rating: *1/2 Don’t let the agitated agile ambience of unlimited energy fool you. This is a work…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Rings” Director: F. Javier Gutierrez; Cast: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan; Rating: *1/2 Director: F. Javier Gutierrez Cast: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki,…