By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Baar Baar Dekho” Director: Nitya Mehra Cast: Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra Rating: **** What if we get the chance to rectify all the big mistakes of our life? And…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Skiptrace” Cast: Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Fan Bingbing; Directed by Renny Harlin Rating: *1/2 At 62, and with 40 years of superstardom under his black belt, shouldn’t Jackie Chan think…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Akira”; Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Anurag Kashyap, Konkona Sen Sharma; Directed by A R Murugadoss; Rating: ** The biggest takeaway from this brutal depiction of police atrocity is the cop Rane….
Film: “Akira” Director: A.R. Murugadoss Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Anurag Kashyap, Konkona Sen Sharma, Amit Sadh, Nandu Madhav, Mukesh Hariawala Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A crime based action drama, “Akira”, meaning “graceful strength” in Sanskrit,…
Mumbai: Poster of upcoming film “Yea Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa”. (Photo: IANS) Film: “Yeh Toh Two Much Ho Gayaa” Director: Anwer Khan Cast: Jimmy Shergill, Arbaaz Khan, Pooja Gupta, Bruna Abdulla, Zarina Wahab, Vijay…
Film: “Skiptrace” Director: Renny Harlin, Cast: Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Bingbing Fan, Eric Tsang, Eve Torres, Winston Chao Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Designed as a road-trip, action-adventure assembly, the film is a casual, worn-out…
Film: “Don’t Breathe” Director: Fede AlvarezCast: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Emma Bercovi, Franciska Torocsik Cast: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Daniel Zovatto, Emma Bercovi, Franciska Torocsik Rating: **** Reviewer:Troy Ribeiro…
Mumbai: Actors Samir Kochhar, Amruta Subhash, Vinay Pathak, Tannishtha Chatterjee and Chandan Roy Sanyal during the trailer launch of film Island City in Mumbai, on Aug 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Film: “Island City” Director: Ruchika…
Film: “Island City”; Written and Directed by Ruchika Oberoi Cast: Vinay Pathak, Amruta Subhash, Tannishtha Chatterjee Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Subhash K Jha Urban Desolation is not an easy subject to put on the screen, especially when…
Film: “Mechanic: Resurrection” Director: Dennis Gansel Cast: Jason Statham, Jessica Elba, Michelle Yeoh and Tommy Lee Jones Rating: * Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha For all those who believe everything imported is consumer-friendly, here is an…
Film: “Mechanic Resurrection” Director: Dennis Gansel Cast: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh, Sam Hazeldine, John Cenatiempo, Toby Eddington, Femi Elufowojo Jr and Anteo Quintaville Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Mechanic Resurrection” is…
Film: “A Flying Jatt” Director: Remo d’Souza Cast: Tiger Shroff, Nathan Jones, Amrita Singh, Jacqueline Fernandez, K.K. Menon; Rating: *** By Subhash K Jha It isn’t a bird. It isn’t a plane. And it’s definitely…
Film: “Missing On A Weekend” Director: Abhishek Jawkar Cast: Pawan Malhotra and Karan Hariharan Rating: *** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Except for the powerful Pawan Malhotra who helms and nails the thriller and astutely anchors…
Film: “A Flying Jatt” Director: Remo D’Souza Cast: Tiger Shroff, Jacqueline Fernandez, Amrita Singh, Kay Kay Menon, Nathan Jones Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “A Flying Jatt”, is the story of the local superhero of…
Film: “Warrior Savitri” Director: Param Gill Cast: Niharica Raizada, Rajat Barmecha, Lucy Pinder, Om Puri, Gulshan Grover Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro With the premise of how love and devotion can change destiny, “Waarrior Savitri”…
Film: “Nine Lives”; Director: Barry Sonnenfeld Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell, Cheryl Hines, Mark Consuelos, Malina Weissman, Christopher Walken Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro While the old English proverb, “A cat has nine…
Film: “Ben-Hur” Director: Timur Bekmambetov Cast: Jack Huston and Toby Kebbell Rating: ***** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha A remake makes sense only if it tells a story worth re-telling and it tells it in a…
Film: War Dogs Director: Todd Phillips Cast: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, J.B.Blanc, Bradley Cooper, Barry Livingston, Bryan Chesters Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Based on a true story that took…
Film: “Happy Bhaag Jayegi” Written and Directed : Mudassar Aziz Cast: Abhay Deol, Diana Penty, Momal Sheikh, Ali Faizal, Jimmy Sheirgil Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Subhash K Jha “Woh jo chahti hai karti hai,” Abhay Deol playing…
Film: “Happy Bhag Jayegi” Director: Mudassar Aziz Cast: Diana Penty, Momal Shaikh, Abhay Deol, Ali Fazal, Jimmy Shergill Rating: ***1/2 Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Writer-Director Mudassar Aziz’s “Happy Bhag Jayegi” is a loosely inspired,…