Film: “Dishoom”; Director: Rohit Dhawan Cast: John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri, Akshaye Khanna, Rahul Dev and Saqib Saleem Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Set somewhere in the Middle East, “Dishoom” is a…
Film: “The BFG” Director: Steven Spielberg Cast: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Viewing Spielbergâs latest fantasy-adventure story is akin to being transported into an embarrassment of visual and emotional riches….
Film: “Bad Moms” Directors: Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Cast: Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett Smith, Annie Mumolo, Oona Laurence, Emjay Anthony, David Walton, Jay Hernandez Rating: *** Reviewer:By Troy…
Film: “Ghostbusters” Director: Paul Feig Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon,Chris Hemsworth Rating: * Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Who are you gonna call?….goes the anthemic Ghostbusters song which we grew up on. Many times,…
Film: “Ghostbusters”; Director: Paul Feig Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Chris Hemsworth, Charles Dance, Michael Kenneth Williams, Matt Walsh, Neil Casey, Cecily Strong, Karan Soni, Zach Woods, Ed Begley Jr., Michael…
Film: “Madaari” Director: Nishikant Kamat Cast: Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Sheirgill, Vishesh Bansal Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha This is not the first film that raises the burning issue of corruption by espousing vigilantism. But…
Film: “Kabali” Director: P.A. Ranjith Cast: Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Dhanshika, Riythivika, Winston Chao, Dinesh Ravi, Kishore Rating: ** 1/2 (2 and a half Stars) Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Designed as a robust mafia film, South superstar Rajnikanth’s…
Film: “Kabali” Language: Tamil Director: Pa Ranjith Cast: Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte, Kishore, Dinesh, Dhansikaa, Winston Chao, Ritwika and Kalaiarasan Rating: ** Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi For the number of times one might have heard “Neruppu da…
Film: “Star Trek Beyond” Director: Justin Lin Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Lydia Wilson, Joe Taslim and Shohreh Aghdashloo Rating: ***…
Film: “Kabali” Director: Pa Ranjith Cast: Rajinikanth, Radhika Apte Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Rajinikanths presence in the long-awaited “Kabali” is like the Second Coming. He is no less than God for his fans. And…
Film: “M-Cream” Director: Agneya Singh Cast: Imaad Shah, Ira Dubey, Auritra Ghosh, Raaghav Chanana, Tom Alter, Lushin Dubey, Tenzin Woeser, Barry John, Beatrice Ordeix Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Conceptually, Director Agneya Singh’s maiden venture…
Film: “Madaari”; Director: Nishikant Kamat Cast: Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Vishesh Bansal, Tushar Dalvi, Nitish Pandey, Ayesha Raza Rating: ****1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Madaari” is the moving tale of a distraught common man, a single…
Film: “Great Grand Masti” Director: Indra Kumar Starring Ritesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani and Urvashi Rautela Rating: 0 Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Stop right here. Veteran filmmaker Indra Kumar who never grew up –…
Film: “Ice Age: Collision Course” Co-directors: Michael Thurmeier and Galen Tan Chu Voiceovers: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Devine, Keke Palmer, Max Greenfield, Jessie J, Jessie Tyler Ferguson, Josh…
Film: “Great Grand Masti” Director: Indra Kumar Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Urvashi Rautela, Pooja Bose, Mishti, Shraddha Das, Usha Nadkarni, Sanjay Mishra, Sudesh Lehri, Shreyas Talpade, Sonali Raut Rating: **1/2 Rating: **1/2…
Film: “Brahman Naman” (Netflix’s first Indian film) Director: Qaushik Mukherjee Cast: Shashank Arora, Sid Mallya and Tanmay Dhanania Rating: None Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Warning: Some comments ahead may only be suitable for horny adolescents…
Film: “The Secret Life of Pets”; Directors: Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney Voices of: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Chris…
Film: “Sultan” Director: Ali Abbas Zafar Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, Randeep Hooda, Kumud Mishra, Parikshat Sahni, Abhishek Duhan and Meiyang Chang Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Sultan” is a fictional and inspirational…
Film: “Sultan” Director: Ali Abbas Zafar Cast: Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Nope, you cant touch this. Salman Khans superstardom is beyond the precincts of rationale or logic. To…
Film: “Free State of Jones” Director: Gary Ross Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Christopher Berry, Sean Bridgers, Jacob Lofland, Thomas Francis Murphy, Bill Tangradi, Brian Lee Franklin, Kerry Cahill, Joe Chrest,…