Film: “Now You See Me 2” Director: Jon M. Chu Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Jay Chou, Sanaa Lathan, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, David Warshofsky, Tsai Chin…
Film: “Dhanak” Director: Nagesh Kukunoor Cast: Krish Chabria, Hetal Gada Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Myth, folklore and symbols can be interpreted in myriad ways that although the actual image is clear it throws up…
Film: “The Conjuring 2” Director: James Wan Cast: Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Madison Wolfe, Frances O’Connor, Lauren Esposito, Benjamin Haigh, Patrick Mcauley, Simon McBurney, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delaney, Franka Potente Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy…
Film: “Do Lafzon Ki Kahani” Directed by Deepak Tijori Cast: Randeep Hooda, Kajal Agarwal Rating: *** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Korea dominates Bollywood this week. Barely had we gotten over Anurag Kashyap wondering if we…
Film: “Do Lafzon Ki Kahani”; Director: Deepak Tijori Cast: Randeep Hooda, Kajal Agarwal and Mamik Singh Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Adapted from the 2011 released South Korean film “Always”, “Do Lafzon Ki Kahani” is…
Film: “TE3N” Language: Hindi Director: Ribhu Dasgupta Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vidya Balan, Sabyasachi Chakraborty, Padmavati Rao, Prakash Belawadi Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Set in Kolkata, “TE3N” is an astutely mounted, suspense filled,…
Film: “TE3N” Language: Hindi Director: Ribhu Dasgupta Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sabyasachi Chakraborty Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha There is a moment of subdued splendour in this thriller that is both…
Film: “Warcraft” Director: Duncan Jones Cast: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Rob Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Callum Keith Rennie Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Warcraft”…
Film: “Me Before You” Director: Thea Sharrock Cast: Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin, Janet McTeer, Charles Dance, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Peacocke, Jenna Coleman, Brendan Coye, Samantha Spiro, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Lloyd-Hughes Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro…
Film: “Housefull 3” Directed by Sajid-Farhad Starring: Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff, Lisa Haydon, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri Rating: * Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Nothing prepares you for the assault…
Film: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows” Directed by Dave Green Starring: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Stephen Amell Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Just when I had given up hope of ever…
Film: “Housefull 3” Language: Hindi Directors: Sajid and Farhad Samji Cast: Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandes, Lisa Haydon, Nargis Fakhri, Boman Irani, Jackie Shroff and Chunky Pandey Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro…
Film: “Thithi” Language: Kannada Directed by Raam Reddy Starring: Real peopleRating: ****1/2 Rating: ****1/2 Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha There are no actors, at least none that I could catch acting, in debutant director Raam Reddys…
Film: “The Nice Guys” Director: Shane Black Cast: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger, Margaret Qualley and Yaya DaCosta Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A buddy-film, set in late 1970s, “The…
Film: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” Director: David Green Voice-overs: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Pete Ploszek, Ala Ritchson, Tyler Perry, Brian Tee and Stephen…
Film: “Alice Through The Looking Glass” Director: James Bobin Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Anne Hathaway, Johnny Depp, Rhys Ifans, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Lindsay Duncan and Leo Bill Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro…
Film: “Waiting” Language: Hindi Director: Anu Menon Cast: Naseeruddin Shah and Kalki Koechlin Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha There are hospitals, and there are hospitals — to take care of the ill. But there…
Film: “The Angry Birds Movie” Directors: Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly Voice-overs: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Peter Dinklage, Keegan-Michael Key and Sean Penn Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Angry…
Film: “Veerappan” Director: Ram Gopal Varma Cast: Sandeep Bharadwaj, Sachiin Joshi, Usha Jadhav, Lisa Ray Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Presented in a docudrama style, Director Ram Gopal Varma’s “Veerappan” is a true story on…
Film: “Phobia” Director: Pawan Kriplani Cast: Radhika Apte, Satyadeep Mishra, Nivedita Bhattacharya, Ankur Vikal, Yashaswani Dayama Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro ‘Phobia’ is a psychological thriller about Mehak Deo (Radhika Apte) an artist, who,…