By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Robinson Crusoe” Directors: Vincent Kasteloot and Ben Stassen Rating: *** Don’t go by what you hear. Seeing is, in this case, not just believing, it is also living through an…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Raaz Reboot” Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Gaurav Arora, Kriti Kharbanda Directed by Vikram Bhatt Rating: ***(3 Stars) When in Romania, do as the Romanians do? Well, sort of. The latest instalment…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Raaz Reboot” Director: Vikram Bhatt Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Kriti Kharbanda, Gaurav Arora, Madhu Anand Chandhock Rating: *1/2 At the very onset of the narration, we are informed by a voiceover, “Secrets…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Robinson Crusoe” Directors: Vincent Kesteloot and Ben Stassen Voiceovers by: Yuri Lowenthal, David Howard, Laila Berzins, Joey Camen, Sandy Fox, Colin Metzger, Marieve Herington, Jeff Doucette and Debi Tinsley Rating: **…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Pink” Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Tapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Andrea Tariang Rating: ***** How many films have you seen where you forget you are watching a…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Shallows”; Director: Jaume Collet-Serra Cast: Blake Lively, Oscar Jaenada, Angelo Josue, Lozano Corzo, Jose Manuel, Trujillo Salas, Brett Cullen, Sedona Legge, Pablo Calva and Diego Espejel Rating: *** “The Shallows”…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Light Between The Oceans” Director: Derek Cianfance Cast: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Florence Clery, Jack Thompson, Thomas Unger, Jane Menelaus, Garry McDonald, Bryan Brown and Leon Ford Rating:…
Film: “Pink” Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Angad Bedi, Piyush Mishra, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Raashul Tandon and Tushar Pandey Rating: **** “Pink” is a contemporary youth-centric film with…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Sully” Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Mike O’Malley, Anna Gunn, Jamey Sheridan, Ann Cusack, Jane Gabbert, Molly Hagan, Holt McCallany, Chris Bauer and Patch Darragh Rating:…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Freaky Ali”; Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Amy Jackson,Arbaaz Khan, Jas Arora; Directed by Sohail Khan; Rating: **(2 stars) Not even Nawazuddin can save this utterly puerile comedy with more holes in…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: Freaky Ali Director: Sohail Khan Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Arbaaz Khan, Amy Jackson, Seema Biswas, Jas Arora, Nikitan Dheer “Acchi aur sacchhi zindagi ka farak kya hai?” This dialogue in the film,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Baar Baar Dekho” Director: Nitya Mehra Cast: Sidharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif, Rajit Kapoor, Ram Kapoor, Sayani Gupta, Taaha Shah and Sarika Rating: *** Director Nitya Mehra’s “Baar Baar Dekho” is a…
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…