Film: “Amma Kanakku” Language: Tamil Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Cast: Amala Paul, Revathy and Samuthirakani Rating: *1/2 Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari moved me to tears with “Nil Battey Sannata”, a heartwarming and inspirational…
Film: “Raman Raghav 2.0”; Director: Anurag Kashyap Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Vicky Kaushal, Sobhita Dhulipala, Amruta Subhash, Ashok Lokhande and Mukesh Chhabra Rating: **** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Raman Raghav 2.0” is Anurag Kashyap’s take on the…
Film: “7 Hours To Go” Director: Saurabh Varma Cast: Shiv Pandit, Sandeepa Dhar, Natasa Stankovic, Varun Badola, Himanshu Malik and Rohit Vir Rating: *1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro The concept of this film, without a doubt,…
Film: “Rough Book”; Director: Ananth Narayan Mahadevan; Cast: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Amaan Khan, Joy Sengupta, Vinay Jain, Suhasini Mulay, Jayati Bhatia, Ram Kapoor and Kaizaad Kotwal Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Temple of education is now…
Film: “Now You See Me 2” Directed by John M Chu Cast: Morgan Freeman, Marc Rufallo, Woody Harrelson, Daniel Radcliff and Michael Caine Rating: * Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Once in a while, an all-pervasive silliness…
Film: “Udta Punjab” Director: Abhishek Choubey Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh Rating: **** ½ Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha “Udta Punjab” is a work of contemporary art so audaciously unprecedented in its…
Film: “Luv U Alia” Director: Indrajit Lankesh Cast: Ravichandran, Bhumika Chawla, Chandan Kumar and Sangeetha Chauhan Rating: * Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Released originally in Kannada in 2015 — and you just have to see…
Film: ‘Awake – The Life of Yogananda’ Co-directors: Paola Di Florio and Lisa Leeman Voiceover: Anupam Kher Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro This biopic, directed by Paola Di Florio and Lisa Leeman, celebrates the life…
Film: “Udta Punjab” Director: Abhishek Chaubey Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh and Satish Kaushik; Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Designed as a crime thriller and symbolically titled Udta Punjab, the…
Film: “Finding Dory” Director: Andrew Stanton Voiceovers: Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed ONeill, Kaitlin Olson, Hayden Rolence, Ty Burrell, Diane Keaton. Eugene Levy, Sloane Murray, Idris Elba and Dominic West Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy…
Film: “Dhanak” Director: Nagesh Kukunoor Cast: Krish Chabria, Hetal Gada Rating: *****(5 stars) Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha With all attention on the hyper-controversial drugged drama this week, this silent killer of a gem sneaks up…
Film: “Central Intelligence” Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan, Danielle Nicolet, Jason Bateman, Aaron Paul Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Director Rawson Marshall Thurber’s “Central Intelligence” is a typical frothy…
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”…