Reviews

Film: “Loveshhuda” Language: Hindi Director: Vaibhav Misra Cast: Girish Kumar, Navneet Kaur Dhillon, Tisca Chopra, Naveen Kasturia and Sachin Khedekar Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Loveshhuda” has all the cliches of a romance-comedy, but what…

  Film: “Neerja” Language: Hindi Director: Ram Madhvani Cast: Shabana Azmi, Sonam Kapoor, Shekhar Ravijani and Yogendra Tikku Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Neerja, a biopic, encapsulates the life of Neerja Bhanot, head purser, Pan…

Film: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” Language: Hindi Director: Burr Steers Cast: Lily James, Sam Riley, Lena Headey, Douglas Booth, Matt Smith, Jack Huston, Charles Dance, Bella Heathcote Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Based on…

Film: “Direct Ishq” Language: Hindi Director: Rajiv S Ruia Cast: Rajneesh Duggal, Nidhi Subbaiah, Arjun Bijlani, Rajesh Shringarpure; Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro An aspiring singer Dolly Pandey (Nidhi Subbaiah) has a no-nonsense attitude towards…

Film: “How To Be Single” Language: English Director: Christian Ditter Cast: Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann, Damon Wayans Jr., Anders Holm, Nicholas Braun, Jake Lacy, Jason Mantzoukas and Colin Jost Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro…

Film: “Trumbo” Language: English Director: Jay Roach Cast: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen Mirren, Alan Tudyk, John Goodman, Elle Fanning, Michael Stuhlbarg and Louis C.K. Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer:  Troy Ribeiro A character driven film, “Trumbo”…

Film: “Sanam Re” Language: Hindi Director: Divya Khosla Kumar Cast: Rishi Kapoor, Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Urvashi Rautela, Manoj Joshi and Prachi Shah Rating: ** Reviewer:  Troy Ribeiro Love stories clearly are the flavour of…

Film: “Fitoor” Language: Hindi Director: Abhishek Kapoor Cast: Tabu, Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Devgn, Aditi Rao Hydari, Talat Aziz and Rahul Bhat Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro To begin with, the title “Fitoor” is…

Film: “Deadpool”  Language: English Director: Tim Miller Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, Stefan Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, T.J. Miller, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, Stefan Kapacic, Brianna Hildebrand and…

Film: “Visaaranai” Language: Tamil Cast: Dinesh, Murugadoss, Samuthirakani, Ajay Ghosh, Kishore and Anandi; Director: Vetrimaaran Rating: ****1/2 Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi National Award-winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran’s “Visaaranai” reminded me of a couple of words – system and power…

Film: “Room”  Language: English Director: Lenny Abrahamson  Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Joan Allen, Sean Bridgers, Tom McCamus and William H. Macy Rating: ***1/2 Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A gripping and intriguing drama based…

Film: “Irudhi Suttru” Language: Tamil Director: Sudha Kongara Prasad Cast: R. Madhavan, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar, Nassar, Radha Ravi and Zakir Hussain; Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi When was the last time a leading star…

Film: “The Boy” Language: English Director: William Brent Bell Cast: Lauren Cohan, Rupert Evans, Jim Norton, Diana Hardcastle, Ben Robson, James Russell, Jett Klyne, Lily Pater and Matthew Walker Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A…

Film: “Mastizaade” Language: Hindi Director: Milap Zaveri Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Vir Das, Sunny Leone, Riteish Deshmukh, Suresh Menon and Shaad Randhawa Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro A sex comedy, high on testosterone and low on IQ,…

Film: “Saala Khadoos” Language: Hindi Cast: R. Madhavan, Zakir Hussain, Ritika Singh, Mumtaz Sorcar and Nassar Director: Sudha Kongara Rating:***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Saala Khadoos” is an inspirational sports drama, based on some true incidents. The…

Film: “Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods” Language: English Directors: Louis Clichy, Alexandre Astier Cast: Roger Carel, Guillaume Briat, Lionnel Astier, Serge Papagalli and Florence Foresti Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: By Troy Ribeiro “The Mansions Of The…

Film: “Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3”; Directed Language: Hindi Cast: Tusshar Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Mandana Karimi, Gizele Thakral, Claudia Ciesla, Krushna Abhishek, Shakti Kapoor and Darshan Jariwala Director: Umesh Ghadge Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro…

Film: “Jugni” Language: Hindi Cast: Sadhana Singh, Sugandha Garg, Siddhant Behl, Samir Sharma and Aniruta Jha Director: Shefali Bhushan Rating: **1/2 Reviewer:Troy Ribeiro “Jugni”, or the female firefly, has symbolic meanings in many ancient texts….

Film: “Airlift” Language: Hindi Cast: Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Purab Kohli, Inaam-ul-Haq, Kumud Mishra and Prakash Belawadi;  Director: Raja Krishna Menon Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Airlift” is a human saga set in the backdrop…