Film: “Spectre” Language: English Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Lea Seydoux, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Dave Bautista, Monica Bellucci, Ralph Fiennes and Jesper Christensen Rating: *** Reviewed By: Troy Ribeiro “Spectre” starts…
Film: “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” Language: Hindi Director: Sooraj R. Barjatya Cast: Salman Khan, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Sonam Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Deepak Dobriyal, Arman Kohli, Swara Bhaskar; IANS Rating: ** “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”, Sooraj…
Film: Akhil – The Power of JUA Language: Telugu Cast: Akkineni Akhil, Sayesha Saigal, Bramhanandam, Mahesh Manjrekar, Saptagiri, Vennela Kishore, Jayaprakash Reddy Director: V. V. Vinayak Rating: 2.75 “Just Dance” and nothing else. Story: Akhil is a…
Film: “Charlie Ke Chakkar Mein” Language: Hindi Director: Manish Srivastav Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Anand Tiwari, Amit Sial, Manasi Rachh, Subrat Datta, Disha Arora and Anchal Nandrajog Rating: ** “Charlie Kay Chakkar Mein” is a neo-noir…
Film: Tripura Language: Telugu Cast: Swathi, Naveen Chandra, Rao Ramesh, Pooja Ramachandra, Saptagiri, Shakalaka Shankar, Jayaprakash Reddy, Sivannarayana, Dhanraj, Rajitha Director: Raaj Kiran Rating: 2.75 “Comedy with No Horror” Template loving Telugu movie directors found a new…
Film: “He Named Me Malala” Language: English Director: Davis Guggenheim Cast: Malala Yousafzai, Ziauddin Yousafzai, Toor Pekai Yousafzai, Khushal Yousafzai and Atal Yousafzai Rating: **1/2 Inspired by the book, “I Am Malala”, Davis Guggenheim’s “He…
Film: “Hotel Transylvania 2” Language: English Director: Genndy Tartakovsky Voiceovers by: Adam Sandler, Ashler Blinkoff, Kevin James, Andy Samberg, Fran Drescher, Selena Gomez, David Spade, Mel Brooks, Steve Buscemi, Keegan-Michael Key and Molly Shannon; Rating:…
Film: “Burnt” Language: English Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Omar Sy, Daniel Bruhl, Riccardo Scamarcio, Sam Keeley, Alicia Vikander, Uma Thurman and Emma Thompson Director: John Well Rating: ** Conceited and contrived. That’s “Burnt” in…
Film: Sher Language: Telugu Cast: Kalyan Ram, Sonal Chauhan, Vikramjeet Virk, Brahmanandam, Mukesh Rishi, Prudhvi, M. S. Narayana, Fish Venkat, Ali, Rao Ramesh Director: Mallikarjun Rating: 2.5 “Routine” Like all mass entertainments starts off with a good setup…
Film: “Titli” Language: Hindi Director: Kanu Behl Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Shashank Arora, Amit Sial, Shivani Raghuvanshi and Lalit Behl Rating: ***1/2 “Titli” is a dark neo-realistic film which takes you into the murky side of…
Film: “Guddu Ki Gun” Language: Hindi Cast: Kunal Kemmu, Sumeet Vyas, Payel Sarkar and Aparna Sharma Directors: Shantanu Ray Chibber and Sheershak Anand Rating: *** “Guddu Ki Gun” is the tale of Govardhan aka Guddu…
Film: “Main Aur Charles” Language: Hindi Cast: Randeep Hooda, Richa Chadha, Adil Hussain, Tisca Chopra, Alexx O’Neil and Lucky Morani Director: Prawaal Raman; Rating: ***1/2 “Main Aur Charles” is a fictional docu-drama that gives an…
Film: “Rock The Kasbah” Language: English Cast: Bill Murray, Kate Hudson, Bruce Willis, Danny McBride, Scott Caan, Zooey Deschanel Director: Barry Levison Rating: **1/2 Barry Levison’s “Rock The Kasbah,” follows Richie Lanz, a down-on-his-luck Hollywood…
Film: “Shaandaar” Language: Hindi Cast: Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Sanah Kapoor, Sushma Seth, Pankaj Kapur, Niki Aneja Walia, Sanjay Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh Director: Vikas Bahl Rating: ** Treated like a fantasy film with a back-drop of…
Film: “Kanche” Language: Telugu Cast: Varun Teja, Pragya Jaiswal, Srinivas Avasarala, Nikitin Dheer, Gollapudi, Janaki Director: Krish Rating: 3.25 “Patience” and you need lots of it to watch this movie. If you have it, it is a good…
Film: “The Last Witch Hunter” Language: English Cast: Vin Diesel, Elijah Wood, Rose Leslie, Michael Caine, Olafur Darri Olafsson, Julie Engelbrecht Director: Breck Eisner Rating: ** Weary, worn out and weather-beaten! That’s how “The Last…
Film: “Pyaar ka Punchnama 2” Language: Hindi Cast: Omkar Kapoor, Sunny Singh, Kartik Aaryan, Ishita Raj, Sonnalli Seygall, Nushrat Bharucha, Sharat Saxena, Mona Ambegaonkar Director: Luv Ranjan; Rating: ***1/2 Just like “Tanu Weds Manu Returns”…
Film: “Bridge of Spies” Cast: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Noah Schnapp, John Scott Shepherd, Amy Ryan, Sebastian Koch, Alan Alda, Austin Stowell, Mikhail Gorevoy, Will Rogers Director: Steven Spielberg Rating: **** A tale spanning over…
Film: “Bruce Lee – The Fighter” Language: Telugu Cast: Ram Charan, Chiranjeevi (special appearance), Rakul Preet Singh, Kriti Kharbanda, Sampath Raj, Rao Ramesh, Mukesh Rushi, Sayaji Shinde, Arun Vijay, Brahmaji, Brahmanandam, Ali, Saptagiri, Jaya Prakash…
Film: “Crimson Peak” Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jim Beaver, Leslie Hope, Emily Coutts, Burn Gorman Director: Guillermo Del Toro Rating: *** “It is not a ghost story. It is a…