By Troy Ribeiro Film: ‘Death on the Nile’ (Running in Theatres). Duration: 127 minutes. Director: Kenneth Branagh. Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Gal Gadot, Annette Bening, Armie Hammer, Letitia Wright, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Emma Mackey, Dawn…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: ‘Badhaai Do’ (Running in Theatres); Duration: 147 minutes. Director: Harshavardhan Kulkarni. Cast: Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar, Sheeba Chaddha, Seema Pahwa, Loveleen Mishra and Nitesh Pandey. IANS Rating: **1/2 Bold themes reflecting…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘Dark Mysteries – Anjaan Kahaniyaan’ (Streaming on ‘discovery+). Duration: Average 26 minutes per episode (six episodes in all). Director: Chandramouli Basu and Radhika Chandrashekar. Cast: Dr. Sudhir Khandelwal, Tara Malhotra, Kuldeep…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: ‘Gehraiyaan’ (Streaming on Amazon Prime). Duration: 148 minutes. Director: Shakun Batra. Cast: Deepika Padukone, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday, Dhairya Karwa, Naseeruddin Shah and Rajat Kapoor. IANS Rating: **** ‘Gehraiyaan’ is a…
By Manigandan K.R. Film: ‘Kadaisi Vivasayi’ (Releasing in theatres); Duration: 122 minutes Director: M. Manikandan Cast: Nallandi, Vijay Sethupathi, Yogi Babu and Raichal Rebecca Philip. IANS Rating: **** Once in a while, there comes a…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘Mrs Wilson’ (Streaming on Lionsgate Play); Duration: 57 minutes per episode (three episodes in all) Director: Richard Laxton Cast: Ruth Wilson, Iain Glen, Keeley Hawes, Elizabeth Rider, Anupam Kher, Fiona Shaw,…
By Manigandan K.R. Film: ‘Mahaan’ (Releasing on Prime Video). Duration: 162 minutes. Director: Karthik Subbaraj. Cast: Vikram, Dhruv Vikram, Bobby Simhaa and Simran. IANS Rating: ***1/2 Director Karthik Subbaraj’s ‘Mahaan’ is a well-made, intense gangster…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: ‘I Want You Back’ (Streaming on Amazon Prime). Duration: 111 minutes. Director: Jason Orley. Cast: Charlie Day, Jenny Slate, Gina Rodriguez, Scott Eastwood, Manny Jacinto, Clark Backo, Jami Gertz, Dylan Gelula,…
Film: ‘Veeramae Vaagai Soodum’ (releasing in theatres). Duration: 166 minutes. Director: Thu Pa Saravanan. Cast: Vishal, Dimple Hayathi, Yogi Babu, Raveena Ravi, Marimuthu, Thulasi, Baburaj and Elango Kumaravel. IANS Rating: *** By Manigandan K.R. Thu…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘It’s A Sin’ (Streaming on Lionsgate Play). Duration: Average 47 minutes per episode (five episodes in all). Director: Peter Hoar. Cast: Olly Alexander, Lydia West, Nathaniel Curtis, Omari Douglas, Callum Scott…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘Pam & Tommy’ (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar). Duration: About 45 minutes per episode (eight episodes in all). Director: Craig Gillespie. Cast: Lily James, Sebastian Stan, Seth Rogen, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘Rocket Boys’ (Streaming on Sony Liv). Duration: 45 minutes per episode (eight episodes in all). Director: Abhay Pannu. Cast: Jim Sarbh, Ishwak Singh, Regina Cassandra, Rajat Kapur, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Saba Azad,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: ‘Looop Lapeta’ (Streaming on Netflix). Duration: 131 minutes. Director: Aakash Bhatia. Cast: Tahir Raj Bhasin, Taapsee Pannu, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Manik Papneja, K.C. Shankar, Rajendra Chawla, Raghav Raj Kakker, Bhupesh…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘The Great Indian Murder’ (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar). Duration: Average 47 minutes per episode (nine episodes in all). Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia. Cast: Richa Chadha, Pratik Gandhi, Jatin Goswami, Ashutosh Rana, Raghubir…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘Reacher’ (Streaming on Amazon Prime); Duration: Average 48 minutes per episode Directors: Norberto Barba, M. J. Bassett, Sam Hill, Omar Madha, Christine Moore, Lin Oeding, Stephen Surjik, Thomas Vincent Cast: Alan…
Film: Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal. Duration: 140 minutes (Showing in theatres). Director: Vishal Venkat. Cast: Ashok Selvan, Reyaa, Manikandan, Abi Haasan, Anju Kurian, Riythvika, K.S. Ravikumar, Praveen and Bhanupriya. IANS Rating: **1/2 Director Vishal Venkat’s…
Phas Gaye Yaaro Review: A Hilarious Entertainer Film (Rating: 3.25) (Photo:SocialNews.XYZ/NewsHelpline.com) Film: Phas Gaye Yaaro Director: Yusuf Surti Stars: Rajesh Aher, Mast Ali, Reshma Bari Reviewer: Pawan Paul Rating: 3.25 Phas Gaya Yaaro is a…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: ‘The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’ (Streaming on Disney+ Hotstar). Duration: 81 minutes. Director: John C. Donkin. Voice Cast: Simon Pegg, Justina Machado, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Aaron Harris, Sean Elias-Reyes, Jake…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘Kapil Sharma: I’m Not Done Yet’ (Streaming on Netflix). Duration: 54 minutes. Director: Saahil Chhabria. Cast: Kapil Sharma. IANS Rating: *** Thanks to his phenomenal success as a comedian, Kapil Sharma…
By Troy Ribeiro Series: ‘Pavitra Rishta Season 2’ (Streaming on Zee5). Duration: Average 21 minutes per episode (eight episodes in all). Director: Nandita Mehra. Cast: Shaheer Sheikh, Ankita Lokhande, Usha Nadkarni, Suchita Banderkar, Ashima Vardhan,…