Film: Sulthan Starring: Karthi, Rashmika Mandanna, Napolean Director: Bakkiyaraj Kannan Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Written and Directed by Bakkiyaraj Kannan, Sulthan is an action entertainer with some friendly intrigued subject. It has…
The Serpent: Cast: Tahar Rahim, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweera, Tim McInnerny, Mathilde Warnier, Aly Khan, Pravesh Rana, Darshan Jariwala, Direction: Tom Shankland; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY…
Film: Concrete Cowboy Starring: Idris Elba, Lorraine Toussaint, Caleb McLaughlin Director: Ricky Staub Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Ricky Staub’s film Concrete Cowboy implants a genuinely standard story about growing up inside it’s…
Film: Wild Dog Starring: Saiyami Kher, Nagarjuna Akkineni, Dia Mirza Director: Ahishor Solomon Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Writer/Director Ahishor Solomon’s Wild Dog featuring Nagarjuna Akkineni, Dia Mirza, and Saiyami Kher has at…
Film:Irul (Netflix) Movie Starring: Fahadh Faasil, Soubin Shahir, Darshana Rajendran Director: Naseef Yusuf Izuddin Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Debutant filmmaker Naseef Yusuf Izuddin’s ‘Irul’ is an another Malayalam film to premier on…
Nomadland; Cast: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swankie; Direction: Chloe Zhao; Rating: * * * * (four stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Silences can overwhelm, too — watch Frances McDormand in “Nomadland” and you know….
Film: Bad Trip Starring: Eric André, Lil Rel Howery, Tiffany Haddish, Michaela Conlin Director: Kitao Sakurai Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – As a tricky semi-scripted satire film about traveling across America, it’s practically…
Film: Enforcement Starring: Jacob Lohmann, Simon Sears, Tarek Zayat Director: Frederik Louis Hviid, Anders Ølholm Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Enforcement, the directorial feature debut from the Danish filmmakers Anders Ølholm and Frederick Louis…
Film: Into the Dark: Blood Moon Starring: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Yonas Kibreab, Joshua Dov Director: Emma Tammi Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Blumhouse’s Into The Dark TV anthology series is an independently entrancing idea….
Film: The Toll Starring: Jordan Hayes, Max Topplin, James McGowan Director: Michael Nader Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Toll directed by Michael Nader has a one of a kind reason that feels…
Film: Violation Starring: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe Director: Dusty Mancinelli, Madeleine Sims-Fewer Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Violation is a rape vengeance thriller directed by Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewer. Having…
Film: Pagglait Starring: Sanya Malhotra, Sayani Gupta, Ashutosh Rana, Raghuvir Yadav, Shruti Sharma, Sheeba Chaddha, Natasha Rastogi, Rajesh Tailang, Meghna Malik, Jameel Khan, Chetan Sharma, Ananya Khare, Bhupesh Pandya Director: Umesh Bist Rating: *** Reviewer:…
Godzilla Vs. Kong; Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza Gonzalez, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler, Demian Bichir, Hakeem Kae-Kazim; Direction: Adam Wingard; Rating: * * * (three stars)…
Pagglait; Cast: Sanya Malhotra, Sayani Gupta, Shruti Sharma, Raghubir Yadav, Ashutosh Rana, Natasha Rastogi, Sheeba Chaddha, Aasif Khan, Meghna Malik, Jameel Khan, Rajesh Tailang, Ananya Khare; Direction: Umesh Bist; Rating: * * * (three stars)…
Film: Saina Starring: Parineeti Chopra, Manav Kaul, Meghna Malik Director: Amole Gupte Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Biopics dependent on sports legends are not new in Bollywood. Parineeti Chopra starrer Saina is the…
Saina; Cast: Parineeti Chopra, Manav Kaul, Meghna Malik, Subhrajyoti Barat, Eshan Naqvi, Ankur Vikal; Direction: Amole Gupte; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY There are two ways to…
Film: Godzilla V/S Kong Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall Director: Adam Wingard Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Godzilla versus Kong is directed by genre mashup director Adam Wingard. He is…
Film: Happily Starring: Kerry Bishé, Joel McHale, Al Madrigal Director: BenDavid Grabinski Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Happily is an obscurely funny thrill ride from director BenDavid Grabinski. It is a genre film…
The Illegal (film on Amazon Prime); Cast: Suraj Sharma, Shweta Tripathi, Adil Hussain, Neelima Azim, Iqbal Theba, Hannah Masi, Jay Ali; Direction: Danish Renzu; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars)…
Film: Sky Rojo Season One Starring: Verónica Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Asier Etxeandia, Lali Espósito, Yany Prado, Enric Auquer, Luis Zahera, Carmen Santamaría, Cecilia Gómez, Godeliv Van den Brandt, Penélope Guerrero, Luisa Vides, Niko Verona,…