Film: Vanguard Starring: Jackie Chan, Yang Yang, Lun Ai Director: Stanley Tong Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Jackie Chan is a fortune, particularly to those of us who grew up watching his unbelievable…
Film: The Call Starring: Park Shin-hye, Jun Jong-seo, Kim Sung-ryoung, EL, Park Ho-san, Oh Jung-se, Lee Dong-hwi, Um Chae-young Director: Lee Chung-hyun Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Most films these days are…
Mosul (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Adam Bessa, Suhail Dabbach, Is’haq Elias, Qutaiba Abdelhaq, Ahmed El Ghanem; Direction: Matthew Michael Carnahan; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY…
Mosul (film streaming on Netflix); Cast: Adam Bessa, Suhail Dabbach, Is’haq Elias, Qutaiba Abdelhaq, Ahmed El Ghanem; Direction: Matthew Michael Carnahan; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY…
Film: Superintelligence Starring: Melissa McCarthy, James Corden, Bobby Cannavale Director: Ben Falcone Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Superintelligence, the new film from McCarthy and director Ben Falcone, is an entirely lovely, quickly forgettable…
Film: Black Beauty Starring: Mackenzie Foy, Kate Winslet, Claire Forlani Director: Ashley Avis Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Black Beauty, a present day narration of Anna Sewell’s often adjusted novel, is an emotional…
Film: ZeroZeroZero: Season One Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Dane DeHaan, Giuseppe De Domenico Director: Stefano Sollima Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – In view of the 2013 novel of a similar name by Italian columnist…
Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula (Korean film); Cast: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan; Direction: Yeon Sang-ho; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY The…
Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula (Korean film); Cast: Gang Dong-won, Lee Jung-hyun, Kwon Hae-hyo, Kim Min-jae, Koo Kyo-hwan; Direction: Yeon Sang-ho; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY The…
Film: The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Starring: A.J. LoCascio, Anthony Daniels, Ben Prendergast Director: Ken Cunningham Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Star Wars Holiday Special stands as a good to remember…
Film: Happiest Season Starring: Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen Director: Clea DuVall Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – There’s regularly an exacting recipe that Christmas-set movies hold fast to. From Hallmark to Netflix,…
Film: Mosul Starring: Suhail Dabbach, Adam Bessa, Is’haq Elias, Qutaiba Abdelhaq, Ahmad El Ghanem, Hicham Ouarqa, Mohimen Mahbuba, Thaer Al-Shayei, Abdellah Bensaid, Faycal Attougui, Mohamed Attougui, Tarik Belmekki, Hayat Kamille, Seema Al Khalidi, Waleed Algadi…
(L-R) Paul Bettany as “Frank,” Sophia Lillis as “Beth,” and Peter Macdissi as “Wally” in UNCLE FRANKPhoto: Brownie Harris/Amazon Studios Film: Uncle Frank Stars: Paul Bettany, Sophia Lillis, Peter Macdissi Director: Alan Ball Rating: ***…
Film: The Christmas Chronicles 2 Starring: Kurt Russell, Goldie Hawn, Darby Camp, Jahzir Bruno, Julian Dennison, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Tyrese Gibson Director: Chris Columbus Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Christmas Chronicles:…
Film: Andhaghaaram Starring: Arjun Das, Vinoth Kishan, Pooja Ramachandran Director: V. Vignarajan Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Andhagaaram, a film directed by V Vignarajan, in his directional presentation and produced by Atlee under…
Film: Hillbilly Elegy Starring: Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins, Owen Asztalos Director: Ron Howard Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Directed by Ron Howard, Hillbilly Elegy is…
Film: Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square Starring: Dolly Parton, Christine Baranski, Treat Williams, Jenifer Lewis, Josh Segarra, Jeanine Mason, Mary Lane Haskell Director: Debbie Allen Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Dolly Parton’s…
Film: Embattled Starring: Elizabeth Reaser, Stephen Dorff, Donald Faison Director: Nick Sarkisov Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Embattled is an intense and straightforward film about a yearning MMA contender who eventually winds up…
Film: Run Starring: Sarah Paulson, Kiera Allen, Sara Sohn Director: Aneesh Chaganty Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Filmmaker Aneesh Chagaty conveyed a solid turn on the techno thriller with Searching in 2018, which…
Middle Class Melodies (Telugu film with subtitles, on Amazon Prime); Cast: Anand Deverakonda, Varsha Bollamma, Goparaju Ramana, Prabhavathi Varma, Chaitanya Garikipati, Divya Sripada; Direction: Vinod Ananthoju; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY…