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…
Film: Marvel’s 616 Starring: Sana Amanat, Nicole Byer, Donny Cates Director: Paul Scheer Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Right after ESPN’s 30 for 30 show turned into an evaluations hit, different platforms have…
Film: Mismatched Starring: Prajakta Koli, Rohit Saraf, Vihaan Samat, Taaruk Raina, Vidya Malavade, Kritika Bharadwaj, Rannvijay Singh, Muskkaan Jaferi, Devyani Shorey, Suhasini Mulay, Abhinav Sharma, Ravin Makhija Creator: Akarsh Khurana Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex…
Film: Jiu Jitsu Starring: Alain Moussi, Nicolas Cage, Raymond Pinharry Director: Dimitri Logothetis Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – In view of a comic book by Dimitri Logothetis, Jiu Jitsu plays like riff on…
Film: The Princess Switch Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Sagar, Sam Palladio, Mia Lloyd, Lachlan Nieboer, Ricky Norwood, Florence Hall, Suanne Braun, Mark Fleischmann Director: Mike Rohl Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Netflix had…
Target Number One (Canadian film on Zeeplex); Cast: Antoine Olivier Pilon, Josh Hartnett, Jim Gaffigan, Stephen McHattie, Don McKellar, JC MacKenzie, Amanda Crew; Direction: Daniel Roby; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half…
A Simple Murder (series on SonyLIV); Cast: Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Priya Anand, Amit Sial, Sushant Singh, Yashpal Sharma; Direction: Sachin Pathak; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY A Simple Murder does become…
Film: Middle Class Melodies Starring: Abhiram, Achila, Ajay Director: Vinod Anantoju Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Filmmaker Vinod Ananthoju can’t have wanted for a superior presentation as Middle Class Melodies remains consistent with…
Film: The Climb Starring: Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Gayle Rankin Director: Michael Angelo Covino Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Michael Angelo Covino’s ‘The Climb’ is about a turbulent yet suffering connection between…