Crackdown (series streaming on Voot); Cast: Saqib Saleem, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Iqbal Khan, Rajesh Tailang, Waluscha De Sousa, Ankur Bhatia; Direction: Apoorva Lakhia; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY National…
Film: The Swerve Starring: Azura Skye, Bryce Pinkham, Ashley Bell Director: Dean Kapsalis Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – More chiller than repulsiveness, this directorial debut from Dean Kapsalis centers around the dread of…
Film: Enola Holmes Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, Helena Bonham Carter, Louis Partridge, Burn Gorman, Adeel Akhtar, Susan Wokoma, Frances de la Tour, Fiona Shaw Director: Harry Bradbeer Rating: *** Reviewer: George…
Film: Raised by Wolves Starring: Winta McGrath, Travis Fimmel, Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim Director: Aaron Guzikowski Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Raised by Wolves is the freshest science-fiction attempt from Ridley Scott. The…
Film: Residue Starring: Obinna Nwachukwu, Dennis Lindsey, Taline Stewart, Derron Scott, Jamal Graham, JaCari Dye, Julian Selman, Melody Tally, Ramon Thompson, Hasinatu Camara Director: Merawi Gerima Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Individuals with…
Film: The Nest Stars: Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Oona Roche Director: Sean Durkin Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Nest is director Sean Durkin’s first film since his very much respected film Martha…
Film: Teenage Badass Starring: Jim Adkins, Tucker Audie, Rogelio Camarillo Director: Grant McCord Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – “Teenage Badass,” (Written by McCord and Matthew Dho) recounts to the story of young drummer…
Film: Alone Starring: Jules Willcox, Marc Menchaca, Anthony Heald Director: John Hyams Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Written by Mattias Olsson (Gone) and directed by John Hyams (Black Summer), Alone focous on an…
Film: Blackbird Starring: Kate Winslet, Sam Neill, Mia Wasikowska Director: Roger Michell Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – “Blackbird”, the new movie by filmmaker Roger Michell is a redo of the 2014 Dutch film,…
Film: Lost Girls and Love Hotels Starring: Alexandra Daddario, Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten Director: William Olsson Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – William Olsson’s Lost Girls and Love Hotels” is a transformation of…
Film: Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Starring: Bhumi Pednekar, Konkona Sen Sharma, Vikrant Massey, Amol Parashar, Aamir Bashir, Karan Kundra, Kalp Shah, Hearty Singh, Neelima Azim, Kubbra Sait Director: Alankrita Shrivastava Rating: **1/2 Reviewer:…
Film: Antebellum Starring: Janelle Monáe, Eric Lange, Jena Malone Director: Gerard Bush, Christopher Renz Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Antebellum catches the horrendous fierceness of bondage, yet neglects to be convincing in some…
Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare; Cast: Konkona Sen Sharma, Bhumi Pednekar, Amol Parashar, Aamir Bashir, Vikrant Massey; Direction: Alankrita Shrivastava; Ration: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Dolly and Kitty could be…
Film: Ratched: Season 1 Starring: Sarah Paulson, Finn Wittrock, Judy Davis, Sharon Stone, Cynthia Nixon, Jon Jon Briones, Charlie Carver Creator: Evan Romansky Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Derived from Oregon author Ken…
Film: Criminal UK: Season 2 Starring: Katherine Kelly, Lee Ingleby, Rochenda Sandall, Shubham Saraf, Mark Stanley, Nicholas Pinnock, Sophie Okonedo, Kit Harington, Sharon Horgan, Kunal Nayyar, David Tennant, Hayley Atwell, Youssef Kerkour Director: Jim Field…
Film: The Secrets We Keep Starring: Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Chris Messina Director: Yuval Adler Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – In Yuval Adler’s revenge thriller The Secrets We Keep, Noomi Rapace re-visitations of…
Film: El Practicante Starring: Mario Casas, Déborah François, Guillermo Pfening, María Rodríguez Soto, Celso Bugallo, Raúl Jiménez, Pol Monen, Alice Bocchi, Martín Bacigalupo Director: Carles Torras Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – El Practicante…
Knock Knock Knock (short film streaming on Mubi); Cast: Shantilal Mukherjee, Phuden Sherpa; Direction: Sudhanshu Saria; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Brevity is not always an…
Film: The Devil All the Time Starring: Tom Holland, Bill Skarsgård, Riley Keough, Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, Jason Clarke, Sebastian Stan, Haley Bennett, Harry Melling, Eliza Scanlen Director: Antonio Campos Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex…
Film: Nail In The Coffin: The Fall and Rise if Vampiro Starring: Ian Hodgkinson Directors: Michael Paszt Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – An excellent wrestling narratives are the ones that present components of…