Film: The Babysitter: Killer Queen Starring: Judah Lewis, Jenna Ortega, Emily Alyn Lind, Andrew Bachelor, Robbie Amell, Bella Thorne, Hana Mae Lee, Ken Marino, Leslie Bibb, Chris Wylde, Carl McDowell Director: McG Rating: ** Reviewer:…
Film: Young Wallander Starring: Adam Pålsson, Richard Dillane, Leanne Best, Ellise Chappell Creator: Ben Harris Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Netflix has made another six episode show named Young Wallander which follows the…
Cargo; Cast: Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav, Konkana Sen Sharma (cameo); Direction: Arati Kadav; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty A giant spaceship, Pushpak 634-A, lumbers along…
Film: Cuties (Mignonnes) Starring: Fathia Youssouf, Médina El Aidi-Azouni, Esther Gohourou Director: Maïmouna Doucouré Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – As a first time filmmaker and writer Maïmouna Doucouré, Cuties is a contemporary view…
Film: The Social Dilemma Starring: Skyler Gisondo, Kara Hayward, Vincent Kartheiser Director: Jeff Orlowski Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – “The Social Dilemma” is a relevant film, and it is one that can’t and…
Film: #Alive Starring: Yoo Ah-in, Park Shin-hye Director: Cho Il Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – In light of the 2019 US horror flick “Alone,” the screenwriter of the first movie Matt Naylor and…
Film: Critical Thinking Starring: John Leguizamo, Rachel Bay Jones, Michael Kenneth Williams Director: John Leguizamo Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Director John Leguizamo makes his big screen debut at the helm with “Critical…
Film: Cargo (Netflix) Starring: Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav, Konkona Sen Sharma, Biswapati Sarkar, Ritwik Bhaumik, Prabal Panjabi, Hansal Mehta Director: Arati Kadav Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Science fiction is tied…
Film: Hoops Starring: Jake Johnson, Ron Funches, Cleo King, Natasha Leggero, A.D. Miles, Rob Riggle, Steve Berg, Eric Edelstein, Ben Hoffman, Mary Holland, Gil Ozeri, Sam Richardson, Nick Swardson Creator: Ben Hoffman Rating: ** Reviewer:…
Film: The Argument Starring: Dan Fogler, Emma Bell, Maggie Q Director: Robert Schwartzman Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Argument is a tale around six individuals who appear to be unequipped for gaining…
Film: Lovecraft Country Season One Starring: Jonathan Majors, Jurnee Smollett, Courtney B. Vance Creator: Misha Green Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Lovecraft Country, based on Matt Ruff’s novel is most recent series following…
Film: Mulan Starring: Yifei Liu, Donnie Yen, Li Gong Director: Niki Caro Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The character of Hua Mulan has for some time been portrayed in verse, books, and movie…
Atkan Chatkan (film streaming on Zee5); Cast: Lydian Nadhaswaram, Yash Rane, Sachin Chaudhary, Tamanna Dipak, Ayesha Vindhara; Direction: Shiv Hare; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY There are films that set out with…
Film: Away(Netflix) Starring: Hilary Swank, Josh Charles, Vivian Wu, Mark Ivanir, Ato Essandoh, Ray Panthaki, Talitha Eliana Bateman Creator: Andrew Hinderaker Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Netflix’s Away, from producer Jason Katims and…
Film: I’m Thinking of Ending Things Starring: Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Guy Boyd Director: Charlie Kaufman Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – I’m Thinking of Ending Things feels like another…
V (Telugu film with subtitles; streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Nani, Sudheer Babu, Nivetha Thomas, Aditi Rao Hydari, Vennela Kishore, Harish Uthaman; Direction: Mohana Krishna Indraganti; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half…
Film: V Starring: Nani, Sudheer Babu, Nivetha Thomas, Aditi Rao Hydari Director: Mohana Krishna Indraganti Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – V, a Telugu crime action thriller and grudge film (Nani’s 25th film) is…
Film: Love Guaranteed Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Damon Wayans Jr., Heather Graham, Caitlin Howden, Brendan Taylor, Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez, Sean Amsing, Lisa Durupt, Alvin Sanders, Jed Rees, Kandyse McClure Director: Mark Steven Johnson Rating: **1/2 Reviewer:…
The Boys season 2 (series streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Antony Starr, Aya Cash, Dominique McElligott, Jessie T. Usher; Developed by: Eric Kripke; Rating: * * * and 1/2…
Film: The Boys Season 2 Starring: Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr Rating: ****1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – After an exciting first season, The Boys is back for another chilling season. This season shows…