“Hanna” season 2 (streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Esme Creed-Miles, Mireille Enos, Dermot Mulroney, Yasmin Monet Prince; Created by: David Farr; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty “Hanna” season one had started…
Film: Beats Starring: Khalil Everage, Anthony Anderson, Uzo Aduba, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Paul Walter Hauser, Dave East, Seandrea Sledge, Ashley Jackson, Megan Sousa Director: Chris Robinson Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Scottish filmmaker Brian…
Film: Irresistible Starring: Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper Director: Jon Stewart Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – After a solid presentation with Rosewater, Jon Stewart’s film adjustment of columnist Maziar Bahari’s diary, it…
Film: My Spy Starring: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Ken Jeong Director: Peter Segal Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Peter Segal’s spy action comedy My Spy, which was scheduled for big screen premiere in…
Film: House of Hummingbird Starring: Park Ji-hoo Kim Sae-byuk Jung In-gi Lee Seung-yeon Park Soo-yeon Director: Kim Bora Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Writer and Director Kim Bora’s standout debut, House of Hummingbird,…
Film: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga Starring: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Melissanthi Mahut, Mikael Persbrandt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, Pierce Brosnan Director: David Dobkin Rating: **1/2 Reviewer:…
Series: Dark Season 3 Starring: Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Jördis Triebel, Maja Schöne, Karoline Eichhorn, Sebastian Rudolph, Anatole Taubman, Mark Waschke, Stephan Kampwirth, Anne Ratte-Polle, Andreas Pietschmann, Lisa Vicari, Michael Mendl, Angela Winkler Creator: Baran…
“Rasbhari” (series streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Swara Bhasker, Ayushmaan Saxena, Neelu Kohli; Direction: Nikhil Bhat; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty “Rasbhari” tries to be erotic and…
Film: I May Destroy You Starring: Michaela Coel, Weruche Opia, Paapa Essiedu Director: Sam Miller, Michaela Coel Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Michaela Coel has brought an exceptional task that challenges your feelings…
Film: Athlete A Starring: Mark Alesia, Jamie Dantzscher,Rachael Denhollander Director: Bonni Cohen, Jon Shenk Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The dishonorable story of USA Gymnastics is the subject of this expertly collected narrative,…
Film: Miss Juneteenth Starring: Nicole Beharie, Kendrick Sampson, Alexis Chikaeze Director: Channing Godfrey Peoples Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Written and Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples, ‘Miss Juneteenth’ is a totally delightful story…
Film: Krishna and His Leela Starring: Siddhu Jonnalagadda, Shraddha Srinath, Seerat Kapoor, Shalini Vadnikatti, Jhansi, Viva Harsha, Sampath Raj, Samyuktha Hornad Director: Ravikanth Perepu Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Kshanam was my preferred…
Film: My Darling Vivian Starring: Vivian Liberto, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash Director: Matt Riddlehoover Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – My Darling Vivian inspects the life of Cash’s first spouse. Neglected to history or…
“Bhonsle” (film streaming on SonyLIV) Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Santosh Juvekar, Ipshita Chakraborty Singh, Virat Vaibhav, Abhishek Banerjee; Direction: Devashish Makhija Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Two images linger in your mind…
Film: Feel the beat Starring: Sofia Carson, Wolfgang Novogratz, Donna Lynne Champlin, Eva Hauge, Rex Lee, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Lidya Jewett, Sadie Lapidus, Johanna Colón, Shaylee Mansfield, Shiloh Nelson, Justin Allan, Carina Battrick, Kai Zen,…
Film: Nobody Knows I’m Here Starring: Jorge García, Millaray Lobos, Luis Gnecco, Alejandro Goic, Gastón Pauls, Eduardo Paxeco Director: Gaspar Antillo Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The arrival of “Nobody Knows I’m Here”…
“Bulbbul”; Cast: Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Paoli Dam, Parambrata Chattopadhyay; Direction: Anvita Dutt; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Why must women wear toe rings? Little Bulbbul asks her aunt….
Film: Babyteeth Director: Shannon Murphy Starring: Eliza Scanlen, Ben Mendelsohn, Toby Wallace Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Australian director Shannon Murphy makes her feature film début with “Babyteeth”, a tender dramatization that figures…
Film: Bulbbul Starring: Tripti Dimri, Avinash Tiwary, Rahul Bose, Parambrata Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Veera Kapur Ee Director: Anvita Dutt Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Bulbbul, the most recent Indian expansion to Netflix made…
Series: The Order Season Two Starring: Jake Manley, Sarah Grey, Louriza Tronco, Adam DiMarco, Thomas Elms, Devery Jacobs, Katharine Isabelle, Françoise Yip, Jedidiah Goodacre, Diana Bang, Max Martini, Matt Frewer, Aaron Hale, Dylan Playfair, Ian…