Film: Shakuntala Devi Starring: Vidya Balan, Sanya Malhotra, Jisshu Sengupta Directors: Anu Menon Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Shakuntala Devi is the most recent expansion to streaming platform direct première. Like its screenplay,…
“Shakuntala Devi” (film streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Vidya Balan, Jisshu Sengupta, Sanya Malhotra, Amit Sadh; Direction: Anu Menon; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman in his 1978…
Film: Most Wanted Starring: Josh Hartnett, Amanda Crew, Jim Gaffigan Director: Daniel Roby Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Filmmaker Daniel Roby’s crime drama Most Wanted is an acknowledged exertion that has a lot…
Film: The Hater Starring: Maciej Musiałowski, Agata Kulesza, Danuta Stenka, Vanessa Aleksander, Maciej Stuhr, Jacek Koman, Adam Gradowski, Piotr Biedron, Martynika Kosnica Director: Jan Komasa Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – It’s some way…
Film: Amulet Starring: Carla Juri, Alec Secareanu, Imelda Staunton Director: Romola Garai Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Amulet, a movie directed by Romola Garai, who is most popular for her job in Atonement….
Film: Animal Crackers Starring: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Ian McKellen, Danny DeVito, Raven-Symoné, Patrick Warburton, Wallace Shawn, Gilbert Gottfried, Tara Strong, Harvey Fierstein, James Arnold Taylor, Kevin Grevioux, Sylvester Stallone, Lydia Rose Taylor Director: Tony…
Film: Fisherman’s Friends Starring: Daniel Mays, James Purefoy, David Hayman, Dave Johns, Sam Swainsbury, Tuppence Middleton, Noel Clarke Director: Chris Foggin Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Director Chris Foggin’s Fisherman’s Friends is a…
Film: The Rental Starring: Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Jeremy Allen White Directors: Dave Franco Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Rental, a directorial debut by actor Dave Franco is an ill humored, somewhat…
Film: Yes God Yes Stars: Christian Adam, Susan Blackwell, Alisha Boe Director: Karen Maine Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Director and Screenwriter Karen Maine’s big-screen debut “Yes God Yes”, is a teenager sex…
Film: Retaliation Stars: Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Charlie Creed-Miles Directors: Ludwig Shammasian, Paul Shammasian Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Retaliation, the film by Ludwig and Paul Shammasiand sympathetically places us inside the experience…
Film: Impetigore Starring: Tara Basro, Ario Bayu,Marissa Anita Director: Joko Anwar Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Indonesian Filmmaker Joko Anwar’s Impetigore is a horror slasher type movie that demonstrates you can find out…
French Biriyani (Kannada film streaming on Amazon Prime); Cast: Danish Sait, Sal Yusuf, Disha Madan, Rangayana Raghu, Sindhu Srinivasamurthy, Nagabhushan, Michael Madhu, Mahantesh Hiremath; Direction: Pannaga Bharana; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak…
Film: Offering to the Storm Starring: Marta Etura, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Carlos Librado “Nene”, Francesc Orella, Imanol Arias, Álvaro Cervantes, Itziar Aizpuru, Benn Northover, Marta Larralde, Alicia Sánchez, Eduardo Rosa, Angel Alkain, Ana Wagener, Paco Tous,…
Film: Radioactive Starring: Rosamund Pike, Sam Riley, Aneurin Barnard Director: Marjane Satrapi Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Filmmaker Marjane Satrapi does bounty in Radioactive to carry qualification to one more biopic about an…
Dil Bechara (film streaming on Disney+ Hotstar); Cast: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi, Sahil Vaid, Saswata Chatterjee, Swastika Mukherjee; Direction: Mukesh Chhabra; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty Let us just pretend…
Film: Dil Bechara Starring: Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjana Sanghi, Saif Ali Khan Director: Mukesh Chhabra Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview — Based on fiercely well known John Greene book, Dil Bechara, directed by Renowned…
Film: The Kissing Booth 2 Starring: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Molly Ringwald, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young Director: Vince Marcello Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – A sudden sensation and…
Film: Flannery Starring: Mary Steenburgen, Richard Rodriguez,Hilton Als Director: Elizabeth Coffman, Mark Bosco Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The new narrative, “Flannery,” by Elizabeth Coffman and Mark Bosco, investigates numerous parts of the…
A Confession (series streaming on Sony LIV); Cast: Martin Freeman, Imelda Staunton, Joe Absolom, Siobhan Finneran, Florence Howard, Charlie Cooper; Direction: Paul Andrew Williams; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars)…
Film: Blessed Child Director: Cara Jones Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – “Blessed Child” is brilliant narrative by Cara deals with some of her real life montages. She is a once sincere individual from…