“Hollywood” (Netflix series, seven episodes); Cast: David Corenswet, Darren Criss, Jeremy Pope, Laura Harrier, Samara Weaving, Jim Parsons; Created by: Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars)…
Film: The Half Of It Starring: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire, Wolfgang Novogratz, Collin Chou, Becky Ann Baker, Enrique Murciano, Macintyre Dixon, Catherine Curtin Director: Alice Wu Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – It’s been…
“Upload” (Amazon Prime series); Cast: Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards; Created by: Greg Daniels; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty If you are a binge-addict, you…
Film: Fauda Starring: Lior Raz, Hisham Suliman, Shadi Mar’i, Laëtitia Eïdo, Itzik Cohen, Rona-Lee Shim’on, Boaz Konforty, Doron Ben-David, Neta Garty, Tsahi Halevi, Jonathan Avigdori, Shani Atias, Aylam Orian, Yaakov Zada Daniel, Idan Amedi, Jameel…
Film: Into The Night Starring: Pauline Etienne, Laurent Capelluto, Stefano Cassetti, Mehmet Kurtuluş, Babetida Sadjo, Jan Bijvoet, Ksawery Szlenkier, Vincent Londez, Regina Bikkinina, Alba Gaïa Kraghede Bellugi, Nabil Mallat Creator: Jason George Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer:…
Film: Blue Story Starring: Stephen Odubola, Micheal Ward, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Khali Best, Karla-Simone Spence, Richie Campbell, Jo Martin, Junior Afolabi Salokun Director: Rapman Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – After the achievement of his…
Film: The Way Back Starring: Ben Affleck, AI Madrigal, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar Director: Gavin O’Connor Reviewer: George Sylex Rating: *** Overview – In 1986, Gene Hackman was featuring in David Anspaugh’s ‘ Hoosiers ‘ a…
(third from left) Branch (Justin Timberlake) with K-Pop Trolls (Red Velvet) in DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls World Tour,” directed by Walt Dohrn. Film: Trolls World Tour Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Bloom, James Corden,…
“Mrs Serial Killer”; Cast: Jacqueline Fernandez, Manoj Bajpayee, Mohit Raina, Zayn Marie; Direction: Shirish Kunder; Rating: * (one star) By Vinayak Chakravorty Some films are bad right from the first shot and, much against your…
Genre: Docuseries Narrated by: J. K. Simmons Theme music composer: Jackson Greenberg Opening theme: “Explained Theme Song” If you haven’t looked at the Netflix series ‘Explained’, it’s a narrative series created by Vox Media that…
Film: Upload Starring: Robbie Amell, Andy Allo, Allegra Edwards Creator: Greg Daniels Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The most recent show from Emmy-Award winning writer Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation) hits…
Film: Mrs. Serial Killer Starring: Jacqueline Fernandez, Manoj Bajpayee, Mohit Raina, Zayn Marie Khan Director: Shirish Kunder Rating: * Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – When Jacqueline Fernandes film Mrs. Serial Killer was scheduled, the fans’…
“Dangerous Lies” (Netflix film); Cast: Camila Mendes, Jessie T. Usher, Elliott Gould; Direction: Michael Scott; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty It’s silly suspense drama really, and at…
Film: Dangerous Lies Starring: Camila Mendes, Jessie T. Usher, Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet, Sasha Alexander, Elliott Gould Director: Michael M. Scott Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – “Dangerous Lies” is about as conventional a…
Film: Bad Education Stars: Hugh Jackman, Ray Romano, Welker White Director: Cory Finley Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Months in the wake of having effectively debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, crowds…
Small and cute romantic film, Amrutha Ramam has caught the audience’s attention with its fresh promos. Starring Ram and Amitha in the lead roles, the film is out in the theatres near you. Let’s…
Film: Time to Hunt Starring: Lee Je-hoon, Ahn Jae-hong, Choi Woo-shik, Park Jeong-min, Park Hae-soo Director: Yoon Sung-hyun Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – ‘Time to Hunt’ by Sung-hyun has at long last released…
“Never Have I Ever” (Netflix series); Cast: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Darren Barnet, Lee Rodriguez, Ramona Young; Created by: Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher; Rating: * * * (three stars) By Vinayak Chakravorty The remarkable…
Series: Never Have I Ever Starring: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Poorna Jagannathan, Richa Moorjani, Jaren Lewison, Darren Barnet, John McEnroe, Ramona Young, Lee Rodriguez, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Adam Shapiro, Niecy Nash, Cocoa Brown, Lily D. Moore, Eddie Liu…
Film: Hundred Starring: Lara Dutta, Rinku Rajguru, Karan Wahi Directors: Ruchi Narain, Ashutosh Shah, Taher Shabbir Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Disney Hotstar new original series ‘Hundred’ is a funny and entertaining story…