By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Fate of the Furious”; Director: F. Gary Gray; Cast: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris Ludacris’ Bridges, Kurt Russell, Charlize Theron, Hellen Mirren; Rating: *** Also…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Power Paandi”; Director: Dhanush; Cast: Raj Kiran, Revathi, Prasanna, Chaya Singh, Madonna Sebastian and Dhanush; Rating: ***1/2 “Power Paandi” marks the directorial debut of Dhanush, and the most fascinating aspect of…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Aftermath”; Director: Elliott Lester; Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scoot McNairy, Maggie Grace, Martin Donovan, Hannah Ware, Kevin Zegers; Rating: **1/2 “Aftermath” is a slow-moving, grim drama inspired from true events. It follows…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Fast & Furious 8’ Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Stratham, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren Rating: ***1/2 I have a confession to make. Charlize Theron’s villainy…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Aftermath’ Director: Elliott Lester Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Scoot McNairy Rating: **1/2 “Aftermath” could have been a profoundly moving treatise on bereavement and reconciliation. In fact, at a few key points…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Kaatru Veliyidai” Language: Tamil Director: Mani Ratnam Cast: Karthi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Delhi Ganesh, RJ Balaji, Shraddha Srinath and Rukmini Vijay Kumar Rating: ***1/2 When it’s Mani Ratnam, our expectations…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Kaatru Veliyidai” Language: Tamil Director: Mani Ratnam Cast: Karthi, Aditi Rao Hydari, Delhi Ganesh, RJ Balaji, Shraddha Srinath and Rukmini Vijay Kumar Rating: ** Every frame in Mani Ratnam’s “Kaatru Veliyidai”,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Blue Mountains”; Director: Suman Ganguli; Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Gracy Singh, Rajpal Yadav, Arif Zakaria, Yatharth Ratnum, Simran Sharma, Vaibhav Hanshu, Rishabh Sharma, Mahesh Thakur; Rating: ** The title in the film…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Going in Style”; Director: Zach Braff; Cast: Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, John Ortiz, Peter Serafinowicz, Joey King, Kenan Thompson, Matt Dillon, Christopher Lloyd, Josh Pais, Maria Dizzia, Anthony…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana”; Director: Vivaan Shah; Cast: Akshara Hassan, Gurmeet Chowdhury, Darshan Jariwala, Sanjay Mishra, Saurabh Shukla, Suhasini Mulay, Navni Parihar and Ravi Kishen, Rating: ** In keeping…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Mirza Juuliet”; Director: Rajesh Ram Singh; Cast: Darshan Kumar, Pia Bajpai, Chandan Roy Sanyal and Priyanshu Chatterjee, Rating: **1/2 “Mirza Juuliet” is Romeo Juliet in a rustic avatar, as it is…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Mirza Juuliet”; Director: Rajesh Ram Singh; Cast: Darshan Kumaar, Pia Bajpai and Chandan Roy Sanyal; Rating: ***1/2 More than midway into the turbulent take on the destiny of star-crossed lovers…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Mukti Bhawan”; Writer-Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani; Cast: Lalit Behl, Adil Hussain, Geetanjali Kulkarni and Navninda Behl; Rating: ***** Twenty-four is too young to think about death, let alone make a melancholic…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Ghost in the Shell”; Director: Rupert Sanders; Cast: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Pitt and Chin Han; Rating: ** The core premise of “Ghost in the Shell”…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Mukti Bhawan”; Director: Shubhashish Bhutiani; Cast: Adil Hussain, Lalit Behl, Gitanjali Kulkarni, Navnindra Behl, Palomi Ghosh, Anil K. Rastogi; Rating: **** Touching upon the subject of salvation and faith, “Mukti Bhawan”…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Colossal”; Director: Nacho Vigalondo; Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson; Rating: ***1/2 Wrapped in a spectacular monster genre, “Colossal” is a dark, high concept…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “A Dog’s Purpose”; Director: Lasse Halstrom; Cast: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton, Bryce Gheisar, K.J. Apa, Juliet Rylance, Luke Kirby, Gabrielle Rose, Michael Bofshever, Britt Robertson, Logan Miller, Kirby Howel-Baptiste,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Naam Shabana”; Director: Shivam Nair; Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Taapsee Pannu, Akshay Kumar, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Danny Denzongpa, Anupam Kher, Taher Shabbir Rating: ** “Naam Shabana”, a spin-off from the 2015 popular film…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Poorna”; Director: Rahul Bose; Cast: Rahul Bose, Aditi Inamdar, S Mariya, Heeba Shah, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Arif Zakaria, Rating: ***1/2 Inspired by a true story, “Poorna” is a moving tale of an…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Boss Baby”; Director: Tom McGrath; Cast: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, Miles Bakshi, Tobey Maguire, James McGrath; Rating: ***1/2 “The Boss Baby” is a cute, overtly dramatic…