By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Mona Darling” Director: Shashi Sudigala Cast: Anshuman Jha, Divya Menon, Suzanna Mukherjee, Sanjay Suri Rating: * The title, “Mona Darling”, conjures a very sleazy image. But the film is far from…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Rangoon”; Director: Vishal Bhardwaj Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan Rating: **** Rangoon is director Vishal Bhardwaj’s monumental and rewarding work. It is a classic, weighed and measured by…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Jackie”; Director: Pablo Larrain; Cast: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgard and John Hurt; Rating: *** When it comes to biopics, there is a very thin line dividing a homage from mimicry….
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Split” Director: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Haley Lu Richardson, Jessica Sula, Brad William Henke, Sebastian Arcelus Rating: *1/2 A survival thriller anchored by a mesmerizing…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Wedding Anniversary” Director: Shekhar S. Jha Cast: Mahie Gill, Nana Patekar, Priyanshu Chatterjee and Yatin Karyekar Rating: * “Wedding Anniversary” is about a couple — Kahani (Mahie Gill) and Nirbhay (Priyanshu…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Split” Writer-Director: M Night Shyamalan Cast: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy Rating: *** So all right. We know this is a thriller about a kidnapper who assumes 23 personalities. But would…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Lion’ Director: Garth Davis Starring: Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and Sunny Pawar Rating:**** Apart from the all-encompassing luminosity of little Sunny Pawar — so young yet…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Lion” Director: Garth Davis Cast: Dev Patel, Rooney Mara, David Wenham, Nicole Kidman, Sunny Pawar, Abhishek Bharate, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Priyanka Bose, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Deepti Naval, Divian Ladwa, Sachin Joab, Pallavi Sharda,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Jackie” Director: Pablo Larrain Cast: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant, John Carroll Lynch, Beth Grant, Max Casella, Caspar Phillipson Rating: ***1/2 “Jackie”, a…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Lion” Director: Garth Davis Cast: Nicole Kidman, David Wenham, Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and above all, Sunny Pawar Rating: ****(4 stars) Apart from the all-encompassing luminosity of little Sunny Pawar…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Ghazi” Language: Telugu Director: Sankalp Reddy Cast: Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni and Taapsee Pannu Rating: **** Breaking away from everything Telugu cinema is accustomed to, debutant Sankalp Reddy’s…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Ghazi Attack” Director: Sankalp Reddy Cast: Rana Daggubati, Kay Kay Menon, Atul Kulkarni and Taapsee Pannu Rating: *** A bigger mystery than the sinking of the submarine during the…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Ghazi Attack” Director: Sankalp Reddy Cast: Rana Daggubati, Atul Kulkarni, Kay Kay Menon, Rahul Singh, Om Puri and Taapsee Pannu Rating: ** Purportedly an underwater war film set in 1971,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Silence” Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciaran Hinds, Issey Ogata, Shinya Tsukamoto, Yoshi Oida, eld, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano, Ciaran Hinds, Issey…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Silence” Director: Martin Scorcese Cast: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, and Liam Neeson Rating: Not eligible 5 stars? Or no stars at all? It is impossible for me to rate Martin…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Moonlight” Director: Barry Jenkins Cast: Trevante Rhodes, Andre Holland, Janelle Monae, Ashton Sanders, Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Alex Hibbert and Jaden Piner Rating: ** Designed as an art house…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “John Wick: Chapter 2” D Director: Chad Stahelski Cast: Keanu Reeves, Common Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, Lance Reddick, John Leguiziamo, Claudia Gerini, Ian McShane, Bridget Moynahan Rating: ***1/2 Very…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Irada” Director: Aparnaa Singh Cast: Arshad Warsi, Naseeruddin Shah, Divya Dutta, Sharad Kelkar, Rumana Molla, Sagarika Ghatge, Diwakar Kumar Rating: **1/2 If “Udta Punjab” unearthed the can of drugs in Punjab…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Running Shaadi” Director: Amit Roy Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Amit Sadh, Arsh Bajwa, Bijendra Kala Rating: **1/2 This film, with the recent controversy that plagued its title, suffers from the curse of…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Running Shaadi” Starring: Amit Sadh, Tapsee Pannu; Directed by Amit Roy Rating: *** and a half (3 and a half stars) What do you call these? Haan, the Pheelgoood type…