By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Moonlight” Director: Barry Jenkins Cast: Trevante Rhodes, Noami Harris, and Mahershala Ali Rating: **** Watching “Moonlight” is akin to getting into the skin of these unfathomably unhappy people. The film…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Hidden Figures” Director: Theodore Melfi Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Olivia Spencer, Jannelle Monae, Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, Jim Parsons, Mahershala Ali, Aldis Hodge, Glen Powell, Kimberly Quinn, Olek Krupa Rating: ***1/2…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “SI3(Singam 3)” Language: Tamil Director: Hari Cast: Suriya, Anushka Shetty and Shruti Haasan Rating: *1/2 Don’t let the agitated agile ambience of unlimited energy fool you. This is a work…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Rings” Director: F. Javier Gutierrez; Cast: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio, Aimee Teegarden, Bonnie Morgan; Rating: *1/2 Director: F. Javier Gutierrez Cast: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki,…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Jolly LLB 2” Director: Subhash Kapoor Starring Akshay Kumar, Sourabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor, Kumud Mishra, Hum Qureshi Rating: ***1/2 Don’t get me wrong. I am a big Jolly fan. Whether…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Jolly LLB 2” Director: Subhash Kapoor Cast: Akshay Kumar, Huma Qureshi, Saurabh Shukla, Annu Kapoor, Kumud Mishra, Manav Kaul, Sayani Gupta, Avijit Dutta Rating: *** Apart from being a courtroom drama…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Rings” Director: F. Javier Gutierrez Cast: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, and Vincent Donofrio Rating *** A nervous-looking man shares his fears with a co-passenger as a plane is about to…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Space Between Us” Director: Peter Chelsom Cast: Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield, Carla Gugino, Britt Robertson, BD Wong Rating: ** A sci-fic romance, this film is targeted at the Valentine Day’s…
Milla Jovovich stars in Screen Gems’ RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER. By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” Director: Paul W.S. Anderson Cast: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Kung Fu Yoga” Director: Stanley Tong Cast: Jackie Chan, Sonu Sood, Disha Patani, Aarif Lee Rahman, Yixing Zhang, Mu Qimiya, Zhang Guoli, Eric Tsang, Amyra Dastur and Coco Jiang Rating: **…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Alif” Director: Zaigham Imam Cast: Neelima Azeem, Danish Hussain, Bhavna Pani, Pawan Tiwari, Aditya Om, Saud Mansuri, Shimala Prasad, Gauri Shanker and Ishaan Rating: *** As in his debut film “Dozakh…
By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘The Great Wall’; Director: Zhang Yimou; Starring: Matt Damon,Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe; Rating:*1/2 In the mood for some Chinese feud? Avoid this film as such an awful movie can only…
By Haricharan Pudipeddi Film: “Bogan” Director: Lakshman Cast: Jayam Ravi, Arvind Swami, Hansika and Akshara Gowda Rating: **1/2 On paper, “Bogan” comes across as a great story idea – one that involves soul-swapping – but…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Alif” Writer-Director: Zaigham Imam Cast: Neelima Azeem, Danish Hussain, and Saud Mansuri Cast: Neelima Azeem, Danish Hussain, and Saud Mansuri Rating: *** 1/2 Varanasi is a city of the holy…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Great Wall” Director: Zhang Yimou Cast: Matt Damon, Jing Tian, Pedro Pascal, Willem Daffoe, Tiang Jing, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu Rating: ** Director Zhang Yimou’s “The Great Wall” is an…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Crew”; Director: Nikolai Lebev; Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudite, Katerina Shpitsa, Sergey Kempo, Sergey Shakurov and Elena Yakovleva; Rating: *** Dubbed in English and in Hindi, “The Crew”…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Crew”; Director: Nikolai Lebev; Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudite, Katerina Shpitsa, Sergey Kempo, Sergey Shakurov, Elena Yakovleva; Rating: *** Dubbed in English and in Hindi, “The Crew” is…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “The Crew”; Language: Russian film dubbed in English; Director: Nikolai Lebedev; Cast: Danila Kozlovsky, Vladimir Mashkov and Agne Grutide; Rating: *1/2 Sitting inert for over two hours watching computer-generated flames…
By Subhash K Jha Film: “Coffee With D” Director: Vishal Mishra Cast: Sunil Grover, Zakir Hussain, Anjana Sukhani, Deepannati Sharma, Pankaj Tripathy Rating: ** Isn’t it amazing what a slew of talented actors can do…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Founder” Director: John Lee Hancock Cast: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, B.J. Novak and Justin Randell Brooke Rating: ***1/2 The tale of…