Reviews

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Gang of Littles” Director: Vijay Kumar Mishra Cast: Abhishek (Addy), Shehzad Khan, Viju Khote, Govind Namdev, Deepraj Rana, Vinay Sachdeva, Kirsh Sharma, Roshani Walia Rating: ** Advertised as a children’s film,…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Shor Se Shuruaat” Directors: Rahul V Chittella, Amira Bhargava, Annie Zaidi, Pratik Rajen Kothari, Supriya Sharma, Arunima Sharma, Satish Raj Cast: Atul Kulkarni, Sakshi Tanwar, Siddharth Menon, Nandu Madhav, Aayushi Lahiri,…

By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Hands Of Stone”; Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz; Cast: Edgar Ramirez and Robert De Niro; Rating: **** A grumpy trainer, an abrasive young self-destructive boxer…win lose…lose win…haven’t we seen it all in…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Office Christmas Party” Directors: Will Speck, Josh Gordon Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T.J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Vanessa Bayer, Courtney B. Vance, Rob Corddry, Kate McKinnon, Abbey Lee, Sam…

By Subhash K Jha Film: “Befikre” Directed by Aditya Chopra Starring: Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor Rating: * 1/2 (one and a half stars) Remember “Neil & Nikki”, the plotless story of a couple played by…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Befikre” Director: Aditya Chopra Cast: Ranveer Singh, Vani Kapoor, Akarsh Khurana, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Julie Ordon Rating: **1/2 “Befikre” is like old wine in a new bottle. A familiar story of…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Hands of Stone” Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz Cast: Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez, Usher Raymond IV, Ana De Armas, Ruben Blades, Ellen Barkin, John Turturro Rating: *** Tough moments don’t last, tough…

By Subhash K Jha Film: ‘Deepwater Horizon’; Director: Peter Berg; Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Kate Hudson; Rating:** At the very end when you thank God, Producer and Destiny for Aliberty from the 2-hour claustrophobic…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Deepwater Horizon” Director: Peter Berg Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez, Dylan O’Brien, Kate Hudson, Ethan Suplee, Trace Adkins, Brad Leland, Joe Chrest, James DuMont, Dave Maldonado, Douglas…

By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Moana” Directors: John Musker, Ron Clements Rating: ** 1/2 “Moana” radiates a kind of infectious warmth that only an animation film can and that too one with the optimum faith…

Mumbai: Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh and actress Vidya Balan during the trailer launch of film Kahaani 2 on Oct 25, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Kahaani” Director: Sujoy Ghosh Cast: Vidya Balan, Arjun Rampal,…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Underworld: Blood Wars” Director: Anna Foerster Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Tobias Menzies, Trent Garrett, Lara Pulver, Peter Andersson, Clementine Nicholson, Bradley James, Charles Dance, James Faulkner, Daisy Head, Oliver Stark,…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Moana” Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker Voices of: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House, Temuera Morrison, Jemaine Clement, Nicole Scherzinger, Alan Tudyk, Oscar Kightley Rating: *** Disney’s latest offering “Moana”, which…

By Subhash K. Jha Film: Arrival Director: Denis Villeneuve Cast: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner Rating: ***1/2 Somewhere, buried deep down in the compelling crevices of this remarkable but slight treatise on outerspace invasion, is a…

By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Director: David Yates Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Dan Fogler, Collin Farrell, Johnny Depp Rating: ** Really, Eddie Redmayne is the ultimate illusionist. And when…

By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Tum Bin 2” Cast: Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal, Aashim Gulati Writer and director: Anubhav Sinha Rating: *** In the torrent of songs that flows freely in this hopelessly romantic love…

By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” Director: David Yates Cast: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Ezra Miller, Samantha Morton, Jon Voight, Carmen Ejogo and Colin Farrell Rating:…