By Subhash K. Jha Film: ‘Dear Zindagi’ Writer and Director: Gauri Shinde Starring: Alia Bhatt, Shah Rukh Khan, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Ali Zafar, Angad Bedi Rating:****1/2 It isn’t easy being Gauri Shinde. Not when you…
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:…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Tum Bin 2” Director: Anubhav Sinha Cast: Neha Sharma, Aditya Seal, Aashim Gulati, Kanwaljit Singh and Sonia Balani Rating: ** An old-fashioned love story about selfless love, friendship, forgiveness and sacrifice,…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Force 2” Director: Abhinay Deo Cast: John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Adil Husain, Narendra Jha Rating: **1/2 Directed by Abhinay Deo, “Force 2” is a sequel of the 2011…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Shut In” Director: Farren Blackburn Cast: Naomi Watts, Oliver Platt, Charlie Heaton, Jacob Tremblay, David Cubitt, Clementine Poidatz and Alex Braunstein Rating: *1/2 Horror films leave an indelible mark on its…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Desierto” Director: Jonas Cuaron Cast: Gael Garcia Bernal, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Alondra Hidalgo, Diego Catano, Marco Erez, Oscar Flores Guerrero, David Peralt Arreola Rating: *** As a survival drama, “Desierto” is…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Chaar Sahibzaade: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur” Director: Harry Baweja Voiceover: Om Puri Rating: **1/2 This motion capture animation film, is a historical faith film. It takes off from its…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Rock On 2”; Director: Shujaat Saudagar Cast: Farhan Akhtar, Shraddha Kapoor, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli, Shashank Arora, Prachi Desai and Kumud Mishra Rating: ****1/2 There is a life-defining sequence in…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Dongri Ka Raja” Director: Hadi Ali Abrar Cast: Gashmeer Mahajani, Reecha Sinha, Ashmit Patel, Ronit Roy, Ashwini Kalsekar, Gulshan Pandey and Sachin Suvarna Rating: **1/2 Set in Dongri, the underbelly of…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Mr. Church” Director: Bruce Beresford Cast: Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natascha McElhone, Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen, McKenna Grace Rating: *** “Mr. Church” is a competently made film that is…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Doctor Strange” Director: Scott Derrickson Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Tilda Swinton Rating:*** If the new supernatural spectacle from the self contained world of Marvel Comics were to be…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Doctor Strange” Director: Scott Derrickson Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt and Scott Adkins Rating: ***1/2 Director Scott Derrickson’s “Doctor…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Trolls” Directors: Mike Mitchell, Walt Dohrn Cast: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Zooey Deschanel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Christine Baranski, Russell Brand, Gwen Stefani, John Cleese, James Corden and Jeffrey Tambor Rating: *** Directed…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Kaashmora” Director: Gokul Cast: Karthi and Nayanthara Rating: *1/2 “Kaashmora” is about a fake godman who artificially simulates divine miracles and fraudulent occurrences which would have looked engaging if the…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” Director: Karan Johar Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Lisa Haydon, Fawad Khan, Imran Abbas Rating: ***1/2 Karan Johar’s “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” celebrates love…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil” Director: Karan Johar Cast: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma and Fawad Khan Rating: **1/2 Let’s get this straight. Karan Johar loves his films to…
By Subhash K. Jha Film: “Shivaay” Director: Ajay Devgn Cast: Ajay Devgn, Erika Kaar, Abigail Eames and Sayyeshaa Rating: ** “Tum mein Shiva jaisa kya hai,” the lady asks Devgan lustfully. I held my breath…