Film: “Madaari”; Director: Nishikant Kamat Cast: Irrfan Khan, Jimmy Shergill, Vishesh Bansal, Tushar Dalvi, Nitish Pandey, Ayesha Raza Rating: ****1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Madaari” is the moving tale of a distraught common man, a single…
Film: “Great Grand Masti” Director: Indra Kumar Starring Ritesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani and Urvashi Rautela Rating: 0 Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Stop right here. Veteran filmmaker Indra Kumar who never grew up –…
Film: “Ice Age: Collision Course” Co-directors: Michael Thurmeier and Galen Tan Chu Voiceovers: Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lopez, Adam Devine, Keke Palmer, Max Greenfield, Jessie J, Jessie Tyler Ferguson, Josh…
Film: “Great Grand Masti” Director: Indra Kumar Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani, Urvashi Rautela, Pooja Bose, Mishti, Shraddha Das, Usha Nadkarni, Sanjay Mishra, Sudesh Lehri, Shreyas Talpade, Sonali Raut Rating: **1/2 Rating: **1/2…
Film: “Brahman Naman” (Netflix’s first Indian film) Director: Qaushik Mukherjee Cast: Shashank Arora, Sid Mallya and Tanmay Dhanania Rating: None Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Warning: Some comments ahead may only be suitable for horny adolescents…
Film: “The Secret Life of Pets”; Directors: Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney Voices of: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Albert Brooks, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Chris…
Film: “Sultan” Director: Ali Abbas Zafar Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Amit Sadh, Randeep Hooda, Kumud Mishra, Parikshat Sahni, Abhishek Duhan and Meiyang Chang Rating: *** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Sultan” is a fictional and inspirational…
Film: “Sultan” Director: Ali Abbas Zafar Cast: Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Nope, you cant touch this. Salman Khans superstardom is beyond the precincts of rationale or logic. To…
Film: “Free State of Jones” Director: Gary Ross Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell, Christopher Berry, Sean Bridgers, Jacob Lofland, Thomas Francis Murphy, Bill Tangradi, Brian Lee Franklin, Kerry Cahill, Joe Chrest,…
Film: “The Legend of Tarzan” Director: David Yates Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L Jackson, Margot Robbie, Djimon Hounsou, Rory J. Saper, Christian Stevens Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Director David Yates’ “The Legend…
Film: “Shorgul” Directors: Jitendra Tiwari and Pranav Kumar Singh Cast: Jimmy Sheirgill, Ashutosh Rana, Hrishitaa Bhatt, Sanjay Suri, Narendra Jha, Hiten Tejwani and Suha Gezen Rating: ** Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Steeped in controversy, even before…
Film: “Kerry On Kutton” Director: Ashok Yadav Cast: Aradhana Jagota, Aditya Kumar, Deep Raj Rana, Satyajeet Dubey, Karan Mahavar, Shivam Pradhan, Prashant Tiwari, Yashwant Singh Rating: *1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Kerry On Kutton” has the…
Film: “Fireflies in the Abyss” Director: Chandrashekar Reddy Cast: Suraj, Nishant, Raj, Tara, Subba Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro Chandrashekar Reddy’s “Fireflies in the abyss” is a documentary about immigrant coalminers working in the illegal…
Film: “Junooniyat” Director: Vivek Agnihotri Cast: Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam Rating: * ½ Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha Now get this. “Junooniyat” is directed by Vivek Agnihotri whose last film was the political backfire “Buddha In…
Film: “A Scandall” Director: Ishan Shrivedi Cast: Manav Kaul, Reet Mazumder, Johny B. Baweja, Vasundhara Kaul, Puru Chibber, Vatsaal Raja and Tanvi Vyas Rating: * Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “A Scandall” is a skin-flick camouflaged as a…
Film: “Junooniyat” Director: Vivek Agnihotri Cast: Pulkit Samrat, Yami Gautam, Gulshan Devaiah and Hrishitaa Bhatt Rating: *1/2 Reviewer: Troy Ribeiro “Junooniyat” is a lacklustre, oft-seen love story, which offers no freshness and not even the zing…
Film: “Independence Day: Resurgence” Director: Roland Emmerich Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Travis Trope and Bill Pullman Rating: * Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha How the hell did we get into this mess? A disaster film so…
Film: “Independence Day: Resurgence” Director: Roland Emmerich Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, Jessie T. Usher, William Fichtner, Brent Spiner, John Storey, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vivica A. Fox, Joey King, James A. Woods,…
Film: “Raman Raghav 2.0” Director: Anurag Kashyap Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Vicky Kaushal Rating: **** Reviewer: Subhash K. Jha There is something chillingly final and fearsome about the complete ruination of the moral order in “Raman…
Film: “Amma Kanakku” Language: Tamil Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Cast: Amala Paul, Revathy and Samuthirakani Rating: *1/2 Reviewer: Haricharan Pudipeddi Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari moved me to tears with “Nil Battey Sannata”, a heartwarming and inspirational…