Malik (film on Amazon Prime Video); Cast: Fahad Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan, Vinay Forrt, Joju George, Sanal Aman, Jalaja; Direction: Mahesh Narayanan; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Fahadh Faasil’s new film is…
Collar Bomb (film on Disney+ Hotstar); Cast: Jimmy Sheirgill, Asha Negi, Rajshri Deshpande, Sparsh Shrivastav; Direction: Dnyanesh Zoting; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY A cop runs against time to stop a suicide…
State Of Siege: Temple Attack (film on Zee5); Cast: Akshaye Khanna, Parvin Dabas, Samir Soni, Gautam Rode, Abhimanyu Singh; Direction: Ken Ghosh; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY The problem with “State Of…
The Tomorrow War (film on Amazon Prime Video); Cast: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, JK Simmons, Betty Gilpin, Sam Richardson; Direction: Chris McKay; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Chris Pratt probably wants to…
Haseen Dillruba (film on Netflix); Cast: Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey, Harshvardhan Rane, Aditya Srivastava, Ashish Verma; Direction: Vinil Mathew; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Hand it to these guys — you’ll…
Samantar 2 (series on MX Player); Cast: Swwapnil Joshi, Nitish Bharadwaj, Sai Tamhankar, Tejaswini Pandit; Direction: Sameer Vidwans; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY The Marathi thriller series “Samantar” gave an absorbing…
Cold Case (Malayalam film on Amazon Prime Video); Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Aditi Balan, Athmiya Rajan, Suchitra Pillai, Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli; Direction: Tanu Balak; Rating: * * and 1/2 (two and a half stars) BY VINAYAK…
June (Marathi film of Planet Marathi OTT), Cast: Nehha Pendse, Siddharth Menon, Saurabh Pachauri, Nilesh Divekar, Kiran Karmarkar; Direction: Suhrud Godbole and Vaibhav Khisti; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Suhrud Godbole…
“Ray” (Anthology series on Netflix); Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Ali Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Bidita Bag, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Radhika Madan, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor;…
“Ray” (Anthology series on Netflix); Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Gajraj Rao, Shweta Basu Prasad, Anindita Bose, Ali Fazal, Kay Kay Menon, Bidita Bag, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Radhika Madan, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Chandan Roy Sanyal, Akansha Ranjan Kapoor;…
Film: Jagame Thandhiram Starring: Dhanush, Aishwarya Lekshmi, James Cosmo, Joju George, Kalaiyarasan Director: Karthik Subbaraj Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Karthik Subbaraj is a writer/producer/director who is well known for his classy narrative,…
Film: Sherni Starring: Vidya Balan, Mukul Chadda, Vijay Raaz Director: Amit Masurkar Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Vidya Balan’s most recent film, Sherni released today on Amazon Prime Video. Directed by Amit Masurkar…
Luca (film on Disney+ Hotstar); Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Marco Barricelli, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan; Direction: Enrico Casarosa; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY “Luca” talks…
Sherni (film on Amazon Prime); Cast: Vidya Balan, Sharat Saxena, Vijay Raaz, Mukul Chadda, Brijendra Kala, Neeraj Kabi, Ila Arun; direction: Amit V. Masurkar; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY “Sherni” tackles…
Akilla’s Escape – During a drug exchange turned sour, Akilla Brown (Saul Williams) catches an adolescent and quiet Jamaican kid, Sheppard (Thamela Mpulmwana). His childhood returns to him when Akilla discovers that Sheppard is an…
Film: Holler Starring: Pamela Adlon, Jessica Barden, Austin Amelio Director: Nicole Riegel Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Holler is a full length development of Riegel’s 2016 short film of a similar name. From…
Sweet and Sour – The South Korean romantic comedy follows two youthful accomplices who develop further separated as their jobs become progressively requesting. The difficulty begins when Hyuk (Jang Ki-Yong) is appointed to an agreement…
Film:Infinite Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sophie Cookson Director: Antoine Fuqua Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Antoine Fuqua’s film “Infinite” was initially expected to be delivered to theaters, however after a few pandemic-related…
Film: Lupin: Part 2 Starring: Omar Sy, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde Hesme, Nicole Garcia, Hervé Pierre, Soufiane Guerrab, Antoine Gouy, Fargass Assandé, Vincent Londez, Shirine Boutella Creator: George Kay Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview -…
Boogie – Alfred “Boogie” Chin (Taylor Takahashi) is an amazingly gifted, Asian, b-ball player. His identity is significant in light of the fact that it characterizes what his identity is, yet additionally makes way for…