Film: Eeb Allay Ooo Starring: Shardul Bharadwaj, Mahender Nath, Nutan Sinha Director: Prateek Vats Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Filmmaker Pratheek Vats is famous for his narrative around a 100-year-old bodybuilder and weight…
Film: Drishyam 2 Starring: Mohanlal, Meena, Esther Anil Director: Jeethu Joseph Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The 2013 Jeethu Joseph’s Drishyam was an exceptional hit in Kerala. The film was revamped by practically…
Drishyam 2 (film on Amazon Prime); Cast: Mohanlal, Meena. Ansiba Hassan, Esther Anil, Murali Gopy, Asha Sarath, Siddique; Direction: Jeethu Joseph; Rating: * * * and 1/2 (three and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY…
Film: Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Starring: Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Jamie Dornan Director: Josh Greenbaum Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – In the year 2006, comediennes Kristen Wiig and Annie…
Film: Lapsis Starring: Dean Imperial, Madeline Wise, Babe Howard Director: Noah Hutton Rating: ***1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Director Noah Hutton’s non mainstream science fiction excursion Lapsis settles perfectly into the sci-fi class, investigating…
Girls Hostel 2.0 (series on SonyLIV); Cast: Srishti Shrivastava, Parul Gulati, Ahsaas Channa, Simran Natekar, Shreya Mehta, Gagan Arora; Direction: Chaitanya Kumbhakonam; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY TVF’s revisit of Girls…
Film: A Nightmare Wakes Starring: Alix Wilton Regan, Giullian Yao Gioiello, Claire Glassford Director: Nora Unkel Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – A Nightmare Wakes joins loathsomeness with authentic drama, mixing the Frankenstein story…
Film: Willy’s Wonderland Starring: Nicolas Cage, Emily Tosta, Beth Grant Director: Kevin Lewis Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Nicholas Cage battling satanic animatronics seems like an impact on board, yet Willy’s Wonderland generally…
Namaste Wahala; Cast: Ruslaan Mumtaz, Ini Dima-Okojie, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Joke Silva, Sujata Sehgal, Ibrahim Suleiman, Hamisha Daryani Ahuja; Direction: Hamisha Daryani Ahuja; Rating: * * (two stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY We aren’t in a Bollywood…
Film: The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Starring: Kathryn Newton, Kyle Allen, Al Madrigal Director: Ian Samuels Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Amazon Prime’s The Map of Tiny Perfect Things directed by Ian…
Film: Minari Starring: Steven Yeun, Yeri Han, Alan S. Kim Director: Lee Isaac Chung Rating: **** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Minari by Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung is the tenderest of conversational reports, an…
To All The Boys: Always And Forever; Cast: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Ross Butler; Direction: Michael Fimognari; Rating: * * * (three stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY It is Valentine’s Day, week…
Film: To All the Boys: Always and Forever Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Janel Parrish, Anna Cathcart, Ross Butler, Madeleine Arthur, Emilija Baranac, Trezzo Mahoro, Sarayu Blue, John Corbett, Kelcey Mawema, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Henry Thomas…
Film: Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel: Season 1 Starring: Viveca Chow, Steven Thomas Gamble, Judy Ho Director: Joe Berlinger Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel…
Film: Falling Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Lance Henriksen, Sverrir Gudnason Director: Viggo Mortensen Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Men of a more established age were regularly raised to put stock in specific things. Encouraged…
Film: The Mimic Starring: Thomas Sadoski, Jake Robinson, Austin Pendleton Director: Thomas F. Mazziotti Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Thomas F. Mazziotti’s new film The Mimic isn’t the most entertaining film out there,…
Film: The Reckoning Starring: Charlotte Kirk, Sean Pertwee, Steven Waddington Director: Neil Marshall Rating: ** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – The Reckoning is a movie set in 1665 during the Great Plague in England. The…
Film: Space Sweepers Starring: Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Sun-kyu, Yoo Hai-jin, Richard Armitage, Park Ye-rin Director: Jo Sung-hee Rating: **1/2 Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – South Korean Filmmaker Jo Sung-Hee’s most recent Netflix release…
Film: Malcom & Marie Starring: Zendaya, John David Washington Director: Sam Levinson Rating: *** Reviewer: George Sylex Overview – Zendaya and John David Washington are two of the quickest rising entertainers in Hollywood, setting up…
Lahore Confidential (film on Zee5); Cast: Richa Chadha, Arunoday Singh, Karishma Tanna, Khalid Siddiqui; Direction: Kunal Kohli; Rating: * and a half (one and a half stars) BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY Few films manage a level…