Qarib Qarib Singlle is a road movie-cum-coming-of-age romance, with a bittersweet tang to it, and yet it is peppy, and fun and fresh: two adults, a man and a woman, connect via a dating site, and find that online, can, sometimes, translate into something vital and real, offline. Chalk YogiContinue Reading
By: Rita Joseph The Taj Mahal is back in focus and this time for all the right reasons. Propelling the iconic 17th century monument back into news is the resurrected Indian film of the silent cinema era Shiraz. The classic made in 1928 by Bombay Talkies founder Himansu Rai is a fictitiousContinue Reading
Director: Atlee Cast: Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Nithya Menen, Kajal Aggarwal, Sathyaraj Vijay fans must be very happy. There are three Vijays in his new film, all shaped, contoured and moulded into red-hot come-see-about-me avatars. So, three stars for the eminently enjoyable new Vijay starrer — one each for the three rolesContinue Reading
NEW YORK– Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on “Novitiate,” a limited-release movie that opens October 27: There is a reason why “Novitiate” will open in only two cities this Friday, New York and Los Angeles, even though it has Sony money behind it: the appetite for Catholic-bashing movies isContinue Reading
UK, 2017, 112 minutes, Colour. Cast: Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Piggott-Smith, Olivia Williams, Michael Gambon, Simon Callow, Eddie Izzard, Fenella Woolgar, Adeel Akhtar, Julian Wadham. Directed by Stephen Frears. Lest anyone think or suspect that this picture of Queen Victoria is a throwback to 19th century ra-ra Empire daysContinue Reading
Because We Did Not Choose examines the First World War and the involvement of indigenous communities at a time when spaces inhabited by them were transitioning and struggling to accommodate modernity and the rest of its implications. Researched and shot over a period of 4 years, the film examines the participationContinue Reading
By: Shane J Alliew At the end of 108 minutes of Annabelle Creations, you will but ask yourself, what it is really that director David F. Sandberg wanted to convey through his spin off connecting Conjuring (I & II) and the previous series of Annabelle? Don’t worry if you are not ableContinue Reading
Director : Imtiaz Ali Music : Pritam Lyrics : Irshad Kamil Starring : Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma The day a Shah Rukh Khan movie releases is an event in itself. Twitter trends and maddening crowds outside theaters apart, there’s also the anticipation of whether this one is going to be better thanContinue Reading
Director : Ravi Udyawar Music : A.R. Rahman Lyrics : Irshad Kamil Starring : Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Akshaye Khanna, Abhimanyu Singh and Sushant SinghDirector : Ravi Udyawar Music : A.R. Rahman Lyrics : Irshad Kamil Starring : Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Akshaye Khanna, Abhimanyu Singh and Sushant Singh Sridevi – the undisputed matinee idol strikes back but this time withContinue Reading
Director : Saket Chaudhary Music : Sachin-Jigar Lyrics : Guru Randhawa, Arjun, Priya Saraiya and Kumaar Starring : Irrfan Khan, Saba Qamar and Deepak Dobriyal A glass of ice water to beat the ongoing heat of getting the best for their child’s education, HINDI MEDIUM is a modern day cry on the class andContinue Reading