Mardaani – A female action hero who’s far more effective than our muscled male stars
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Pradeep Sarkar. Starring Rani Mukerji, Jisshu Sengupta, Tahir Bhasin, Anil George Gritty and raw, without songs or slapstick, Mardaani is the essence of what a thriller with a female lead should be: exactly like … [Read More..]
DVD Review: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 – Over 40 minutes of bonus features!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> I didn’t like the first Amazing Spider-Man film in this reboot very much but the sequel impressed the pants off me. Totally entertaining and fun. Here’s my review of the film: The Amazing Spider-Man 2 … [Read More..]
Life Of Crime – A dark comedy that could have been better
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Daniel Schechter. Starring Jennifer Aniston, John Hawkes, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def), Isla Fisher, Tim Robbins, Will Forte, Mark Boone Jr, Clea Lewis With a quaint period charm and some decidedly nefarious but bumbling characters, … [Read More..]
Mary Kom – A worthwhile watch for Priyanka’s punchy performance
<Review by: Meera Joshi> Directed by: Omung Kumar. Starring: Priyanka Chopra, Darshan Kumaar, Sunil Thapa Priyanka Chopra comes up trumps yet again as she did in Barfi. Her sterling performance keeps you glued to your seat throughout the two-hour … [Read More..]
Toronto International Film Festival 2014 Photo Set 1 – Priyanka Chopra, Salma Hayek, Al Pacino and more
After our stupendous coverage of last year’s Toronto International Film Festival we’re back covering TIFF 2014. Expect lots of great reviews, interviews with stars, conference coverage and press events. Minority-Review’s Swati Sharan is in Toronto talking to the celebrities and … [Read More..]
The Prince – A ‘B-grade film’ that looks like it has been made on a pauper’s budget
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Brian A. Miller. Starring Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack, Gia Mantegna, Jessica Lowndes, Curtis Jackson, Jung Ji-hoon The Prince stars Jason Patric… oh you don’t recall who the actor is… well that’s because … [Read More..]
Manglehorn Intro to Cast & Crew Video: Toronto International Film Festival 2014
The introduction to the cast and crew of the film Manglehorn starring Al Pacino and Holly Hunter could only be filmed by select online and press crews and Minority-Review was one of the lucky ones at TIFF 2014. After a … [Read More..]
The Forger Press Conference @ TIFF 2014: John Travolta, Christopher Plummer & more
Minority-Review’s Swati Sharan is running about from screenings to press conferences at TIFF 2014. And she’s asking some great questions to the stars and crew of the films. Here’s the video at the PC for the movie The Forger, directed … [Read More..]
Red Carpet Premieres @ TIFF 2014 Part 1: Priyanka Chopra, Al Pacino and the cast of Boychoir
<Swati Sharan> Day 1 My sojourn began with the Mary Kom press conference, which started about an hour late as Priyanka Chopra’s flight was delayed. But being a thorough professional, she approached the conference with a great fervour and very … [Read More..]
Learning to Drive Intro & Film Screening @TIFF 2014
<Swati Sharan> The screening of Learning To Drive by director Isabel Coixet was held at TIFF 2014 and we were there for the intro and the film. It’s a story about a Sikh driver (Ben Kingsley) teaching an American woman (Patricia … [Read More..]
