The Impossible – Scary, touching, moving. Take lots of tissues
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Juan Antonio Bayona. Starring Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland I didn’t expect much from this film about the devastating tsunami that hit South East Asia on December 26, 2004 killing over a 100,000 people. … [Read More..]
CZ12 – Incomprehensible. Hopefully Jackie Chan’s last film
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Jackie Chan. Starring Jackie Chan, Oliver Platt I wasn’t going to attend the show but I saw the trailer and thought, ‘Hey, it’s Jackie Chan, so there will be lots of fun and some great … [Read More..]
Gangster Squad – Like a 5 dollar hooker covered up in 50 dollar make-up
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Robert Patrick, Anthony Mackie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Pena, Nick Nolte, Mireille Enos This homage to gangster films that’s more Dick Tracy than The Untouchables … [Read More..]
OUT! Short stories book launch at Crossword with actor Nandita Das (with video footage)
<Sailesh Ghelani> Queer Ink India, the publisher/retailer in India of all things gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender launched their first ever book of queer short stories in India. Edited by lesbian writer/journalist Minal Hajratwala, the book contains a selection of … [Read More..]
Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola – Satirical, high-impact, funny, intelligent… NOT!
<Review by: Juthika Nagpal> Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. Starring Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma, Pankaj Kapur, Shabana Azmi, Arya Babbar In an attempt to create a film full of unexpected cheekiness, political satire and black humour, the makers of this one have … [Read More..]
Broken City – A film about corruption in the big city and how the hero doesn’t always have a happy ending
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Allen Hughes. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Barry Pepper, Kyle Chandler, Natalie Martinez, Alona Tal Though this film hasn’t gotten the greatest of reviews, I thought Broken City was a nice … [Read More..]
Les Misérables – If you like musicals, Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman, go for it
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Tom Hooper. Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks For a country that prides itself on song and dance, India surprisingly has a … [Read More..]
The Last Stand – He’s back, not with a bang, but it’s still fun
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Jee-woon Kim. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Peter Stormare, Luis Guzman, Johnny Knoxville, Jaimie Alexander, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Zack Gilford, Genesis Rodriguez If you grew up in the 80s and 90s you’re probably a … [Read More..]
Bullet To The Head – Shoot me now!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Walter Hill. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Sarah Shahi, Jason Momoa, Christian Slater Another movie from an 80s/90s action hero, which fills our hearts with glee in these troubled times of character-deprived CGI ‘fantasy’ movies. … [Read More..]
