Ender’s Game – A bad sci-fi movie that promotes violence to children!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Gavin Hood. Starring Asa Butterfield, Harrison Ford, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Ben Kingsley, Viola Davis, Moises Arias, Suraj Parthasarathy, Aramis Knight, Khylin Rambo This sci-fi film based on a popular and award-winning novel by … [Read More..]
Thor: The Dark World – Another ho-hum, predictable filler for the next Avengers film
<Review by: Daylynn DeSouza> Directed by Alan Taylor. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Christopher Eccleston, Idris Elba, Jaimie Alexander, Rene Russo, Zachary Levi, Anthony Hopkins Let me begin by saying that all the movies released by Marvel … [Read More..]
10 Questions for Gulshan Devaiah on Ram Leela
<Interview by: Sailesh Ghelani> We thought we’d get actor Gulshan Devaiah, who makes playing bad look so good, to give us a bit of a lowdown on his next film and one of this season’s big releases: Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s … [Read More..]
Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela – Doesn’t quite come together
<Review by: Juthika Nagpal> Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Supriya Pathak, Gulshan Devaiah, Richa Chadda, Sharad Kelkar, Abhimanyu Singh, Anshul Trivedi, Barkha Bisht I must admit I have never actually liked the original story of Romeo and … [Read More..]
Last Vegas – Great actors make a so-so film endearing
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenburgen, Jerry Ferrara, Romany Malco, Roger Bart, Joanna Gleason Comparing this film to The Hangover but with old guys instead of … [Read More..]
Food Review: Masala Library – An interesting twist on the traditional
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> When my well-travelled food reviewing friend is in town, it’s always a great opportunity for us to catch up and for me to join her on a food tasting experience, which I can also write … [Read More..]
FROZEN – A wonderful musical journey that is sometimes a bit ‘tangled’
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee. The voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Santino Fontana, Alan Tudyk, Ciaran Hinds, Chris Williams, Stephen J Anderson Very loosely based on Hans Christian Anderson’s … [Read More..]