47 Ronin – A directionless film about masterless Samurai with emotionless Keanu
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Carl Rinsch. Starring Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada, Kô Shibasaki, Tadanobu Asano, Rinko Kikuchi, Min Tanaka Exceedingly uninteresting with dialogue that goes at a snail’s pace, a lead actor so vapid you’d rather watch glaciers … [Read More..]
The Wolf of Wall Street – Long and soulless but fun if you like the idea of getting high and bedding every woman you meet!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favreau, Jean Dujardin, Joanna Lumley, Cristin Milioti, PJ Byrne Mixed reviews are totally normal for this film. … [Read More..]
Inside Llewyn Davis – A delightfully whimsical tale of woes and human tribulations
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Ethan Coen, Joel Coen. Starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund, F Murray Abraham, Ethan Phillips, Robin Bartlett, Max Casella, Adam Driver, Stark Sands Not knowing what to expect from … [Read More..]
Dedh Ishqiya – Not as cool as the first one but not half bad
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Abhishek Chaubey. Starring Naseeruddin Shah, Madhuri Dixit, Arshad Warsi, Huma Qureshi, Vijay Raaz, Salman Shahid Poetic in its dialogue though a bit over the top in its drama, Dedh Ishqiya has its moments of … [Read More..]
Carrie – A film that shows us people are scarier than ghosts, witches and chainsaws
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Portia Doubleday, Judy Greer, Gabriella Wilde, Alex Russell, Ansel Elgort This re-imagining of Stephen King’s Carrie with Chloe Grace Moretz benefits from a woman director at the … [Read More..]
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – What a young 007 would be like
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley, Kenneth Branagh A cleverly set up and well paced thriller that isn’t about killing people and blowing things up – well not entirely. The late … [Read More..]
The Legend of Hercules – Worse than 47 Ronin!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Renny Harlin. Starring Kellan Lutz, Liam McIntyre, Scott Adkins, Liam Garrigan, Roxanne McKee, Gaia Weiss, Rade Serbedzija Here’s a movie that’s worse than this year’s worst movie, 47 Ronin, so far. Move over Keanu … [Read More..]
American Hustle – Has all the muscle at the Awards
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by David O. Russell. Starring Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner, Robert De Niro Just in: American Hustle is nominated for 10 Oscars at the Academy Awards along with Gravity. David … [Read More..]
Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom – A biography that’s just a hurried series of events strung disjointedly together
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Justin Chadwick. Starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Terry Pheto, Robert Hobbs, Tony Kgoroge In a way this film about the great South African leader who passed away December last year is perfect timing but … [Read More..]
Jai Ho – The critics hate it but that don’t mean a thing!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Sohail Khan. Starring Salman Khan, Tabu, Sana Khan, Daisy Shah, Danny Denzongpa, Bruna Abdullah, Mahesh Manjrekar, Aditya Panscholi, Nadira Babbar, Nauheed Cyrusi, Mukul Dev, Sharad S Kapoor, Vatsal Seth, Mohnish Bahl, Ashmit Patel I’m … [Read More..]
