The Shallows – Nail biting
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Blake Lively, Brett Cullen, Oscar Jaenada, Jose Manuel, Sdona Legge Running Time: 1 hour 27 minutes Not since Jaws or Deep Blue Sea have sharks been so menacing. When a … [Read More..]
Robinson Crusoe (The Wild Life) – Visually and tonally different
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Vincent Kesteloot. Starring the voice talent of Matthias Schweighöfer, Kaya Yanar, Dieter Hallervorden, Aylin Tezel, Cindy aus Marzahn Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes The story of Robinson Crusoe marooned on an island … [Read More..]
The Light Between Oceans – Long and lifeless
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, Gerald Bryan, Leon Ford Running Time: 2 hours 10 minutes The Light Between Oceans (a book adaptation) sinks into the … [Read More..]
Pink – Badly made film that preaches to the choir
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tariang, Piyush Mishra, Angad Bedi Running Time: 2 hours 16 minutes So are the people who actually molest and rape girls going to … [Read More..]
Bridget Jones’s Baby – Drearily formula though moderately funny
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Sharon Maguire. Starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Emma Thompson, Sarah Solemani, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, James Callis, Neil Pearson Running Time: 2 hours Did you … [Read More..]
The Magnificent Seven (2016) – Modestly decent
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ethan Hawke, Peter Sarsgaard, Luke Grimes, Lee Byung-hun, Martin Sensmeier, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Cam Gigandet, Matt Bomer Running Time: 2 hours 13 minutes … [Read More..]
