The Smurfs (3-D) – Not much fun
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Raja Gosnell. Starring Neil Patrick Harris, Hank Azaria, Jayma Mays, Jonathan Winters, Sofia Vergara. What the Smurf is going on here? A Smurfs movie! I guess cartoons are gonna be remade a lot nowadays … [Read More..]
The Tree of Life – Weird for most, wonderful to only a select few
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Terrence Malick. Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken. Now this is a tough one. If I say I hated it, you’ll say I don’t know what real filmmaking is about. If … [Read More..]
Rise of the Planet of the Apes – Intelligent, entertaining, poignant, brilliant! (video review)
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Rupert Wyatt. Starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Andy Serkis. It’s a prequel for God’s sake, how good could it possibly be? I’ll tell you: special effects kings WETA Digital and … [Read More..]
Winnie the Pooh – Don’t bother, huny
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Stephen J. Anderson. Starring Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, Tom Kenny. I was never a big fan of the overly cutesy pooh bear with a lust for honey. I do remember AA Milne’s story books … [Read More..]
Captain America: The First Avenger (3-D) – Outstanding
<Review by: Daylynn DeSouza> Directed by Joe Johnston. Starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, StanleyTucci. Twenty-one years after his last appearance on the big screen Captain America makes a glorious return in this, dare … [Read More..]
Aarakshan – Not what it appears to be
<Review by: Tushar A Amin> Directed by Prakash Jha. Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpayee, Deepika Padukone, Prateik Aarakshan is a sheep in wolves’ clothing. With a provocative title, a director like Prakash Jha and all the pre-release … [Read More..]
Final Destination 5 – Stupid. Yes. Clever and fun. Totally.
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Steven Quale. Starring Nicholas D’Agosto, Emma Bell, Miles Fisher, Tony Todd. After the first two films you stopped expecting anything from the Final Destination franchise except formulaic deaths. But they sorta reinvented themselves in … [Read More..]
Spy Kids 4-D: All the time in the World – Waste of time
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Starring Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Jeremy Piven, Ricky Gervais. You don’t need to watch even one of the Spy Kids movies to know if you’ll like them or not. Just a snippet … [Read More..]
The Devil’s Double – Surprisingly riveting
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Lee Tamahori. Starring Dominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi. Have you seen the 1993 film Dave with Kevin Kline? It’s about an average Joe who’s recruited by the government in a controversial situation to … [Read More..]
Bad Teacher – FAIL
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Jake Kasdan. Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Jason Segel. The trailer looked funny and Cameron Diaz looked hot. The movie is horrible and Diaz looks like she really, really doesn’t care. Diaz plays Elizabeth, … [Read More..]
