Coffee Bloom – Weak-bodied and lacking flavour
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Manu Warrier. Starring Arjun Mathur, Sugandha Garg, Mohan Kapoor, Nandini Sen, Sharath Parvathavani, Ishwari Bose-Bhattacharya Why does Arjun Mathur always end up in these over-emotional, brooding roles that are so utterly boring? Coffee … [Read More..]
The Lazarus Effect – Brain dead
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by David Gelb. Starring Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Donald Glover, Sarah Bolger, Amy Aquino, Ray Wise We’ve seen this kind of thing a hundred times before and done far more interestingly; the Lazarus … [Read More..]
Against The Sun – Not as engaging as Unbroken
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Brian Falk. Starring Tom Felton, Jake Abel, Garret Dillahunt, Nadia Parra When I saw the trailer to Against The Sun I thought this was the same story as the one depicted in Angelina Jolie’s … [Read More..]
Focus – Has very little of it
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, BD Wong, Brennan Brown, Robert Taylor Focus glorifies pickpockets and thieves and asks us to root for a … [Read More..]
Chappie – A movie that could have been so much more
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Neill Blomkamp. Starring Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yolandi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman This rip-off of the 1986 film Short Circuit is terribly flawed and poorly produced. The fact that … [Read More..]
DVD Review: Big Hero 6 – Cutest Bonus Feature Ever
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> This Oscar-winning film for Animated Feature Film 2015 was cute and full of colourful action sequences. Its cuddly almost-Pillsbury-doughboy type protagonist robot was a refreshing change from the usual. Here’s my review of the film: Big … [Read More..]
Insurgent – Better than the first one. Still don’t know what it’s all about though!
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Director Robert Schwentke. Starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Miles Teller, Ansel Elgort, Jai Courtney, Octavia Spencer, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Zoe Kravitz, Daniel Dae Kim Based on the worldwide ‘bestseller’ the sequel to the hugely dull … [Read More..]
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – I aged during the film
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by John Madden. Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Ronald Pickup, Diana Hardcastle, Penelope Wilton, Tina Desai, Tamsi Greig, Richard Gere, David Strathairn, Lillete Dubey The first Marigold Hotel was … [Read More..]
Hunterrr – A cult-like film with a realistic portrayal of sexuality and relationships
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Harshavardhan G. Kulkarni. Starring Gulshan Devaiah, Radhika Apte, Sai Tamhankar, Veera Saxena, Sagar Deshmukh I know a couple of women who aren’t too keen to watch this movie and many who may think it’s … [Read More..]
Cinderella – A no-surprises retake of a classic that is visually lovely
<Review by: Sailesh Ghelani> Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Holliday Grainger, Sophie McShera, Stellan Skarsgard, Nonso Anozie, Derek Jacobi, Hayley Atwell, Ben Chaplin Cinderella is a good way for those who’ve … [Read More..]
