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Why Has Kate Hudson’s Effervescent Film Made The World Angry?

Music Starring  Kate Hudson,Maddie Ziegler,Leslie Odom Jr,Héctor Elizondo,Mary Kay Place as Millie Directed  by  Sia Rating: *** Why has  Australian singing-star Sia’s… Read More

1st March 2021

His House Review: It Is Filled With Guilty Terrors

His House(Netflix) Starring  Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu and Matt Smith Directed by Remi Weekes Rating: ** ½  Having recently seen  the finest film on the migratory  experience Adu(to… Read More

27th February 2021

Map Of Tiny Perfect Things Is A Silly Time Loop Confection

The  Map Of Tiny Perfect Things(Amazon Prime) Starring Kathryn Newton and Kyle Allen. Directed  by  Ian Samuels Rating: ** No… Read More

26th February 2021

Cowboys An LGBTQ Western Which Misses The Mark By A Whisker

Cowboys Starring Steve Zahn, Jillian Bell, Sasha Knight and Ann Dowd Directed  by Anna Kerrigan Rating: ** ½  Just about the bravest thing… Read More

24th February 2021

Supernova Will Take Away A Part Of You Forever

Supernova Starring Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci Directed  by Harry Macqueen Rating: **** It’s not easy to watch someone you love fade … Read More

23rd February 2021

Breaking Fast Review: It Is An Over-Cute Gay Rom-Com

Breaking Fast Starring Haaz Sleiman, Michael Cassidy Directed by Mike Mosallam Rating: ** ½  To be  gay and Muslim in Los Angeles…how much more… Read More

29th January 2021

News Of The World Review: It Is Tom Hanks’ Best In Years

News  Of  The World Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel Directed by Paul Greengrass Rating: *** ½ At the  risk of sounding odious,… Read More

29th January 2021

Armie Hammer’s Fall From Grace

 Among the  new breed  of stars who have come into American cinema Armie  Hammer  stood out. He was that rarity in … Read More

24th January 2021

Locked Down A Tragic Covid Casualty

Locked Down(HBO) Starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor Directed  by  Doug Liman Rating: * ½  Pandering to the pandemic has started big-time.A  film… Read More

20th January 2021

Waiting For The Barbarians Is An Undiscovered Gem

Waiting For The Barbarians(Amazon Prime) Starring  Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Gana Bayarsaikhan, and Greta Scacchi. Directed  by Ciro Guerra Rating: *** ½ Colombian director… Read More

18th January 2021

All My Life Is A Tearjerker That Works

All My Life(Video On  Demand) Starring  Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr Directed  by  Marc Meyers Rating: ***  If you are a sucker  for … Read More

6th January 2021

Best Performances In Foreign Films 2020

 I always say THEIR  best is far superior to  OUR best.In 2020 which  performance-wise was  quite mediocre in Bollywood,  these actors… Read More

5th January 2021

Nomadland Is A Masterly Melancholic Meditation On Desolation

Nomadland   Starring Frances McDormand Written  & Directed  by  Chloe Zao Rating:  **** It is not easy to  watch this  film about a… Read More

2nd January 2021

Tom Cruise’s Outburst Is An Ear-Opener For All Film Shootings In Bollywood

I have  never heard  Tom Cruise being so  angry before.And I think he’s right in his anger.When  crew members of  Mission… Read More

21st December 2020

Mosul Review: War Mongering For Entertainment

Mosul(Netflix) Starring  Suhail Dabbach as Major Jasem,Adam Bessa as Kawa Directed  by  Matthew Michael Carnahan. Rating: ** Lensing some  violent encounters  on the  ruined streets of Iraq, Mosul pertains  to… Read More

11th December 2020

In Defence of Woody Allen & His Latest Film

At the  end   of   a highly personalized   review  of Woody Allen’s latest  film A   Rainy Day In New York, the Hollywood Reporter asks  whether… Read More

16th December 2019