#Thithi #KannadaEnglishsubtitledFilmMovieReview #JohnsonThomas

#BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek27thMay2016 #JohnsonThomas

#BestFilmsReleasesThisWeek27thMay2016 #JohnsonThomas

#Thithi(Kannada/EnglishSubtitles) Rating: * * * ½ Delightfully Sublime, this masterly bitter-sweet tale(a fable really) about how avariciousness and greed overtake filial affection and respect makes it’s mark with subtle, contextual rendering, a beautifully laid out script, absorbingly laid out narrative, riveting camerawork and earthy performances by non-professional actors. It certainly won’t get better than this one, this week! #MauliSingh #RaamReddy #LoudspeakerMedia #Channegowda #Thammegowda #AbhishekHN #PoojaSM #SingriGowda #PratapReddy #SunminPark #Eregowda #DoronTempert #JohnZimmerman #PrspctvsProductions
#Maxmedia Runtime: 122 mins

#Phobia(Hindi) Rating: * * * A potent Psycho-thriller. Using Agoraphobia as the tool to create a psychotic drama full of possibilities, the #RaginiMMS director #PavanKripalani dreams up quite a strong turbulence before letting us know that there’s much more than the obvious, staring you in the face. Smart, intelligent & thrilling, aided by superb theatrics from the lead cast. #NextGenFilms #ErosInternational #PavanKripalani #VickiRajani #SunilLulla #RadhikaApte #SatyadeepMishra #YashaswiniDayama #AnkurVikal #JayakrishnaGummadi #PoojaLadhaSurti #DanielBGeorge Runtime: 95 mins

#Waiting(Hindi) Rating: * * * coming together in grief, this film is about two people stymied by tragedy, trying to cope with the different stages of grief and loss before coming to terms with their lot. Does destiny offer them some hope that their lives may after all get back on track? The script may be a bit hollowed out but the performances, camerawork and amiable chemistry between the two lead actors lends it quite a bit of heft. #KalkiKoechlin #NaseeruddinShah #ArjunMathur #SuhasiniManiratnam #RajatKapoor #ParullGossainPR #AnuMenon #PritiGupta #ManishMundra #IshkaFilms #DrishyamFilms Runtime: 98 mins

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#VeerappanTheTruthAboutTheKillingOfVeerappan(Hindi) Rating: * * RGV’s umpteenth attempt to glorify criminality, this one, a sort of biopic about the escape artist criminal who savaged over 194 people including police officers and massacred over 900 elephants for their ivory and subsequently eluded the entire police force of three states, doesn’t get beyond sketchy and gimmicky. Camerawork is the usual weird angled and dizzying while writing and performances are pretty much amateurish. #RamGopalVermaFilms #TheCompany #ViikingMediaAndEntertainment #TSeries #SandeepBhardwaj #SachinJoshi #LisaRay #AAFilmsNationwide #Ibrahim #PearlMedia Runtime: 128 mins

#Frederick (Hindi) Rating: * * ½ B grade psychological action thriller with no pretensions, this one works it’s way through plenty of mayhem before it can deliver it’s fait accompli. Script is a little loose but performances are solid. It’s interesting but not thrilling. Convoluted plotting, Songs and flash backs act as a dampener to the enjoyment though.. #MTarun #EvanaEntertainment #RajeshButalia #ManishKaralia #MK #TulnaButalia #PrashanttNarayanan #AvinashDhyani #DwaparCommunications #HimanshuJhunjhunwala Runtime: 125 mins

#Waiting(Hindi) Rating: * * * coming together in grief, this film about two people stymied by tragedy, trying to cope with the different stages of grief and loss before coming to terms with their lot. Does destiny offer them some hope that their lives may after all get back on track? The script may be a bit hollowed out but the performances, camerawork and amiable chemistry between the two lead actors lends it quite a bit of heft. #KalkiKoechlin #NaseeruddinShah #ArjunMathur #SuhasiniManiratnam #RajatKapoor #ParullGossainPR #AnuMenon #PritiGupta #ManishMundra #IshkaFilms #DrishyamFilms Runtime: 98 mins

#AliceThroughTheLookingGlass(Rating) Rating: * * A return to the Madhatters ball with a lot more action and little justification, but not in the style and panache that Tim Burton imagined for the original outing. This one feels half-finished, the production design, costumes, effects and performances don’t appear to have hit the mark. #DisneyUTV #UniversalCommunications #ParagDesai #DisneyFilmsIndia #JohnnyDepp #SachaBaronCohen #MiaWasikowska #HelenaBonhamCarter #AnneHathaway #RhysIfans #MattLucas #EdSpeleers #StephenFry #TobyJones #AlanRickman #MichaelSheen #TimothySpall #PaulWhitehouse #BarbaraWindsor #JamesBobin Runtime: 118 mins

#AngryBirds(English) Rating: * * Tiresome&Tedious.Richly colorful but intellectually suspect. Bird Brained so-to-speak. This computer game to cinema reproduction is neither funny nor gamey. The action is childish and the voicing quite indistinct. Also the patchy script doesn’t aid coherence. Altogether quite a misadventure. #SonyPictures #AnjaliMalhotra #ThinkInkCommunications #JasonSudeikis #JoshGad #DannyMcBride #BillHader #MayaRudolph #PeterDinklage #KeganMichaelKey #KateMcKinnon #TonyHale #IkeBarinholtz #HannibalBuress

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Runtime: 97mins