Maujaan Hi Maujaan (#Punjabi with #English Subtitles) #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #MaujaanHiMaujaan (#Punjabi with #English Subtitles) Cast: #GippyGrewal #BinnuDhillon #KaramjitAnmol #TanuGrewal #JimmySharma #HashneenChauhan #YograjSingh #NasirChinyoti #BNSharma Director: #SmeepKang Rating: * * 1/2 Runtime: 110 mins #1HMedia @everyone @everybody #everyone #everybody #OilPicturesLtd #RribadaFilms #SRRPictures #AmarinderGrewal

A silly, rather stupid comedy that makes disabilities the butt of its jokes with loud, exaggerated fervor and overdone performances. This one’s funny enough. It’s also colorful, has a candy colored palette and a bearable runtime.

Ghost Kannada film with English Subtitles #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #Ghost (#Kannada film dubbed in Hindi) Cast: #ShivaRajkumar #AnupamKher #PrashantNarayanan #MGSrinivas #Jayaram #ArchanaJois Director: #MGSrinivas Rating: * 1/2 Runtime:110 mins #CommuniquePR @everyone @everybody #everyone #everybody

A stiff #Jayaram, Shadowy #ShivaRajkumar, MIB aping #AnupamKher in a Scrambled narrative about a heist from jail, with loud, showy, unbelievable, sloppy action and confused dubbing make this production prime for a drubbing at the Box Office.

Sultan of Delhi #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #SultanOfDelhi (9 eps/35-45 mins each) Cast: #TahirRajBhasin #MouniRoy #AnjummShharma #VinayPathak #NishantDahiya #AnupriyaGoenka #HarleenSethi #MehreenPirzada Directors: #MilanLuthria #SuparnSVerma Rating: * * #DisneyHotstar #HotstarSpecials #Dreamers&Doers #RelianceEntertainment #ThinkinkCommunications @everybody #everybody #Everyone @everyone

This Gangster drama series set against the backdrop of the 60’s era, comes at a time when we are up to our ears in gangster dramas. It’s definitely not the worst but it tends to go through the same rigmarole we’ve seen before. Save for the cast, the rest is passe. Based on a book by #ArnabRay, there’s not much intensity, pace or gritty realism to be had here. Feels like a 70’s hindi film in sepia tones minus the entertainment value!

Guthlee Ladoo #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

Guthlee Ladoo #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas Guthlee Ladoo #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Title : #GuthleeLadoo Cast: #SanjayMishra #DhanaySeth #SubratDutta #KalyaneeMulay #HeetSharma Director: #IshratRKhan Rating: * * 1/2#GuthleeLadoo Runtime: 104 mins #AltairMedia #AshwaniShukla #everyone @everyone #everybody @everybody

It’s an antiquated story about caste oppression and denial of education to manual scavengers’ children and not without flaws, but the performances by kids #DhanaySeth, #HeetSharma, parents #SubratDutta, #KalyaneeMulay and sure-footed helming by #IshratRKhan makes this gritty empathetic outpouring against unfair discrimination worth a watch!

Loki Season 2 #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Title: #LokiSeason2 (2 out of 6 episodes/35-40 mins each) Cast: #TomHiddleston #OwenWilson #SophiaDiMartino #WunmiMosaku #EugeneCordero #KeHuyQuan #RafaelCasal #GuguMbathaRaw #TaraStrong #JonathanMajors #KateDickie #LizCarr #NeilEllice Director: #DanDeleeuw Rating: * * 1/2 @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody #DisneyHotstar #LokiS2onHotstar #ThinkinkCommunications #RuderFinnIndia

Season 1 was intriguing but Season 2, the 2 episodes so far, have not really picked up the pace. There doesn’t seem to be much of a mystery going on either. Kang as the villain is so wishy-washy that there’s no drama to be had. Loki’s magic also appears to have lost its charm. I am sure there’s a lot more coming in the future episode releases but so far it's been a case of taking it forward rather plainly!

Hum Tumhein Chahte Hain #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit #FilmMovieDocumentaryOTTReviews Title: #HumTumheinChahteHain Cast: #JanmejayaSingh #RituparnaSengupta #GovindNamdev #AnupJalota #RajpalYadav #ZakirHussain #AnusmritiSarkar #ArunBakshi #SurendraPal #TinaaGhaai #AnilNagrath #KaushalShah #SangeetaSingh #HiteshSampal Music: #BappiLahiri, #RemaLahiri #BappaBLahiri, Directed: #RajannLyallppuri Rating: * Producers: #GovindBansal #RemaLahiri #SRGFilmsInternational #ParulChawla #PictureNKraft @everyone #everyone @everybody #everybody

A biographical drama, old-fashioned love triangle tragedy this one lacks craft, has a storyline that is stale and unappealing and actors that just don’t register their presence on screen.An easily forgettable experience this !

I Killed Bapu #PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas

#PicksAndPiques #JohnsonThomas #FilmMovieDocumentaryReviews #internationalfilmfestivalcircuit Film: #IKilledBapu Cast: #SameerDeshpande #RajeshKhatri #AkshayVerma #NageshMishra #ZaffarKazmi #MukeshKapani Director #HyderKazmi Rating: * Producer #SarlaASaraogi & #RahulSharma Legal Advisor #AshokSaraogi Writer- #AdeshKArjun #VikasProduction #ParulChawla #PictureNKraft #SanjayBhushanPatiyala #HungamaMedia

This film that claims to present convicted murderer #NathuramGodse’s point of view is an insult to our collective intelligence. Consisting of long-drawn courtroom monologues the film which openly sympathises with the felon’s point of view is a tedious bore. The writing lacks basic logic and the understanding of history and context is sorely missing.