Shaikh Ayaz

Stories by Shaikh Ayaz

Review: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is fresh

Review: Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara is fresh

Rediff.com   15 Jul 2011

The film's main triumph is that the characters are real and life-like.

Review: Transformers 3 plays out like a video game

Review: Transformers 3 plays out like a video game

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2011

The movie showcases some of the worst acting in recent years.

Review: Green Lantern is a huge let-down

Review: Green Lantern is a huge let-down

Rediff.com   17 Jun 2011

There's nothing innovative in Green Lantern that you may not have seen in films of similar genre.

Review: West is West is endearingly relatable

Review: West is West is endearingly relatable

Rediff.com   10 Jun 2011

The main triumph of this seriocomedy is its writing.

'Raj Kiran is okay wherever he is'

'Raj Kiran is okay wherever he is'

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2011

Mahesh Bhatt remembers his friend and colleague, Raj Kiran, as a committed actor whose career was cruelly cut short due to his mental illness.

Review: Hanna keeps you hooked

Review: Hanna keeps you hooked

Rediff.com   3 Jun 2011

The film is a classic fairytale that goes on as a spy-action odyssey.

The Hangover 2 is beset with old gags

The Hangover 2 is beset with old gags

Rediff.com   27 May 2011

Zach Galifianakis leads from the front, despite being treated like an add-on.

Review: Pyaar Ka Punchnama could have been better

Review: Pyaar Ka Punchnama could have been better

Rediff.com   20 May 2011

The film descends into a running commentary on why relationships with women are impossible.

Review: Priest is not about vampires alone

Review: Priest is not about vampires alone

Rediff.com   13 May 2011

The movie is set on a huge landscape, allowing it the space that epics usually operate upon.

Review: Limitless doesn't explore its potential

Review: Limitless doesn't explore its potential

Rediff.com   29 Apr 2011

Limitless is a usual fare until it reaches the twist-in-the-end finale.

Review: Scream 4 offers nothing new

Review: Scream 4 offers nothing new

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2011

The movie has its highpoints but it stretches its movie-within-movie mask a bit too much.

Review: Memories in March is mediocre

Review: Memories in March is mediocre

Rediff.com   1 Apr 2011

The film deals with human loss and is a way ahead for those bearing the tragedy.

Red Riding Hood is 'Blood'y bad!

Red Riding Hood is 'Blood'y bad!

Rediff.com   18 Mar 2011

Red Riding Hood fails to impress.

Hereafter makes the supernatural sound 'cool'

Hereafter makes the supernatural sound 'cool'

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2011

Without getting pedagogical or making it sound like a spiritual discourse on life after death, Hereafter uses its plot to go beyond what is expected.

Review: Maintain your distance from Yeh Faasley

Review: Maintain your distance from Yeh Faasley

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

It does not have the thrills that constitute in a thriller film.

Review: The King's Speech leaves you speechless

Review: The King's Speech leaves you speechless

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2011

The King's Speech reaffirms what most filmmakers take for granted, that a film should stay rooted in its culture and that its characters.

Review: Don't miss True Grit

Review: Don't miss True Grit

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2011

While revenge and God's grace on the right-doers are the dominant themes of True Grit, one could say the film is equally about special relationships that you forge along the way.

Review: Rabbit Hole belongs to Nicole Kidman

Review: Rabbit Hole belongs to Nicole Kidman

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2011

Here's why the actress was nominated for this year's Oscar in the Best Actress category.

Kaccha Limboo: Slow... but not steady enough

Kaccha Limboo: Slow... but not steady enough

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2011

Kaccha Limboo is an original film with a just-about-fine first half and disappointingly weak, no-focus second.

Review: Sanctum is no Avatar

Review: Sanctum is no Avatar

Rediff.com   4 Feb 2011

There are only fleeting moments of visual brilliance which you can count on your fingers.