News for 'Shaikh Ayaz'

Review: The Descendants is a triumph of human imperfection

Review: The Descendants is a triumph of human imperfection

Rediff.com26 Jan 2012

Shaikh Ayaz raves about George Clooney's Oscar-nominated film, The Descendants.

Review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is gripping

Review: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster is gripping

Rediff.com30 Sep 2011

Jimmy Shergill, Randeep Hooda and Mahie Gill fill this film with restless vigour.

Review: Spy Kids 4 is tiresome and gimmicky

Review: Spy Kids 4 is tiresome and gimmicky

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

The film falls into the category of hype over heft.

Review: Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows is quite tedious

Review: Johnny Depp's Dark Shadows is quite tedious

Rediff.com11 May 2012

The film is quite homogeneous, with the same darkness and the same quirkiness.

Review: Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi lacks imagination

Review: Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi lacks imagination

Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

Kay Kay Menon, Ranvir Shorey and Manu Rish Chadha -- all fine actors -- seem wasted in the film.

Review: The King's Speech leaves you speechless

Review: The King's Speech leaves you speechless

Rediff.com4 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: John Carter is engrossing

Review: John Carter is engrossing

Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

The filmis not half as bad as most such movies usually tend to be.

Review: Immortals is a visual treat

Review: Immortals is a visual treat

Rediff.com11 Nov 2011

There may be little originality in Immortals but it is not without its moments.

Sabyasachi Mukherjee: A conjurer of lost time

Sabyasachi Mukherjee: A conjurer of lost time

Rediff.com25 Sep 2013

Nostalgia helps Sabyasachi Mukherjee, inarguably India's most talented fashion designer, stay relevant discovers Shaikh Ayaz.

Review: Contagion is thrilling

Review: Contagion is thrilling

Rediff.com9 Sep 2011

Contagion is a fine example of an idea-driven film in which the performances are only a novelty, not the mainstay.

Review: Sahi Dhande Galat Bande fails in execution

Review: Sahi Dhande Galat Bande fails in execution

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

it's a small-minded attempt at tackling an issue that either the director has read only sparingly or has not understood with all its complexities.

Review: Total Recall is engaging

Review: Total Recall is engaging

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

The film does not try to be celebral, and makes for an entertaining watch.

Review: Ice Age 4 is utterly charming

Review: Ice Age 4 is utterly charming

Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

The journey, risky but thrilling, is not without its beautiful moments.

Review: Transformers 3 plays out like a video game

Review: Transformers 3 plays out like a video game

Rediff.com29 Jun 2011

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

Review: Priest is not about vampires alone

Review: Priest is not about vampires alone

Rediff.com13 May 2011

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

Review: The Forest's serious flaw is its characterisation

Review: The Forest's serious flaw is its characterisation

Rediff.com11 May 2012

If only director Ashwin Kumar had established and probed more of the beastly side of man, The Forest could have been something.

Review: Tezz is high on action and style

Review: Tezz is high on action and style

Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

Priyadarshan's new film lives up to its name.

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Review: Fantasy meets song-and-dance in Mirror Mirror

Rediff.com20 Apr 2012

Like all other Tarsem Singh films, this one's a visual treat too.

Hereafter makes the supernatural sound 'cool'

Hereafter makes the supernatural sound 'cool'

Rediff.com11 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: Wrath Of The Titans is painful and utterly joyless

Review: Wrath Of The Titans is painful and utterly joyless

Rediff.com30 Mar 2012

To most viewers, Wrath of the Titans will appear lousy and painful.

Review: The Hunger Games is fabulously entertaining

Review: The Hunger Games is fabulously entertaining

Rediff.com23 Mar 2012

The film is about a barbaric reality show out of its vulnerable contestants among whom only one gets to walk out free.

Review: Rabbit Hole belongs to Nicole Kidman

Review: Rabbit Hole belongs to Nicole Kidman

Rediff.com18 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.com18 Feb 2011

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

Review: War Horse is schmaltzy but Superbly Shot

Review: War Horse is schmaltzy but Superbly Shot

Rediff.com10 Feb 2012

Steven Spielberg's War Horse is a mixed experience. We would recommend it for the striking imagery

Review: Chipmunks 3 is far from entertaining

Review: Chipmunks 3 is far from entertaining

Rediff.com23 Dec 2011

If you watch any of the Alvin trilogy, you won't be able to tell one from the other.

Review: Machine Gun Preacher is a compelling film

Review: Machine Gun Preacher is a compelling film

Rediff.com9 Dec 2011

It's a compelling film evocative of fate and faith; never mind that it is flawed at places you wish it wasn't.

Review: The Three Musketeers is poorly adapted

Review: The Three Musketeers is poorly adapted

Rediff.com14 Oct 2011

This version falls flat as a poorly adapted one and its effect is further exacerbated by second-class acting.

Review: Soundtrack is watchable

Review: Soundtrack is watchable

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

Director Neerav Ghosh has an eye for his material and knows where to look.

Review: Conan The Barbarian is an awful rehash

Review: Conan The Barbarian is an awful rehash

Rediff.com26 Aug 2011

The film is second-class entertainment with zero compassion and sympathy towards its inhabitants and its audience.

Review: The Expendables is high on muscles, low on IQ

Review: The Expendables is high on muscles, low on IQ

Rediff.com24 Aug 2012

The only entertaining scene belongs to Chuck Norris, who's done a cameo in the film.

Review: Bourne Legacy lives up to its reputation

Review: Bourne Legacy lives up to its reputation

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

Matt Damon fans may miss the actor in The Bourne Legacy. Yet, the new film in the series is excellent.

Review: Cowboys & Aliens disappoints as a Western

Review: Cowboys & Aliens disappoints as a Western

Rediff.com29 Jul 2011

The film is a coldly detached saga of men in ruthless duel with a power that can never be realistically defeated,

Review: The Tree Of Life is a brave vision

Review: The Tree Of Life is a brave vision

Rediff.com29 Jul 2011

Director Terrence Malick's long absences from moviemaking validate the fact that he's been working even when he's not actually working.

Review: Love Recipe is quite flavourless

Review: Love Recipe is quite flavourless

Rediff.com25 May 2012

This film nods to the Priyadarshan-style anarchy and confusion in the plot but in truth, it's more like a C-movie version of his signature comedies.

Review: Limitless doesn't explore its potential

Review: Limitless doesn't explore its potential

Rediff.com29 Apr 2011

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

How Aradhana, Kati Patang were made

How Aradhana, Kati Patang were made

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Legendary director Shakti Samanta's son Ashim Samanta takes us through the lesser known, behind-the-scene nuggets from some of his best-loved films.

Review: Scream 4 offers nothing new

Review: Scream 4 offers nothing new

Rediff.com15 Apr 2011

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

Review: Battleship just doesn't hit you

Review: Battleship just doesn't hit you

Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

The film, along with the alien invasion, makes no sense at all.

Red Riding Hood is 'Blood'y bad!

Red Riding Hood is 'Blood'y bad!

Rediff.com18 Mar 2011

Red Riding Hood fails to impress.

Review: Don't miss True Grit

Review: Don't miss True Grit

Rediff.com25 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.