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Siraj Syed

Siraj Syed is the India Correspondent for FilmFestivals.com and a member of FIPRESCI, the International Federation of Film Critics. He is a Film Festival Correspondent since 1976, Film-critic since 1969 and a Feature-writer since 1970. He is also an acting and dialogue coach. 

 
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Hotel Transylvania 2, Review: Vampa ire • Oct 28, 2015 at 06:41 PM
by Siraj Syed

Hotel Transylvania 2, Review: Vampa ire When you want to turn horror into comedy, what better ploy than to make them animated/CGI characters? Add 3D to that, and the spell is cast. Only problem is,...

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Adam Sandler
Andy Samberg
Asher Blinkoff
David Spade
Dracula
fangs
Frankenstein
Genndy (Gennadiy) Borisovich Tartakovsky
jewish
Keagan Michale-Key
Kevin James
Mel Brooks
Robert Smigel
Selena Gomez
Steve Buscemi
Vlad
werewolf
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Shaandaar, Review: Insomniacs, maniacs, megalomaniacs and necrophiliacs • Oct 24, 2015 at 06:21 PM
by Siraj Syed

Shaandaar, Review: Insomniacs, maniacs, megalomaniacs and necrophiliacs It’s a Shaandaar combination. Producers of this eagerly-awaited film include the Dharma banner owner Karan Johar (Kuch Kuch...

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Alia Bhatt
Anurag Kashyap
Anvita Dutt Guptan
Bombay Velvet
Chaitally Parmar
Dharma
insomnia
Ishq wala love
Jaane Bhi Do Yaro
james bond
Karan Johar
Pankaj Kapur
Pas de probleme
Phantom
Punjabi
Queen
Raja
Rajshri
Sanah Kapoor
Sanjay Kapoor
Senti wala mental
Shahid Kapoor
Sindhi
Sushma Seth
Udaan
Vikas Bahl
Vikas Verma
Vikramditya Motwane
wedding planner
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Rock the Kasbah, Review: Afghan star, American war • Oct 24, 2015 at 05:59 PM
by Siraj Syed

Rock the Kasbah, Review: Afghan star, American war                                                                             In all probability, the plot of Rock the Kasbah was worked out...

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Afghan Star
Afghanistan
Arian Moayed
Barry Levinson
Beejan Land
Bill Murray
Bruce Willis
Casbah
Danny McBride
Fahim Fazli
irreverent
Kabul
kate hudson
Leem Lubany
M*A*S*H*
Mitch Glazer
Pashtun
Scott Caan
Setara Hussainzada
Zooey Deschanel
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The Last Witch Hunter, Review: Witch one will Vin? • Oct 22, 2015 at 07:10 PM
by Siraj Syed

The Last Witch Hunter, Review: Witch one will Vin?                                                              Like the aliens in Men in Black, the witches here could pass off as persons next door....

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Axe and Cross Society
Breeck Eisner
Burk Sharpless
D.W. Harper
Dolan
Elijah Wood
Goodman
horror
Isaach De Bankolé
Julie Engelbrecht
Kurt Angle
Lotte Verbeek
Matt Sazama
Melisa Wallack
Michale Caine
Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Rena Owen
Rose Leslie
swarm
Vin Diesel
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A Bridge of Spies, Review: Spyelberg on spy-swapping--one of theirs for two of ours • Oct 16, 2015 at 08:05 PM
by Siraj Syed

A Bridge of Spies, Review: Spyelberg on spy-swapping--one of theirs for two of ours Old school film-making at its charming best is what Steven Spielberg delivers in this potential thriller, that is,...

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Abel
Alan Alda
Amy Ryan
Austin Stowell
berlin
CIA
cold-war
Donovan
East Germany
Ethan Coen
FBI
Giles Whittell
Henry Fonda
james stewart
joel coen
Mark Charman
Mark Rylance
Powers
Pryor
Scott Shepherd
Sebastian Koch
Steven Spielberg
Tom Hanks
U2
will rogers
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