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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. 

 

San Andreas, Review: Earth, fire, water, disaster Almost all disaster films rely on one or more of the following elements: earth (quake), fire (inferno), water (flood, tsunami, sharks, piranha),...

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Alexandra Daddario
Archana Panjabi
Brad Peyton
Carla Gugino
Carlton Cuse
Dwayne Johnson
PaulGiamatti
San Andreas Fault
san francisco
The Rock

Maggie, Review: My daughter, the zombie! First-time writer John Scott 3 and first-time director Henry Hobson’s humane zombie tale Maggie treats the genre differently and has many poignant moments....

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Abigail Breslin
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bryce Romero
euthanasia
Henry Hobson
Joely Richardson
mercy-killing
Mother India
zombie

Poltergeist, Review: Respect the dead, or… Dictionary meaning of Poltergeist: A ghost or other supernatural being, believed to be responsible for physical disturbances, such as making loud noises...

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noisy ghosts
Steven Spielberg
Gil Kenan
Gary Rockwell
Rosemary DeWitt
reboot
remake
Kennedi Clements
Jared Harris
Ram Raimi

Tomorrowland, Review: Human dystopia, robotic utopia You could look at as a mammoth promo for Disneyland. That might mean great advertising but cinematic disappointment for those you have not...

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Brad Bird
Britt Robertson
Disney
doomsday
dystopia
George Clooney
Hugh Laurie
Raffey Cassidy
utopia

Big Game, Review: Game on Incredible and ambitious, Big Game is also warm and infectious. It is a good example of how some thoughtful writing can make a far-fetched premise convincing and exciting....

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Air-Force One
Coming of age
Felicity Huffman
Finland
Jalmari Helander
Jim Broadbent
Onni Tomilla
President of the USA
Samuel L. Jackson