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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. 

 

Monuments Men WWII mission to rescue...objects of art! A result of monumental research and dedication by author Robert Edsel and based on the book written by him, with Bret Witter, Monuments Men...

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WWII mission to rescue...objets d'art

Winter’s Tale Set in a mythic New York City, and spanning 118 years, Winter’s Tale is about miracles, sublime love, and the age-old battle between good and evil. To justify the title, there is tons...

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Winter's Tale is unwieldy and derivative

‘one By two’ fails to reach the half-way mark A term used by two restaurant guests, instructing waiters to serve one dish/beverage to the two of them in equal portions, ‘one By two’ apparently wants...

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one By two fails to reach the half-way mark

A matter of life above death                                                                                                                                                      Club60 is not the...

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Club60
inspiring
touching

Review of the film, Vampire Academy Quite literally, the film is set in an academy for vampires, though the theme, obviously, is not restricted to academics. There is a lot of blood, some gore,...

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Vampire Academy is verbose and meandering
in spite of an interesting premise