Shaikh Ayaz

All stories by Shaikh Ayaz

Sholay, through the eyes of Salim Khan
Rediff.com6 Aug 2015

One of the most successful screenplay writers of his time, Salim Khan looks back at his...

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
Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

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

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
Rediff.com27 Jul 2012

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

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...

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: 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...

Review: Tezz is high on action and style
Rediff.com27 Apr 2012

Priyadarshan's new film lives up to its name.

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...

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.

Review: Battleship just doesn't hit you
Rediff.com13 Apr 2012

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

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
Rediff.com23 Mar 2012

The film is about a barbaric reality show out of its vulnerable contestants among whom...

Review: This Means War fails to impress
Rediff.com16 Mar 2012

The film has none of the appeal or light-heartedness of a romantic comedy nor the...

Review: John Carter is engrossing
Rediff.com9 Mar 2012

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

Review: Moneyball is a winner
Rediff.com24 Feb 2012

Aided by a sharply-penned character sketch, Brad pitt strips himself of all traces of a...

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...

Review: Gali Gali Chor Hai is a lame satire
Rediff.com3 Feb 2012

The film is simply not worth it.

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.