Madgaon Express Review | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Meets The Hangover in This Passable Comedy

Madgaon Express, the directorial debut film of actor Kunal Khemu, can be summarized as Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara meets The Hangover. The final act of the movie is where the movie is getting into its zone, and there is a lot of witty stuff happening on screen largely through the staging and dialogues. After the… Continue reading Madgaon Express Review | Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara Meets The Hangover in This Passable Comedy

Rebel Review | An Irresponsible Political Drama With a Generic and Superficial Script

I won’t really claim that Kerala is a place where nobody shows discrimination to others. We all have seen a segment of the population, who shows hate towards a category of people based on their caste or language. Films addressing such political and sensitive topics are indeed a necessity, as art has that political layer… Continue reading Rebel Review | An Irresponsible Political Drama With a Generic and Superficial Script

Ae Watan Mere Watan Review | A Rudimentary Patriotic Story Filled With Cheesy Dialogues

There is a moment in Ae Watan Mere Watan where we see how Usha and her associates decided to create a private radio because the editors of major national media were getting threatened by the British, and they wanted to let the people know the truth. When you think of the cinematic possibility of the… Continue reading Ae Watan Mere Watan Review | A Rudimentary Patriotic Story Filled With Cheesy Dialogues

Big Girls Don’t Cry Review | Well-Written Characters in a Politically Unsubtle and Crowded Script

When you finish watching something like Laurie Nunn’s Sex Education, which spans multiple seasons, it is kind of possible to wish to see something of that sort in an Indian backdrop. Nitya Mehra’s new series for Amazon Prime Video, Big Girls Don’t Cry, is actually one similar attempt. Talking about the various emotional intricacies through… Continue reading Big Girls Don’t Cry Review | Well-Written Characters in a Politically Unsubtle and Crowded Script

Yodha Review | An Earnest Sidharth Malhotra Can’t Save This Logicless Jingoistic Torture

There are some bits in the second half of Yodha, the new Dharma Productions film directed by Sagar Ambre and Pushkar Ojha, which has a lot of action happening inside an aeroplane, that will give you an impression that they had an earnest intention to create an action movie. But even a good action movie… Continue reading Yodha Review | An Earnest Sidharth Malhotra Can’t Save This Logicless Jingoistic Torture

Murder Mubarak Review | An Eccentric Knives Out That Works in Parts

Homi Adajania’s latest film, Murder Mubarak, is based on the book Club You To Death by Anuja Chauhan. Set against the backdrop of the high society life of Delhi, there is a layer of humour to this Knives Out-ish murder mystery that gives it some uniqueness. Since I haven’t read the book, I am not… Continue reading Murder Mubarak Review | An Eccentric Knives Out That Works in Parts

Kung Fu Panda 4 Review | A Passable Fun Watch Sequel With Glimpses of Franchise-Fatigue

It’s been almost eight years since the last Kung Fu Panda movie was released, and I have to admit that there was an equal amount of excitement and fear in my mind when I entered the cinema hall to watch the fourth instalment in the franchise, Kung Fu Panda 4. The excitement was obviously because… Continue reading Kung Fu Panda 4 Review | A Passable Fun Watch Sequel With Glimpses of Franchise-Fatigue

Anchakkallakokkan Review | A Generic Revenge Story That Tries Too Hard to Salvage Through Violence

The last half an hour of the movie Anchakkallakokkan (thank God I am not doing a video review) is occurring inside one police station, and there is a lot of violence happening. The idea of Ullas Chemban is perhaps to show the transformation of a character through a life-changing event. But the problem is with… Continue reading Anchakkallakokkan Review | A Generic Revenge Story That Tries Too Hard to Salvage Through Violence