In my review of Viduthalai Part 1, I mentioned that the movie felt like an elaborate first half that sort of sets you up for a more enticing second half. Viduthalai Part 2 is narrated from the perspective of Kumaresan, but the focus this time is on how Perumal Vaathiyar became this iconic rebel leader.… Continue reading Viduthalai Part 2 Review | An Excellent Second Half Dented by a Preachy and Hasty First Half
Extra Decent ED Review | A Decent Psycho-Comedy With Inconsistent Humor and a Peculiar Conflict
Aamir Pallikkal’s new movie after Manju Warrier starrer Ayisha, Extra Decent, has a very peculiar premise and a very interesting central conflict. The uniqueness of the conflict in the movie is giving way to a lot of humorous bits. But the film is struggling to find a shape in totality. While the eccentric psycho act… Continue reading Extra Decent ED Review | A Decent Psycho-Comedy With Inconsistent Humor and a Peculiar Conflict
Marco Review | A Hollow Blood-Bath Mashup of Animal and KGF With Appreciable Production Quality
In Marco, the latest Haneef Adeni film, at one point, the antagonist is telling Marco something along the lines, “I appreciate your valor, but I am really sorry about your brain.” This is something that you will also feel while watching the methods of this character in the movie. Marketed as the most violent film… Continue reading Marco Review | A Hollow Blood-Bath Mashup of Animal and KGF With Appreciable Production Quality
Rifle Club Review | A Mild Wild West Set In the Western Ghats
In the final moments of the movie Rifle Club, there are references to the Wild Wild West films that have Mexican stand-offs and stuff. The intention of Aashiq Abu and his writers is to create something of that texture against the backdrop of the hill stations of Kerala, where placing a similar wildness and lawlessness… Continue reading Rifle Club Review | A Mild Wild West Set In the Western Ghats
Girls Will Be Girls Review | A Delicate and Effective Coming-Of-Age Adolescent Drama
Shuchi Talati’s Girls Will Be Girls is a very delicate coming-of-age story about a girl who goes through a harsh adolescent transition. While the larger focus is on this girl, Mira, the film does manage to give us enough details about her mother, Anila, to make the strained dynamic between the two a compelling one.… Continue reading Girls Will Be Girls Review | A Delicate and Effective Coming-Of-Age Adolescent Drama
Despatch Review | Manoj Bajpayee Does the Heavy Lifting in a Film That Struggles to Strike the Right Balance
In Kanu Behl’s movies, one can see a very peculiar and unusual amount of time spent on setting the world of the protagonist, even though the conflict and drama may not have anything to do with it. The disconnection of these tracks sort of bothers us while we are watching the film as we are… Continue reading Despatch Review | Manoj Bajpayee Does the Heavy Lifting in a Film That Struggles to Strike the Right Balance
Miss You Review | A Dysfunctional Relationship Rom-Com With Contrived Coincidences
As an idea, the core element of the new Siddharth movie Miss You has the scope to create curiosity in our minds. However, when it comes to the making, this concept becomes a very fragile skeleton for a movie that just goes after formulaic traits to create this typical song and dance package. With coincidences… Continue reading Miss You Review | A Dysfunctional Relationship Rom-Com With Contrived Coincidences
Rudhiram Review | An Exhausting Survival Thriller With Unsurprising Twists
In Rudhiram, director Jisho Lon Antony is trying to make it a combination of revenge and survival. You have one track that features a psycho killer who has the outlook of a nice guy, and then we have the track of the girl who is trying her best to get out of a place where… Continue reading Rudhiram Review | An Exhausting Survival Thriller With Unsurprising Twists