In his prime, director M Rajesh used to get it right in cracking that irreverent kind of humor through his movies. It was the signature humor that made him unique. But of late, he has been overdoing it, and the sheer lack of a proper story or the presence of a shitty story was making… Continue reading Brother Review | Dated Packaging Combined With Serial-Level Messaging
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Review | The Trauma of Watching Manichitrathazhu Devolve Into a Blend of Welcome and Aranmanai
As a Malayali whose childhood memories are closely connected to Manichitrathazhu, the atrocious horror comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, a sequel to Manichitrathazhu’s Hindi remake Bhool Bhulaiyaa, released in 2022, was a very traumatic experience. So, having to sit through another version of it in 2024 as Bollywood murders a fantastic original thought into something that… Continue reading Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Review | The Trauma of Watching Manichitrathazhu Devolve Into a Blend of Welcome and Aranmanai
Singham Again Review | Valmiki Might Reincarnate Just to Renew His IP and Stop More Ramayana Adaptations
Physics has always stayed away from Rohit Shetty’s movies, and so I was very cautious to put my thinking cap in the dustbin before entering the theater. Now, the problem is, since he is making movies about terrorism, India’s history, etc., in his cop universe movies, you can’t really part ways with rationality and logic… Continue reading Singham Again Review | Valmiki Might Reincarnate Just to Renew His IP and Stop More Ramayana Adaptations
Bloody Beggar Review | An Overdone, Wacky Comedy That Fails to Utilize Its Premise
The latest Kavin starrer Bloody Beggar, directed by Sivabalan Muthukumar and produced by director Nelson, is a wacky black comedy that fails to utilize its unique premise due to all these contrasting themes and treatments one gets to see in it. The film sort of dangles between being a black comedy to being a sentimental… Continue reading Bloody Beggar Review | An Overdone, Wacky Comedy That Fails to Utilize Its Premise
Amaran Review | A Biopic That Documents the Journey in a Fairly Engaging Way
The one thing that makes the audience root for the characters in the latest Sivakarthikeyan starrer Amaran is the love story of Major Mukund Varadarajan and his wife, Rebecca Varghese. The army part of the story, which may have consumed the bulkier chunk of the budget, is largely a documentation of the soldier’s life. Even… Continue reading Amaran Review | A Biopic That Documents the Journey in a Fairly Engaging Way
Do Patti Review | Ekta Kapoor Serial-Like Sensibilities but on a Bigger Budget
Kanika Dhillon, the writer and co-producer of the new Netflix film Do Patti, is someone who has written some of the interesting female characters in the last decade or so in movies like Manmarziyan and Judgemental Hai Kya. But of late, I have felt that her fascination with making liberated and raw female characters has… Continue reading Do Patti Review | Ekta Kapoor Serial-Like Sensibilities but on a Bigger Budget
Kundannoorile Kulsitha Lahala Review | This Mess Will Make You Wonder Whether ED or NCB Should Investigate the Makers
You know that feeling when you think one hour of a terribly made movie is over, but when you check the watch, you realize only half an hour has gone by, and you need to sit through two more hours of this crap? Well, try Kundannoorile Kulsitha Lahala if you wish to experience this illusion… Continue reading Kundannoorile Kulsitha Lahala Review | This Mess Will Make You Wonder Whether ED or NCB Should Investigate the Makers
Pallotty 90’s Kids Review | A Passable Nostalgia Package With Two Standout Performers
Pallotty 90’s Kids, the latest Malayalam kids’ film presented by Lijo Jose Pellissery and directed by Jithin Raj, is a pretty simplistic take on friendship, and the highlight of the movie is the terrific performances of the two kids, Davinchi Santhosh and Neeraj Krishna, who shouldered this film with their brimming energy. By packaging the… Continue reading Pallotty 90’s Kids Review | A Passable Nostalgia Package With Two Standout Performers