SPOILER ALERT! In the final moments of the film Bougainvillea, ACP David Koshy, played by Fahadh Faasil, talks about the bad guy as someone who managed to hide himself smartly, referencing the iconic The Usual Suspects line, “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” While the style meets… Continue reading Bougainvillea Review | A Watchable Psycho-Thriller That Covers Its Predictability Issues With Style
Raat Jawaan Hai Review | A Fun, Comforting, and Therapeutic Tale of Millennial Friendship
What was pretty delightful about the new SonyLIV series Raat Jawaan Hai was the fact that even though it has a very cinematic style of drama in the way the whole season is structured, it did a pretty awesome job of being a comfortable watch for the viewer. For a millennial like me, every episode… Continue reading Raat Jawaan Hai Review | A Fun, Comforting, and Therapeutic Tale of Millennial Friendship
Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review | Raaj Shaandilyaa’s Film Is a Clumsy Package of Lazy Gags
Raaj Shaandilyaa, who made his directorial debut back in 2019 with the Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Dream Girl, had served as the writer for the Comedy Circus show for a long time. The reason why I am mentioning this in the review of his latest film, Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video, is because Shaandilyaa has… Continue reading Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video Review | Raaj Shaandilyaa’s Film Is a Clumsy Package of Lazy Gags
Black Review | An Engaging, but Extremely Diluted Version of Coherence
Reviewing the new Tamil movie Black is tricky because it’s like reviewing Ghajini after having seen Memento. So, if you have seen the 2013 English movie Coherence, directed by James Ward Byrkit, the chances of you looking down upon this adaptation of Coherence is pretty high because of the typical Tamil movie spoon-feeding and masala… Continue reading Black Review | An Engaging, but Extremely Diluted Version of Coherence
Jai Mahendran Review | A Stretched-Out Mediocre Office Comedy With Predictable Beats
If you look at how our Government offices function, from a creative point of view, that’s a premise for a web series with multiple seasons because of the ethical conflicts, inner politics, union tussles, etc. Rahul Riji Nair, who is the writer and showrunner of the latest SonyLIV original series Jai Mahendran, is actually trying… Continue reading Jai Mahendran Review | A Stretched-Out Mediocre Office Comedy With Predictable Beats
Jigra Review | A Melodramatic Burnout With a Superb Alia Bhatt
In the earlier portions of the movie Jigra, we see an unflinching Alia Bhatt handling multiple responsibilities with great precision and almost in a very emotionless manner. Since we have seen the trailer and know the premise of the film, this detail somewhat enhances the expectations of a phenomenal action movie being on the cards.… Continue reading Jigra Review | A Melodramatic Burnout With a Superb Alia Bhatt
Vettaiyan Review | A Flat Masala Movie Trying to Salvage Itself With the Relevance Card
What was remarkable about the second film of T. J. Gnanavel, Jai Bhim, was the fact that it focused entirely on the cause of the story. The stardom of Suriya was only used to make the story reach more people, and it had no burden of catering to the fans of the actor. In its… Continue reading Vettaiyan Review | A Flat Masala Movie Trying to Salvage Itself With the Relevance Card
CTRL Review | Vikramaditya Motwane’s Screenlife Thriller Is Smart and Effective
If you look at the characters Nella, the lead of CTRL, and Bella, the lead of Call Me Bae, the behavioral patterns of both these characters have a similarity. They are both very impulsive, and the social media validation is what they both live for. But the significantly different and good thing about the Vikramaditya… Continue reading CTRL Review | Vikramaditya Motwane’s Screenlife Thriller Is Smart and Effective