“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director.” This is a famous quote by director James Cameron. This is the second time in a month I have… Continue reading Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
Kondal Review | A Middling Action Thriller With a Generic Revenge Story
Kondal, the new Antony Varghese Pepe film, presents him with this title card of “action hero.” To an extent, that label becomes a burden for this revenge drama, as one can see the screenplay deliberately making space to accommodate the hero in the story. With almost 80% of the story happening inside a fishing boat… Continue reading Kondal Review | A Middling Action Thriller With a Generic Revenge Story
Kishkindha Kaandam Review | A Superb Screenplay Powered by an On-Point Treatment
There are certain characters in movies whose reality we learn at the end of the film would leave us in a state of overwhelming numbness. The character of Appuppilla in the movie Kishkindha Kaandam, played terrifically by Vijayaraghavan, is one such character. Powered by a spectacular screenplay that utilizes each scene to convey details that… Continue reading Kishkindha Kaandam Review | A Superb Screenplay Powered by an On-Point Treatment
ARM Ajayante Randam Moshanam Review | A Sincere Effort That Needed a Bit More Refinement
ARM, aka Ajayante Randam Moshanam, is one movie that has an evident earnest effort behind it. Even though it has Tovino Thomas in a triple role, the movie is not really designed as a star vehicle. I remember when Malaikottai Vaalibhan was released, the makers had to tell the audience they should view it as… Continue reading ARM Ajayante Randam Moshanam Review | A Sincere Effort That Needed a Bit More Refinement
Call Me Bae Review | A Gen-Z K3G Poo in a Shallow and Delusional Woke Premise
Imagine Poo from Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Ghum in the Instagram era. Now imagine the same Poo being someone who can topple and expose someone like Arnab Goswami in a prime-time news debate. Can you sense a sharp contrast in the tone? Created by Ishita Moitra and directed by Collin D’Cunha, the latest Amazon Prime Video original Call… Continue reading Call Me Bae Review | A Gen-Z K3G Poo in a Shallow and Delusional Woke Premise
IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review | A Taut Exploration of Complex Diplomatic Negotiations
The hijack of IC 814 is one event that is considered a security agency failure in the history of Independent India, as we had to release terrorists to save our citizens who were trapped inside that plane. However, the new Netflix series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack is not trying to be a political criticism, and the… Continue reading IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack Review | A Taut Exploration of Complex Diplomatic Negotiations
The Greatest of All Time Review | An Aged Script With an Unnecessarily De-aged Vijay
The Greatest of All Time by Venkat Prabhu is a wannabe film that tries too hard to be this Mission Impossible kind of film. The problem is that the script has certain bullet points for the story to move from one point to another. But the writing is struggling to move things smoothly. On top… Continue reading The Greatest of All Time Review | An Aged Script With an Unnecessarily De-aged Vijay
Virunnu Review | The Only Thing Fresh About This Fossil of a Film Is the New Anti-tobacco Ad
In the first half of the new Kannan Thamarakkulam movie Virunnu, we get to see this Nanmamaram hero who is taking RCC patients for free in his autorickshaw, not taking alcohol because he might have to donate blood for someone and even stalks his sister for her good. Looking at the sheer lack of any emotions… Continue reading Virunnu Review | The Only Thing Fresh About This Fossil of a Film Is the New Anti-tobacco Ad