The movie Thrayam starts with the iconic quote by Quentin Tarantino – I didn’t go to film school. I went to films. And then there is one more quote from Udhayabhanu, the lead character of Udhayananu Thaaram. The movie here was so outdated that you might wonder which one was the last film the, Sanjith… Continue reading Thrayam Review | A Shoddy Hyper-Linking Thriller That Can Mess With Your Temper
Author: Aswin Bharadwaj
Founder and editor of Lensmen Reviews.
Venom: The Last Dance Review | A Hodgepodge Ending to Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock Stint
The third installment of the Venom franchise, Venom: The Last Dance, which concludes the character arc of Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock, feels like a hastily assembled superhero flick with this worn-out feel to its credit. From the opening monologue that has the evil guy Knull literally explaining to us what the fight you are about… Continue reading Venom: The Last Dance Review | A Hodgepodge Ending to Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock Stint
Pani Review | The Remorseless Antagonists Elevate This Usual Gangster Flick to Another Level
The idea of the movie Pani, the directorial debut of actor Joju George, is pretty slim and, to an extent, guessable. But what really elevates this film is the realness in the character dynamics and construction of the remorseless villains. The story here tweaks the usual system versus the mafia template by putting the gangsters… Continue reading Pani Review | The Remorseless Antagonists Elevate This Usual Gangster Flick to Another Level
1000 Babies Review | An Engaging Serial Killer Tale That Withstands Rahman’s Flawed Malayalam
For a non-Malayali viewer, the new Hotstar series 1000 Babies, directed and co-written by Najeem Koya, will feel like an intriguing concept that keeps you interested because of the enormity of the central event. I am saying this because one of the major things that was bothering me while I was watching the series was… Continue reading 1000 Babies Review | An Engaging Serial Killer Tale That Withstands Rahman’s Flawed Malayalam
Smile 2 Review | Parker Finn Scales up the Gore and Craft in This Eye-Squinting Exercise
The major challenge with the film Smile 2 was the fact that the audience are now very familiar with the basic nature of the movie. The pattern of the curse was established by Parker Finn in the 2022 movie. And if the sequel had to be impressive, there was a need to do something beyond… Continue reading Smile 2 Review | Parker Finn Scales up the Gore and Craft in This Eye-Squinting Exercise
The Wild Robot Review | A Delightful Entertainer With Diverse Emotional Setups and Quality Payoffs
One of the things that made the latest animated science fiction film from DreamWorks, The Wild Robot, extremely satisfying was the way the screenplay of the film managed to create multiple emotional setups in the first two acts and then do the payoffs in a very convincing way in its final act. With several themes… Continue reading The Wild Robot Review | A Delightful Entertainer With Diverse Emotional Setups and Quality Payoffs
Porattu Nadakam Review | Yet Another Underwhelming Iteration of Sandesham
Political satire is a genre that Malayalies love. The never-ending popularity of Sandesham, even after being criticized as an apolitical film, is proof of that. In the last few years, we have witnessed a lot of satirical films, and since religious hatred in the country has increased exponentially, there is a need and space for… Continue reading Porattu Nadakam Review | Yet Another Underwhelming Iteration of Sandesham
Bougainvillea Review | A Watchable Psycho-Thriller That Covers Its Predictability Issues With Style
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