The last 30-odd minutes of the latest Vicky Kaushal starrer Chhaava, directed by Laxman Utekar, have the actor carrying the over-the-top aura of the real-life king in a completely absorbing manner. The sheer screen presence and confidence of Vicky in that portion were enough to ensure that the target audience of this movie would get… Continue reading Chhaava Review | A Blistering Vicky Kaushal Single-Handedly Elevates This Run-Of-The-Mill Historical Drama
Author: Aswin Bharadwaj
Founder and editor of Lensmen Reviews.
Captain America: Brave New World Review | Olympus Has Fallen, but Not So Badly
If you look at the skeleton of the latest MCU film, Captain America: Brave New World, directed by Julius Onah, it kind of has a similarity with the second Captain America movie, The Winter Soldier. It is basically Captain America (Sam Wilson) realizing that a power structure he believed was genuine had some faults on… Continue reading Captain America: Brave New World Review | Olympus Has Fallen, but Not So Badly
Daveed Review | An Unsurprising Template Sports Drama Saved by the Final Punch
A significant portion of the new Antony Varghese starrer film Daveed is your template story of an underdog. The story here unravels mostly in the second half, and the first half that sets up the drama is a dragged story with chapters that aren’t amusing. Thanks to the visualization of the action blocks in the… Continue reading Daveed Review | An Unsurprising Template Sports Drama Saved by the Final Punch
Bromance Review | Sangeeth Prathap Shines in This Passable Chaos-Comedy
Arun D Jose has a reputation similar to Girish AD, where his movies are not plot-heavy, and yet he manages to make them highly engaging by infusing humor into chaotic situations. Much like his other films, Jo & Jo and 18+, his latest directorial, Bromance, also relies on situational humor. But unlike his other films,… Continue reading Bromance Review | Sangeeth Prathap Shines in This Passable Chaos-Comedy
Painkili Review | The Desperation to Be Eccentric Turns This Movie Into an Overdone Comedy
If you look at characters in Jithu Madhavan movies, the mental health of certain characters is something that controls the plots of those films. The loneliness of Sinu in Romancham and Rangannan in Aavesham sort of had an impact in giving structure to those stories. When it comes to the third script of Jithu Madhavan,… Continue reading Painkili Review | The Desperation to Be Eccentric Turns This Movie Into an Overdone Comedy
Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal Review | A Character-Driven Family Drama With Admirable Subtlety
Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal, directed and written by Sharan Venugopal, is mostly narrated from the point of view of two cousins who are not shy to express their feelings and are entirely different from the rest of the family. Their observations about each of the family members, their lack of inhibition in expressing themselves, etc., give this… Continue reading Narayaneente Moonnaanmakkal Review | A Character-Driven Family Drama With Admirable Subtlety
Vidaamuyarchi Review | A Dull and Bloated Retelling of Breakdown, With a Grounded Ajith
Even if you ignore the fact that Paramount Pictures had to sue Lyca Productions for remaking Breakdown without buying the rights, Magizh Thirumeni’s Vidaamuyarchi just doesn’t have that compelling energy in it to make us say that he created his version of the 1997 film. When you watch a remake, you would expect the filmmaker… Continue reading Vidaamuyarchi Review | A Dull and Bloated Retelling of Breakdown, With a Grounded Ajith
Deva Review | A Spineless, Shuffled Remake That Forgot Why the Original Worked
SPOILER ALERT! This review will have comparisons with the original. So, if you haven’t watched the 2013 Malayalam film Mumbai Police, kindly refrain from the rest of the review. From the time it was rumored that the debut Hindi film of Malayalam director Rosshan Andrrews, Deva, starring Shahid Kapoor, was a remake of Prithviraj Sukumaran… Continue reading Deva Review | A Spineless, Shuffled Remake That Forgot Why the Original Worked