The thankless lives of firefighters and the kind of obstacles they face in their line of work is something we have not really seen in films, and even in real life, one could say they have not been celebrated or respected for the kind of risk they take. The new Rahul Dholakia film Agni, which… Continue reading Agni Review | A Potent and Pertinent Premise Undone by Burned-Out Writing Techniques
Author: Aswin Bharadwaj
Founder and editor of Lensmen Reviews.
Sikandar Ka Muqaddar Review | A Flat Thriller With Unappealing Melodramatic Distractions
In his latest film, Sikandar Ka Muqaddar, Neeraj Pandey is trying to reinvent his own brand of movies that always feature these heists or operations along with a cat-and-mouse game between the one who did it and an investigator. But the problem is that the mixture of thrill, melodrama, and romance is very uneven, and… Continue reading Sikandar Ka Muqaddar Review | A Flat Thriller With Unappealing Melodramatic Distractions
Her Review | A Simple Concept Stretched Thin and Crammed With In-Your-Face Statements
Her, the latest Malayalam film, directed by Lijin Jose and written by Archana Vasudev, is a contrived anthology that wants to tell multiple stories of women in a very slim space. On a synopsis level, this can be a tempting challenge for makers. Unfortunately, the script is struggling to have a nuanced approach toward each… Continue reading Her Review | A Simple Concept Stretched Thin and Crammed With In-Your-Face Statements
Sorgavaasal Review | An Enticing Premise That Needed Fine-Tuning in Its Treatment
Sorgavaasal, the latest RJ Balaji starrer, which has him playing a lead role in a “serious” film for the first time, has a very enticing premise. Sidharth Vishwanath, the director of the movie, wants to build a world of grey-shaded people against the backdrop of a riot happening inside a central prison. And he uses… Continue reading Sorgavaasal Review | An Enticing Premise That Needed Fine-Tuning in Its Treatment
Moana 2 Review | A Breezy, Passable Musical That Strives to Be a Fun Ride
I remember watching Moana back in 2016, and in my review, I said that despite the movie following a very generic template, unlike movies like Zootopia, it had a lot of fun elements to keep us hooked to the content. While the first movie was designed as an introduction to that whole world, the sequel,… Continue reading Moana 2 Review | A Breezy, Passable Musical That Strives to Be a Fun Ride
Sthanarthi Sreekuttan Review | A Class Politics Story Set In a Classroom, Marked by Forgivable Compromises
In the filmography of Sthanarthi Sreekuttan, you can see names like Kaakka Muttai, Kaala, etc. When you look at the central event and what leads to that conflict, the political intentions are pretty clear, and the good thing is that Vinesh Viswanath’s film never becomes a movie that makes kids speak big political statements for… Continue reading Sthanarthi Sreekuttan Review | A Class Politics Story Set In a Classroom, Marked by Forgivable Compromises
I Want to Talk Review | Abhishek Bachchan Is Fantastic in Shoojit Sircar’s Reinvention of the Hope Template
Shoojit Sircar’s latest film, a true story-based drama, I Want To Talk, is a film that I found myself struggling to assign a genre or type. I walked out of the theater with a smile because the final takeaway from seeing the eventful life of Arjun Sen gave me a sense of hope. But the… Continue reading I Want to Talk Review | Abhishek Bachchan Is Fantastic in Shoojit Sircar’s Reinvention of the Hope Template
Njan Kandatha Sare Review | A Stretched-Out Thriller With Outdated Writing Tropes
Towards the interval of the movie Njan Kandatha Sare, when Indrajith’s Jokuttan sort of realizes the trap into which he has walked in, we will sense the possibility of an interesting thriller where a witness of a crime finds himself in a difficult situation. But almost right after the interval, the film starts to act… Continue reading Njan Kandatha Sare Review | A Stretched-Out Thriller With Outdated Writing Tropes