Satire is a tricky genre to crack, as a little bit of untidiness or lack of clarity can make it easily look like a badly made comedy. Of late, most of the movies in Malayalam that try to pitch themselves as satire have struggled to develop the idea in a consistently engaging manner, and oftentimes,… Continue reading Pariwar Review | Dialogue Humor Makes This Mediocre Satire Bearable
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Ouseppinte Osiyathu Review | Dileesh Pothan Aces This Well-Written, Subdued Family Drama
Ouseppinte Osiyathu is an interestingly staged drama that has the outer shell of a thriller. Even though an investigation is happening in the movie, which practically keeps us interested in the story, what eventually works in favor of the film is how it shapes the drama using characters. It is ultimately the exploration of the… Continue reading Ouseppinte Osiyathu Review | Dileesh Pothan Aces This Well-Written, Subdued Family Drama
Aap Kaise Ho Review | You Need a Special Kind of Audacity to Pull Off Such an Atrocity
Of late, Dhyan Sreenivasan movies are being promoted similarly to the advertisement for firecrackers. Even in the promotions, the cast and crew of this movie are indirectly telling us how entertaining this movie will be when any YouTube channel decides to roast it. Aap Kaise Ho, the latest Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer, a film written by… Continue reading Aap Kaise Ho Review | You Need a Special Kind of Audacity to Pull Off Such an Atrocity
Machante Malakha Review | A Glorified Chandanamazha With a Miscast Soubin Shahir
In the movie Machante Malakha, at one point, the main character, Sajeevan, says that he is done being stuck between love and gratitude. As the germ of an idea, this situation offers the makers a chance to create an interesting conflict in the life of someone. But this Boban Samuel movie has no aspirations to… Continue reading Machante Malakha Review | A Glorified Chandanamazha With a Miscast Soubin Shahir
Get-Set Baby Review | A Middling Idea Weighed Down by an Untidy Script
Get-Set Baby, the latest Vinay Govind film starring Unni Mukundan, is a drama that switches between the professional and personal life of its hero. While the intentions of the movie are definitely noble, the theme feels slightly worn-out, and the constant shuffling of the tone of the script, along with abrupt transitions and certain thematic… Continue reading Get-Set Baby Review | A Middling Idea Weighed Down by an Untidy Script
Officer on Duty Review | One More Taut and Tight Investigative Thriller From Shahi Kabir
The movies written by Shahi Kabir have always been around police investigations, and his professional experience has definitely helped those movies have an authentic nature in the presentation of those investigations. The latest from Shahi Kabir, Officer on Duty, starring Kunchako Boban and directed by debutant Jithu Ashraf, is a much more cinematic thriller from… Continue reading Officer on Duty Review | One More Taut and Tight Investigative Thriller From Shahi Kabir
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