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

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