Alone Review | An Insufferable Thriller Where Verbal Diarrhea Meets Radio Drama

The only logical answer I can think of on why a movie like Alone was made is that Antony Perumbavoor wanted to make the most of the set he made for Monster. Set in the same flat we saw in the Vysakh debacle, Alone is writer Rajesh Jayaraman showing off his vocabulary in the most… Continue reading Alone Review | An Insufferable Thriller Where Verbal Diarrhea Meets Radio Drama

Thankam Review | A Compelling Crime Drama That Fumbles in the Final Act

What made the movie Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum special, a film in which Syam Pushkaran served as a creative director, was how the thief character left a sort of pain in our hearts as we discovered him only towards the end of the film. This idea of empathizing with someone who is a bit of a crook… Continue reading Thankam Review | A Compelling Crime Drama That Fumbles in the Final Act

Vanitha Review | A Police Procedural Drama With Regressive Politics

The latest movie, Vanitha starring Lenaa as the title character, is a movie that wants to explore a space similar to an Action Hero Biju by showing the events that happen on a regular day in a police station. But to add spice to this procedural drama, they have included certain cases that look highly… Continue reading Vanitha Review | A Police Procedural Drama With Regressive Politics

Poovan Review | A Wafer-Thin Comedy With a Scattered and Aimless Script

There is a brand of humor that Girish AD and his frequent collaborators have established in Malayalam cinema. Thanneer Mathan Dinangal, Super Sharanya, Pathrosinte Padappukal, Vishudha Mejo, etc., were movies that belonged to that particular syntax created by the Aluva belt. The new film Poovan co-produced by Girish AD, directed by Vineeth Vasudevan, and written… Continue reading Poovan Review | A Wafer-Thin Comedy With a Scattered and Aimless Script

Ayisha Review | Manju Warrier Starrer Is Flat on Craft but High on Emotions

SPOILER ALERT!For most people out there, Nilambur Ayisha is someone whom they have seen in a few films doing character roles. Her traumatic personal life and her career as a drama artist are relatively less familiar. In the movie, Ayisha, based on the real-life of Nilambur Ayisha, director Aamir Pallikkal, and writer Ashif Kakkodi focus… Continue reading Ayisha Review | Manju Warrier Starrer Is Flat on Craft but High on Emotions

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Review | A Compelling Comedy With an Exquisite Mammootty

Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is clearly a departure from the style Lijo Jose Pellissery has been following from around Ee Ma Yau. From that frantic and violent tempo, both Lijo and Writer S Hareesh place this story in a remote village on the Kerala Tamilnadu border to deliver a consistently hilarious story, that subconsciously works as… Continue reading Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Review | A Compelling Comedy With an Exquisite Mammootty

Theru Review | A Tidy Second Half Makes This Thriller a Passable One

Theru, the new film from SJ Sinu, is a thriller that starts off in a very usual way without much excitement. But the way the film shifts its manner in the second half and becomes a survival thriller holds your interest. With moral dilemmas of characters and an intense struggle of the central character to… Continue reading Theru Review | A Tidy Second Half Makes This Thriller a Passable One

Djinn Review | An Inconsistent Screenplay Limits This Drama From Reaching the Full Potential

SPOILER ALERT! In the promotional material the makers of Djinn have released, they haven’t really revealed too much about the plot; hence, some of the things in this review can be spoilers. When you see that emotional end to the movie Djinn, you will get the germ of the idea that made Siddharth Bharathan move… Continue reading Djinn Review | An Inconsistent Screenplay Limits This Drama From Reaching the Full Potential