Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light, which won the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, is a character exploration that sort of shows the evolution and companionship of two women who were at different stages in their respective lives. While you do get to see a sensitive and pure portrayal of the… Continue reading All We Imagine as Light Review | A Rooted Character Drama That Deserved a Stronger Final Act
Category: Malayalam
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Kadha Innuvare Review | A Shallow, Lifeless Xerox of C/O Kancharapalem
The makers of the movie Kadha Innuvare haven’t really revealed anywhere that this movie is a remake of the 2018 Telugu film C/o Kancharapalem. So, if you have seen that film, there is absolutely no need to watch this soulless remake. Ironically, at a time when even Malayalam films are having a day 1 Telugu… Continue reading Kadha Innuvare Review | A Shallow, Lifeless Xerox of C/O Kancharapalem
Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director.” This is a famous quote by director James Cameron. This is the second time in a month I have… Continue reading Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
Kondal Review | A Middling Action Thriller With a Generic Revenge Story
Kondal, the new Antony Varghese Pepe film, presents him with this title card of “action hero.” To an extent, that label becomes a burden for this revenge drama, as one can see the screenplay deliberately making space to accommodate the hero in the story. With almost 80% of the story happening inside a fishing boat… Continue reading Kondal Review | A Middling Action Thriller With a Generic Revenge Story
Kishkindha Kaandam Review | A Superb Screenplay Powered by an On-Point Treatment
There are certain characters in movies whose reality we learn at the end of the film would leave us in a state of overwhelming numbness. The character of Appuppilla in the movie Kishkindha Kaandam, played terrifically by Vijayaraghavan, is one such character. Powered by a spectacular screenplay that utilizes each scene to convey details that… Continue reading Kishkindha Kaandam Review | A Superb Screenplay Powered by an On-Point Treatment
ARM Ajayante Randam Moshanam Review | A Sincere Effort That Needed a Bit More Refinement
ARM, aka Ajayante Randam Moshanam, is one movie that has an evident earnest effort behind it. Even though it has Tovino Thomas in a triple role, the movie is not really designed as a star vehicle. I remember when Malaikottai Vaalibhan was released, the makers had to tell the audience they should view it as… Continue reading ARM Ajayante Randam Moshanam Review | A Sincere Effort That Needed a Bit More Refinement
Virunnu Review | The Only Thing Fresh About This Fossil of a Film Is the New Anti-tobacco Ad
In the first half of the new Kannan Thamarakkulam movie Virunnu, we get to see this Nanmamaram hero who is taking RCC patients for free in his autorickshaw, not taking alcohol because he might have to donate blood for someone and even stalks his sister for her good. Looking at the sheer lack of any emotions… Continue reading Virunnu Review | The Only Thing Fresh About This Fossil of a Film Is the New Anti-tobacco Ad
Bharathanatyam Review | A Humorous and Sensitive Take on the ‘Mookambika’ Cinematic Trope
SPOILER ALERT! The trailer of the movie Bharathanatyam has a very chaotic tempo, and in the promotional interviews of the movie, they haven’t revealed the film’s plot. So Krishnadas Murali’s Bharathanatyam is a funny what-if take on a particular scripting trope that people used to refer to as Mookambika Cinematic Universe or the Nedumudi Venu trope (no offense to… Continue reading Bharathanatyam Review | A Humorous and Sensitive Take on the ‘Mookambika’ Cinematic Trope