Philip’s, directed by debutant Alfred Kurian Joseph, is a movie that comes from the same team that made the 2019 movie Helen. While Alfred served as a co-writer in that Mathukutty Xavier film, here, Mathukutty is in the role of the co-writer. Even though the roles have been swapped between the two, in terms of… Continue reading Philip’s Review | A Bitter-Sweet Feel-Good Family Drama That Needed a Bit More Fine-Tuning
Category: Malayalam
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Antony Review | A Passable Action Entertainer With Familiar Beats
At one point in the movie Antony, the priest played by Chemban Vinod Jose, talks about the peculiarity of the unlikeliest relationship between two individuals and gives the credit to the almighty for making such things happen. This Joshiy movie is trying to tap into the warmth and jovial side of one such relationship. With… Continue reading Antony Review | A Passable Action Entertainer With Familiar Beats
Maharani Review | An Unremarkable Comedy With a Bloated and Dragged Script
There is a scene in the second half of the movie, Maharani, where the hero Viji tries to find out where the leading lady Rani is, and the hilarious loop in that conversation actually cracked me up. Even the audience inside the theater, who weren’t responding till that point also laughed out loud for that… Continue reading Maharani Review | An Unremarkable Comedy With a Bloated and Dragged Script
Kaathal – The Core Review | Jeo Baby’s Mammootty Starrer Queer Drama Is Nothing Short of a Triumph
SPOILER ALERT! Something that wasn’t revealed in the promos of the film will be disclosed in this review. Reader discretion is advised. The immediate feeling I got after watching Jeo Baby’s latest film Kaathal was a sense of pride because the Malayalam movie industry came up with such a layered and rooted story about homosexuality… Continue reading Kaathal – The Core Review | Jeo Baby’s Mammootty Starrer Queer Drama Is Nothing Short of a Triumph
The Face of the Faceless Review | A Sincere Vincy Can’t Salvage This Preachy, Bland Biopic
Some movies are not really trying to be memorable or impactful through the cinematic craft. They have only one agenda, and that is to document an event or a person. The Face of the Faceless, directed by Shaison P. Ouseph and written by Jayapal Anandan, is one such attempt. Even though the sincerity in Vincy… Continue reading The Face of the Faceless Review | A Sincere Vincy Can’t Salvage This Preachy, Bland Biopic
Sesham Mikeil Fathima Review | Kalyani Priyadarshan Is a Ball of Energy in This Oversimplified Motivational Movie
In the movie Sesham Mikeil Fathima, whenever Fathima, played by Kalyani Priyadarshan, is doing the one thing that she loves, that is commentating, the film has a vibrant energy that will really put a smile on your face. The only issue is that there is a second act in the movie, where the commentary part… Continue reading Sesham Mikeil Fathima Review | Kalyani Priyadarshan Is a Ball of Energy in This Oversimplified Motivational Movie
Phoenix Review | A Generic Horror Drama With a Tiring Backstory
Phoenix, the new movie directed by debutant Vishnu Bharathan, with a script by Midhun Manual Thomas, has a first half that is a bit inconsistent yet some of the elements in that first half, especially the interval block twist, give you a sense of excitement about something bigger and better that may happen in the… Continue reading Phoenix Review | A Generic Horror Drama With a Tiring Backstory
Falimy Review | A Well-Written Dysfunctional Family Drama With Just the Right Amount of Humor
From the trailer, promotion materials, and even the title, it was kind of evident that Nithish Sahadev’s debut directorial, Falimy, is a dysfunctional family drama. What was to be seen was how they packaged it, and whether it had that entertainment quotient one expects to see in a big-screen comedy. With moments unfolding very gradually… Continue reading Falimy Review | A Well-Written Dysfunctional Family Drama With Just the Right Amount of Humor