Alita: Battle Angel

Alita: Battle Angel which is co-produced and co-written by visionary James Cameroon is based on the Japanese Manga series Gunnm. While the roughly two-hour-long film is totally engaging, there is a kind of familiarity and predictability in the screenplay that it tries to cover up that flaw with its slick attire. With visuals and scene… Continue reading Alita: Battle Angel

The Lego Movie 2

The Lego Movie 2 pretty much has everything you would look for in a direct sequel of The Lego Movie. It’s frequently hilarious with pop culture references, spoofs of its own characters, it makes fun of the clichés in film making and that message factor which makes it that kid’s movie is also placed in a… Continue reading The Lego Movie 2

9

The way Prithviraj has acted in the movie 9 exactly describes how the movie feels overall; stiff and forced. In a recent interview when asked about his dramatic style of acting, Prithviraj dodged the question by saying his directors were okay with that style. Well, from my point of view the directors should tell him… Continue reading 9

Kumbalangi Nights

We saw the magic of humanity woven into realistic cinema last year in Sudani From Nigeria. And this year it’s the turn of Madhu C Narayanan’s Kumbalangi Nights to do the same magic with the audience. With a fabulously written screenplay making use of the subtlety to explore every possible political statement it wishes to… Continue reading Kumbalangi Nights

Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven

The Yaman of Tata Sumo, the nemesis of comedy, the Lucifer of depth and nuance and the messiah of unintentional comedy Sundar C is back again with a Simbu who is trying to make a comeback to the industry. Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven is the remake of Telugu blockbuster Attarintiki Daredi. I am yet to see… Continue reading Vantha Rajavathaan Varuven

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Sarvam Thaala Mayam

Sarvam Thaala Mayam has this broad stroke narrative which sort of dilutes the impact of the break free agenda it has towards true music. Rajiv Menon’s third directorial is an engaging musical drama that sort of talks about breaking the conventionalities in music and explore it organically. Even though the template like script isn’t completely… Continue reading Sarvam Thaala Mayam

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Lonappante Mamodeesa

Barring a fairly okay Panchavarnathatha, most of the movies featuring Jayaram in the recent past were outright bad movies. On that scale, Lonappante Mamodeesa is a surprising choice of a script from Jayaram. The movie is definitely scattered and overlong when you look at the plot. But the second half of the movie has some… Continue reading Lonappante Mamodeesa