When the fantasy comic book genre (I know this is a video game) is kind of pushing the boundaries by becoming more story and statements driven, you do tend to expect the bar to rise to a certain extent. The new Tomb Raider starring academy award winning actress Alicia Vikander is far superior to the… Continue reading Tomb Raider
The Shape Of Water
On paper, the story of The Shape of Water would look like a really difficult idea to convince the viewer. I would say The Shape of Water is a great example of how a fine enough story can be elevated to a fabulous movie by sheer directorial quality. This beauty and the beast concept get… Continue reading The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Character arcs can add so much to storytelling on a cinematic level. Usually stories set up characters and maintain the assigned characteristics throughout the narrative. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri becomes a fascinating experience because of the way these characters are shaped up in the entire process. The way this movie transforms from being a… Continue reading Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Pari
Pari starring Anushka Sharma is a horror film that isn’t entirely typical. It’s not devoid of the horror genre clichés like the tricks one use to scare the audience. But the emotional conflict it has got makes it a more interesting movie and even though it has a revenge agenda, it feels like it has… Continue reading Pari
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
Whether it is positive or negative, any credible review you read about Luv Ranjan’s new movie Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety would have one word in common; misogyny. Some of the funny lines in the movie and Alok Nath playing a character that have no characteristics of the sort of characters he has played till… Continue reading Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
Kala Viplavam Pranayam
Last year we witnessed mainly 3 movies that had the main character being a hardcore communist. Prominent writer NS Madhavan called one of it as communist porn. Well I prefer to use that term to describe the quality of the new movie Kala Viplavam Pranayam starring Anson Paul in the main role. The movie is… Continue reading Kala Viplavam Pranayam
Kalyanam
The tagline of the movie Kalyanam which marks the debut of veteran actor Mukesh’s son Shravan Mukesh is “a cliche love story”. That tagline sounds more like an excuse from a director who knows that he has made an extremely tacky film. Kalyanam has terrible writing and poor execution. The lead actor is struggling to… Continue reading Kalyanam
Kunju Daivam
It might look preachy, message driven and dramatic from one perspective. But what I liked about the movie Kunju Daivam on a story telling level is the way it ended. It ended in a really unexpected way and that increases the impact it wanted to create. Powered by the charming performance of Adhish Praveen, Kunju… Continue reading Kunju Daivam