Looking at Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour as Winston Churchill and then trying to remember his face as inspector Gordon or Sirius Black (two characters people of my generation would easily remember) can really shock you. The flawless prosthetic makeup and the amazing acting display of Gary Oldman are the best things about Joe Wright’s… Continue reading Darkest Hour
Carbon
Director Venu’s last film Munnariyippu was a movie that I liked a lot because of its subtlety. It was presented as a man’s interesting intellectual arguments, but it ultimately talked about freedom. Carbon, the new film from the director again becomes an exciting watch because of the same subtlety factor. When you manage to understand… Continue reading Carbon
Kaalakaandi
Akshat Verma is the man who wrote the outrageously hilarious black comedy Delhi Belly which is among my favorites. Kaalakaandi is Verma’s first film as a director. The less than two hour long movie definitely has moments of outrageous fun. But those moments are far too discrete and ultimately Kaalakaandi looks dull and the multiple… Continue reading Kaalakaandi
The Post
The present day seems like a time where sincere journalism needs to show some guts to bring out the truth. At a time where we are flooded by news channels and news papers that aren’t bold enough to take a stand against the irregularities of the state which covers its mistakes using patriotic sentiments, Steven… Continue reading The Post
Sketch
Sketch is like a great example on how to make a film without any idea on how to conclude it. This movie by Vijay Chandar has all the clichés in the world and out of the blue comes a climax message on why we should educate children who are forced to do labor. Even though… Continue reading Sketch
Mukkabaaz
Sports dramas have always followed a format that is quite familiar to us. There is an underdog who aspires to be big. And films in this category would showcase his triumph in becoming a champion. What’s interesting about Anurag Kashyap’s Mukkabaaz is that the triumph he shows in this film is not about the victory… Continue reading Mukkabaaz
Queen
The women empowerment – revenge theme has been getting made over and over in the last few years and last year itself Bollywood sort of faced a burn out of this theme. The Malayalam film Queen is also an addition to the list and unfortunately it isn’t that gripping. Those of you who have not… Continue reading Queen
Daivame Kaithozham K Kumarakanam
Veruthe Oru Bharya was probably among the last commercially successful films of Jayaram. The new film Daivame Kaithozham K Kumarakanam is more like a fantasy satirical version of that movie. Directed by Salim Kumar, the satire in the film offers a lot of fun moments. But in the last half an hour the film tries… Continue reading Daivame Kaithozham K Kumarakanam