There is a pattern that has worked for films like Amar Akbar Anthony (Malayalam) which is creating a lot of funny sequences and ending the story with a topic that hits you hard on an emotional level. Pokkiri Simon from Jijo Antony is somewhat attempting the same thing. But the impact here is not that… Continue reading Pokkiri Simon
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The 2014 Matthew Vaughn action spy comedy Kingsman: The Secret Service was a film that I would call as an outrageous entertainer which tweaked the existing spy thriller set up by adding a lot of original stuff. Even after being somewhat silly on paper we all enjoyed it and I remember people putting up memes… Continue reading Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Parava
Parava is not a movie that specifically talks about pigeon racing. The film uses pigeons as a connecting link to establish a story about friendship that happens on many levels. If any of you have followed Soubin Shahir on his social media platforms, you would know about his peculiar skills at presenting visuals and Parava… Continue reading Parava
American Assassin
Feisty brutal action sequences are the only major positives of the latest Hollywood film American Assassin. Apart from that, everything that you see on screen is a big cliché. Those of you who have seen films that are based on undercover operation knows how the story goes usually and this one has the exact same… Continue reading American Assassin
Simran
The movie Simran is based on the life of a lady who had this weakness for robbing and gambling. In terms of creating characters with clear identity and space, this Hansal Mehta film is definitely a success. But there is a sensibility issue there in the film when it starts to show the robbery part… Continue reading Simran
Matchbox
When the script you got is a wafer thin one that deals with the tried and tested formula of a teenage love at first sight story, there is very little scope for improvisation. Thattathin Marayathu was one movie that managed to package this thought in to an entertaining movie format, but director Sivram Mony’s Matchbox… Continue reading Matchbox
Thupparivaalan
When a film that is 160 minutes long manages to keep you engaged for its entire runtime, that means the movie is entirely invested in its content. Thupparivaalan directed by Mysskin is an engaging pacy detective thriller that has the right amount of ingredients to be a refreshing commercially appealing exciting movie. Kaniyan Poongundran is… Continue reading Thupparivaalan
Taramani
Ram’s Taramani is about the flawed world’s ideologies and the never ending debate over feminism. Ram has his own way of narrating things without bothering about the political correctness of the idea he presents. There is no balancing act here in the screenplay and so for that reason Taramani is flawed, but for the same… Continue reading Taramani