Role Models

Fahadh Faasil choosing a Raffi film and director Raffi claiming that Role Models isn’t just a fun film gave me a little hope in the movie after having seen the disappointing Theppu Song. The trailer had this element of ZNMD type road movie and self discovery sort of thing and when I finally saw the… Continue reading Role Models

Viswasapoorvam Mansoor

There is no denying in the fact that the new PT Kunju Muhammed movie Viswasapoorvam Mansoor has many political statements of contemporary relevance. But ultimately this is a movie that needs to be communicated and in that aspect this extremely melodramatic story is a torture for the viewer. Treated as a love story in the… Continue reading Viswasapoorvam Mansoor

Oru Cinemakkaran

Oru Cinemakkaran is a movie that frequently deviates from our expectations. I can say that in a positive way, but in the case of this movie directed by Leo Thaddeus, that observation is on the negative sense. You might be expecting a story that deals with the struggle of a wannabe film maker, but Oru… Continue reading Oru Cinemakkaran

Avarude Ravukal

Story telling in cinema becomes interesting when a director takes a convincing narrative style to tell a story. Sometimes they experiment with it and sometimes they choose the best suitable one. In the case of Avarude Ravukal, the second directorial venture of Shanil Mohammed who earlier co directed Philips and the Monkey pen, the treatment… Continue reading Avarude Ravukal

Vanamagan

Vanamagan is that less researched movie which clearly has no big aims. We all know the Tarzan story and A L Vijay tries to pitch a desi Tarzan film to the audience with a very peripheral story line. With the usual formula of song and dance somewhat saving the movie from being an extremely lackluster… Continue reading Vanamagan

Tubelight

Tubelight, the third movie that comes from the collaboration of Kabir Khan and Salman Khan is officially an adapted version of the Hollywood movie Little Boy. While the juvenile nature of the story that undoubtedly targets the kids as its primary audience remains the same in this adapted version, the melodrama that unfolds in the… Continue reading Tubelight

Despicable Me 3

Pierre Coffin is back with the Despicable Me franchise and the third outing is also a fun watch. The fun we got to see in the previous parts of the film was definitely there, but somewhere the story this time was not narrated in a way that could make us laugh out loud frequently the… Continue reading Despicable Me 3