Flaws in our judicial system have always provided the movie industry a scope in using the customized justice or parallel justice theme as a subject in creating various movies. The Great Father written and directed by debutant Haneef Adeni is one such attempt to showcase all that in to an entertainer film. While the social… Continue reading The Great Father
Phillauri
Phillauri directed by debutante Anshai Lal is not at all a bad movie. But the film in a way is trying to find a balance between two love stories that are almost a century apart. While the witty feel you get looking at the present day entry of a really old ghost makes you laugh,… Continue reading Phillauri
Life
Life directed by Daniel Espinosa is not that emotionally multi layered cinematic experience you might expect seeing the title and also the space backdrop of the film. Life is actually a horror movie set in the space and looking at the way it has been constructed, you can even call it a space Anaconda. With… Continue reading Life
Take Off
From the moment its trailer got aired in January the expectations were sky high about Mahesh Narayanan’s Take Off. After watching the movie I can confidently say that Take Off is a brilliantly made film that will keep you engrossed to the screen. With layers of human emotions and sentiments embedded inside the story in… Continue reading Take Off
Honey Bee 2
Even though it was widely criticized for encouraging drugs among youngsters, Honey Bee was a winner in the box office mainly because of the humor in its writing. Our characters in that movie was running for their lives and the unintentional comedies and that instant thriller feel made Honey Bee a popcorn entertainer. In the… Continue reading Honey Bee 2
Beauty and the Beast
When you look at the flat narrative of the new Beauty and the Beast starring Emma Watson, one thing is pretty sure that the targeted audience is the younger lot. The straight forward narrative with the musical treatment along with a gorgeous female lead makes this remake of the 1991 Disney movie of the same… Continue reading Beauty and the Beast
Alamara
What they are trying to convey through Alamara about the marital relationship, is the very same thing Saiju Kurup’s character says in the trailer of the movie; “Relatives and neighbors will be there only for the marriage. After all it is you two who have to live together.” Midhun Manuel Thomas who earlier made films… Continue reading Alamara
C/O Saira Banu
C/O Saira Banu has the mother son relationship as its core idea and the entire theme is driven by that emotion. Even though the film is dragged heavily in some areas due to the melodrama, the film somewhere manages to create equilibrium in being emotional and thrilling at the same time. With some clear inspirations… Continue reading C/O Saira Banu