Jazbaa

If you have seen the movie Seven Days, you will know that there is enough scope to be creative if someone is trying to remake it. But when it comes to Jazbaa, the comeback movie of beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, there is this desperation from the side of director Sanjay Gupta to plant the… Continue reading Jazbaa

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Pathemari

When you look at the total runtime of Salim Ahmed’s new movie Pathemari, the 3/4th of it is very much the “responsible brother” cliché that we have seen many times in Malayalam industry and most of the times it was Mammootty who portrayed those roles. Where Pathemari grabs your attention is probably in the last… Continue reading Pathemari

The Walk

Robert Zemeckis with his cunning mixture of passion, humor and visually exuberant energetic narration makes his new movie The Walk, an amazingly cheerful experience for the viewers. The real life story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit, gets a pacy and absorbing treatment throughout and that keeps you very much interested in the movie. Well… Continue reading The Walk

Singh is Bling

When you compare it with the recent movies of director Prabhudheva, the amount of misogyny in the content of Singh is Bling is really low and the only main attraction of this slapstick comedy would be that achievement. For the first time in my life I saw “story and screenplay” credit being given to a… Continue reading Singh is Bling

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Saigal Padukayanu

To bare the melodrama in the new Sibi Malayil film Saigal Padukayanu you will have to be a diehard follower of all those tacky Malayalam daily soaps. Soaked in outdated dramatic style, this “de addiction” movie never really touches the heart with its content or the performances. Publicized as a musical film, Saigal Padukayanu has… Continue reading Saigal Padukayanu

Talvar

You may laugh out loud at some key moments of the film, but still at the end of it all Talvar kind of leaves you in a dilemma about the incapability of our judicial system. Almost everything that is available about the infamous Noida dual murder case gets mentioned in the new Meghna Gulzar movie… Continue reading Talvar

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The Martian

It isn’t essentially that perfect space journey thriller which convinces you completely. The Martian from director Ridley Scott ultimately is a survival story of a cool headed astronaut and why it works for you is because of the sort of coolness the hero showcases on screen. With the screenplay slightly missing the soulful presentation of… Continue reading The Martian

Oraalppokkam

In his movie Oraalppokkam that doesn’t even have a two hour long duration; Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has managed to squeeze in many perspectives and ideas in a way that leaves you lingering over those thoughts.  The fundamentally self searching kind of idea gets an extension because of the backdrop he selected for the film. Mahesh,… Continue reading Oraalppokkam