Gumasthan, the latest Malayalam thriller that has Jaise Jose in the title role, is an exaggerated thriller that tries to amplify the usual beats. The script written by Riyaz Ismat has plans to surprise the viewer by planting a lot of decoys in the story. But because of the bloated heroism from the beginning, at… Continue reading Gumasthan Review | A Mundane Revenge Thriller With a Mere Backdrop Change
Chithini Review | A Carbon Dated Horror Drama That Craves for a Roast Rather Than a Review
Chithini is the latest movie from East Coast Vijayan that feels more like a facepalm fest from the word go. Remember that short film the social media trolled for the tough vocabulary? “Punyajanmangalkk labhikkunna poorvajanma saafallyamaanu…” I think East Coast Vijayan considered that movie as a worthy inspiration in dialogue writing, and in Chithini, we… Continue reading Chithini Review | A Carbon Dated Horror Drama That Craves for a Roast Rather Than a Review
Meiyazhagan Review | The Cinematic Equivalent of a Long, Warm Hug
Meiyazhagan, C Prem Kumar’s second movie after the magnificent “96”, has the same texture in terms of treatment. Even if you look at the core idea of the movie, Arulmozhi, the central character of this movie, and Ram of 96 has certain emotional similarities. The movie puts you in the space of a joyous onlooker,… Continue reading Meiyazhagan Review | The Cinematic Equivalent of a Long, Warm Hug
Cup Review | A Generic, Template Sports Drama That Lacks Intent
From the opening scene itself, Cup, the new Mathew Thomas starrer sports drama, has this on-your-face approach in terms of conveying its story. We have a voice-over of the hero who says winning the district cup is my aim. After that, every beat of the story is generic, and the efforts of Sanju V Samuel,… Continue reading Cup Review | A Generic, Template Sports Drama That Lacks Intent
All We Imagine as Light Review | A Rooted Character Drama That Deserved a Stronger Final Act
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light, which won the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, is a character exploration that sort of shows the evolution and companionship of two women who were at different stages in their respective lives. While you do get to see a sensitive and pure portrayal of the… Continue reading All We Imagine as Light Review | A Rooted Character Drama That Deserved a Stronger Final Act
Transformers One Review | An Impressive Origin Story That Can Resurrect This Jaded Franchise
Transformers One, the latest animated action film that serves as a prequel to the 2007 Michael Bay movie, actually offers a breath of fresh air to this jaded franchise that mostly went after scale. Unlike the Michael Bay films, which always depend on the visual spectacle angle of filmmaking, the animated version approach from director… Continue reading Transformers One Review | An Impressive Origin Story That Can Resurrect This Jaded Franchise
Lubber Pandhu Review | A Smartly Tweaked Sports Drama With a Variety of Layers
The reason why Lubber Pandhu, the latest Tamil sports drama directed by Tamizharasan Pachamuthu, feels so exciting is because it has a packed feeling in terms of layers of drama. The most prominent layer is the ego between the two main characters, played by Harish Kalyan and Attakathi Dinesh. But Tamizharasan Pachamuthu and his writers… Continue reading Lubber Pandhu Review | A Smartly Tweaked Sports Drama With a Variety of Layers
Yudhra Review | A Derivative Action Thriller With Forced Swagger
Yudhra, the latest Excel entertainment film directed by Ravi Udyawar, starring Siddhant Chaturvedi as the title character, is so generic that you feel like asking the makers whether the characters in the movie don’t watch movies. Filled with predictable scenes one after the other, Yudhra almost feels like an autogenerated script that uses a lot… Continue reading Yudhra Review | A Derivative Action Thriller With Forced Swagger