Dune: Part Two Review | A Compelling Space Politics Tale With Complementing Visual Grandeur

The creative high of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two (or even the first part) is how he creates this vast world of space politics without too much exposition. I am someone who has not read the source material, and Villeneuve’s movie version of Frank Herbert’s novel was my first encounter with this future world full… Continue reading Dune: Part Two Review | A Compelling Space Politics Tale With Complementing Visual Grandeur

Kadakan Review | A Forgettable Action Flick With Familiar Ingredients

Kadakan, the new Hakkim Shahjahan starrer directed by Sajil Mampad, is a very generic action film that just stretches a predictable premise with several episodes that we have seen many a time in Malayalam cinema. The movie’s casting choices have definitely helped the film, as it never enters an unwatchable space. But with pretty much… Continue reading Kadakan Review | A Forgettable Action Flick With Familiar Ingredients

American Fiction Review | Cord Jefferson’s Movie Is an Unflinching and Hilarious Art Critique

Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction is a hilarious drama that attacks the pretentious Black sentiment in creative art forms to grab attention. Based on Percival Everett’s book Erasure, the film pretty much exposes the attempt to hide creative shortcomings by using the pertinence of the lives mentioned in those works. Even though some of the beats… Continue reading American Fiction Review | Cord Jefferson’s Movie Is an Unflinching and Hilarious Art Critique

Poacher Review | A Well-Made Eco-Thriller With a Near Deal-Breaker Malayalam Enunciation

The last two episodes of the latest Richie Mehta directorial venture, Poacher, are happening largely in Delhi, and the intensity of those moments is extremely high. Richie manages to give it a very raw texture, and the thriller-like format succeeds in giving the viewer an idea about the depth of the mafia and the risk… Continue reading Poacher Review | A Well-Made Eco-Thriller With a Near Deal-Breaker Malayalam Enunciation

Crakk Review | Crap Would Have Been an Apt Title That Justifies Its Craft

Crakk opens with a terrible CGI visual of Vidyut Jammwal doing the train stunts, which are pretty infamous among Mumbai Locals. The thing with that visual and the visual effects is that it pretty much gives you a good idea about what you will endure in the next two and a half hours of the… Continue reading Crakk Review | Crap Would Have Been an Apt Title That Justifies Its Craft

Family Review | A Community Study That Demanded a Sharper Ending

Among the list of films that Don Palathara has already made (and I have watched), I would say, Family stays at the bottom of the list. While others sort of win you over with their politics or craft, here, the intended criticism felt a bit less sharp. Having said that, I don’t mean to say… Continue reading Family Review | A Community Study That Demanded a Sharper Ending

Manjummel Boys Review | This Terrific Survival Thriller From Chidambaram Is a Technical Marvel

Survival thrillers have always had a structure, and creating unpredictability in them is a difficult task. Chidamabaram’s second movie, after Jan E Man, Manjummel Boys, is one exceptional survival thriller that rises above the limitations of a template story with its technical extravagance, and I would say the movie has set a new benchmark for… Continue reading Manjummel Boys Review | This Terrific Survival Thriller From Chidambaram Is a Technical Marvel

Siren Review | An Underwhelming Revenge Drama That Ends up Flat and Melodramatic

The latest Jayam Ravi film Siren, aka Siren 108, at its core, is a very basic revenge drama that tries to look unique by doing some restructuring. Directed by Antony Bhagyaraj, who previously co-wrote Viswasam, has actually made yet another father-daughter story. But the way Antony has constructed intrigue in the narrative has a familiar… Continue reading Siren Review | An Underwhelming Revenge Drama That Ends up Flat and Melodramatic