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Parimala and Co Review | A Scattered Dark Comedy That Ran Out of Ideas After the Initial Burst

Aswin Bharadwaj — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:09:01 +0000

If you look at the promos for the latest Tamil comedy from Pandiraaj, Parimala and Co, it gives that Mohiniyattam kind of vibe, where they’re taking a spin on Paapanasam, the Tamil remake of Drishyam. With Urvashi and Jayaram sharing crackling chemistry on screen, it felt like the movie would have enough dark humor to […]

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Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai Review | David Dhawan’s Pregnancy Comedy Suffers From Creative Impotency

Aswin Bharadwaj — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:41:53 +0000

There was an anecdote that Juhi Chaturvedi, the writer of movies like Vicky Donor, Piku, etc., shared in an interview about one of the writing assignments she got post the success of Vicky Donor. When she asked for some time to write the script, the producer gave her a breakdown of the writing process. He […]

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Masters of the Universe Review | A Lazy Superhero Movie That Uses a Scrapped MCU Algorithm

Aswin Bharadwaj — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 02:09:43 +0000

For many of the 90s kids, He-Man and The Masters of the Universe is a nostalgic memory. It has a space almost equivalent to all the other superheroes, like Batman, Superman, Spiderman, etc. Since I knew how the episodes in those animated series were designed, I was curious to know how, in this advanced era […]

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Mollywood Times Review | An Unapologetically Entertaining Film That Explores the Cynical Grey Zone

Aswin Bharadwaj — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:03:55 +0000

The director of the movie Mollywood Times, Abhinav Sunder Nayak, had said that this movie is part of the success trilogy he is planning, and Mukundan Unni Associates was the first in that. And he had also said that this one will not be as cynical as Mukundan Unni. If you were slightly disappointed by […]

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Maa Behen Review | This Black Comedy on the Patriarchal Gaze Lands Safely, Not Smoothly

Aswin Bharadwaj — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:38:54 +0000

The title of the latest Netflix original film by Suresh Triveni, Maa Behen, is pretty striking because it is generally used as an insult. The title song of Rani Mukerji’s Mardaani has lines that say “Jis duniya mein maa behne Rishte nahi hai, gaali hain.” So the ultimate goal of this movie, written by Pooja […]

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Obsession Review | This Mad Spin on Unrequited Love Gloriously Reinvents the Horror Genre

Aswin Bharadwaj — Sat, 30 May 2026 13:17:43 +0000

More than people who love watching cinema, I think the ones who should really watch the most talked-about Hollywood film of recent times, Obsession, are the filmmakers. How this movie is rooted entirely in its writing can inspire many filmmakers and even push some people to step outside their comfort zones. With the storytelling not […]

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Blast Review | LCU Meets Drishyam in This Predictable Yet Fun Action Ride

Aswin Bharadwaj — Fri, 29 May 2026 11:23:05 +0000

If you look at the trailer for the new Tamil movie Blast, they have pretty much revealed all their main characters, and we are going into theaters knowing that the whole family is trained in Karate. So I was kind of curious to know how writer-director Subash K Raj would develop a good story around […]

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Karakkam Review | A Compact, Quirky Concept That Is Heavily Underwritten

Aswin Bharadwaj — Thu, 28 May 2026 18:34:54 +0000

The hostel horror comedies have been tasting success of late in Malayalam, and the new movie Karakkam by Subash Lalitha Subramanian is also trying to explore a similar space, with the premise being a lodge. While the core idea that adds the horror element to the story sounds very interesting, the film, co-written by the […]

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Kattalan Review | A Bland Action Thriller With a Pointless Parade of Characters

Aswin Bharadwaj — Thu, 28 May 2026 07:51:33 +0000

I wasn’t a huge fan of the first action film of Cubes Entertainment, Marco, as I found it a hollow revenge thriller that used extreme violence and stylization as a shield to cover up a flat story. A hero who couldn’t save his big family, taking a shower, spraying perfume, wearing sunglasses, and going to […]

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Chand Mera Dil Review | An Airbrushed Romcom With Audience Compatibility Issues

Aswin Bharadwaj — Sat, 23 May 2026 14:03:04 +0000

“Congratulations. You have become the university topper, Aarav.” This is literally the first dialogue we hear in the latest Dharma Productions film, Chand Mera Dil, when the hero receives a video call from the heroine. I mean, who explains to you what you have just achieved when they call you to congratulate? Vivek Soni, who […]

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