When you observe the writing of Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun, it feels like anyone can direct that movie and make it a good or great film. The placement of twists, how it keeps us guessing, the realness in the performances, etc., keeps you excited about the story’s development. If you want to tell someone how minute things… Continue reading Andhagan Review | A Great Example of How Lack of Nuances Can Make Even the Most Exciting Script Look Dull
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Super Zindagi Review | One More Debacle to the Disastrous Filmography of Dhyan Sreenivasan
During the routine promotional interview, Dhyan Sreenivasan said that filmmakers are not delusional, and they all very well know how good or bad a movie is, based on the final version. Well, what surprises me about a film like Super Zindagi is that the story idea is so pathetic that I don’t think anyone with common sense… Continue reading Super Zindagi Review | One More Debacle to the Disastrous Filmography of Dhyan Sreenivasan
Adios Amigo Review | A Dragged Second Half Diminishes the Charm of This Breezy Friendship Story
In the climax of the movie Adios Amigo, Suraj Venjaramood’s character hugs the character played by Asif Ali as a token of gratitude. The realness in the performance of Suraj was so moving that I hoped the second half of this movie written by Thankam had more juice in it to make us root for these… Continue reading Adios Amigo Review | A Dragged Second Half Diminishes the Charm of This Breezy Friendship Story
Ulajh Review | This Espionage Thriller Overhypes the Central Character by Making Everything Else Dumb
There is a sharp contrast between how the first and second half of the latest Janhvi Kapoor starrer, Ulajh, is conceived. The first half is highly difficult to digest as the naivety associated with the leading lady, who, by the way, is a high-rank diplomat, is too much, and she is making silly mistakes one after… Continue reading Ulajh Review | This Espionage Thriller Overhypes the Central Character by Making Everything Else Dumb
Trap Review | A Middling Psychological Thriller With a Solid Josh Hartnett
Trap, the new M Night Shyamalan film starring Josh Hartnett, has an enticing premise. When you watch the trailer of Trap, that feels like the perfect example of how to pitch your script to any producer. And when I saw the film’s trailer, I was disappointed because I thought they had revealed the entire film.… Continue reading Trap Review | A Middling Psychological Thriller With a Solid Josh Hartnett
Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan Review | A Hastily Assembled, Worn-Out Secret Agent Thriller
The movie Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan starts with this elaborate character exposition, where they have used these AI-generated images to show us the history of our hero, who was a soldier and then an undercover super agent. The plot explained in those bits is so elaborate that I thought if these things were presented in the main narrative,… Continue reading Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan Review | A Hastily Assembled, Worn-Out Secret Agent Thriller
Panchayath Jetty Review | This Marimayam Fan Service Is a Tasteless Political Satire
The television sitcoms Marimayam, Aliyans, Aliyan vs Aliyan, etc., have managed to create a strong fan following among regular TV viewers for more than a decade now. Panchayat Jetty, the new Malayalam film directed by Manikandan Pattambi and Salim Hassan, two people who were actively part of these sitcoms as actors, is an extension of the kind of storytelling… Continue reading Panchayath Jetty Review | This Marimayam Fan Service Is a Tasteless Political Satire
Secret Review | SN Swamy’s Synchronicity Thriller Is an Outdated Atrocity
SN Swamy is a name a lot of Malayalies are familiar with, mainly due to the mostly successful CBI franchise. He has been a scriptwriter for a really long time, and the new movie Secret is his first directorial venture. Starting as some kind of exploration of omens, Secret loses its focus on being a… Continue reading Secret Review | SN Swamy’s Synchronicity Thriller Is an Outdated Atrocity