Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s Sexy Durga aka S Durga can be called as a director’s movie as it has an upper hand in terms of the sheer making aspect. Sanal shares the opinion that cinema needn’t be a message driven thing and this movie also has no such on your face kind of preaching to its… Continue reading Sexy Durga aka S Durga
Category: Review
Sudani From Nigeria
The level of humanity in the nuanced and rooted story of Sudani from Nigeria is extremely heartening. Debutant Zakariya’s movie set in the backdrop of sevens football tournaments in Malappuram is ultimately a tale about compassion. Pepped up by natural humor and sensible sentiments, Sudani from Nigeria is definitely above the feel good mark. Majeed… Continue reading Sudani From Nigeria
Raid
An officer goes to the house of a mighty influential bad guy for an income tax raid. And the bad guy is so chilled out and the officer begins the raid in the usual way by checking everywhere, ripping of beds and cushions etc. Anyone who has seen fair bit of commercial cinema can guess… Continue reading Raid
Ira
The movie Ira is produced by Vysakh and Udayakrishna, but it feels like a film directed the former and written by the latter. Well if you are someone who has felt that the making of their movies were fair enough, chances of you calling Ira directed by Saiju SS as an okay one is pretty… Continue reading Ira
Poomaram
At a time when campus movies are becoming mere exaggeration of things that happen in campus life and also a bland exploitation of political bias, Poomaram from Abrid Shine offers a breath of fresh air with clarity on what it wants to communicate. For anyone who has been a small part of arts festivals during… Continue reading Poomaram
Tomb Raider
When the fantasy comic book genre (I know this is a video game) is kind of pushing the boundaries by becoming more story and statements driven, you do tend to expect the bar to rise to a certain extent. The new Tomb Raider starring academy award winning actress Alicia Vikander is far superior to the… Continue reading Tomb Raider
The Shape Of Water
On paper, the story of The Shape of Water would look like a really difficult idea to convince the viewer. I would say The Shape of Water is a great example of how a fine enough story can be elevated to a fabulous movie by sheer directorial quality. This beauty and the beast concept get… Continue reading The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Character arcs can add so much to storytelling on a cinematic level. Usually stories set up characters and maintain the assigned characteristics throughout the narrative. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri becomes a fascinating experience because of the way these characters are shaped up in the entire process. The way this movie transforms from being a… Continue reading Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri