Captain Miller from Arun Matheswaran has the difficulty of having to establish its world using an extensive duration. Because of that, as a viewer, I was finding it difficult to connect with the subject and characters on an emotional level, even though Arun scored really well with the action set-pieces. Luckily, the movie’s final act… Continue reading Captain Miller Review | This Arun Matheswaran Film Is High on Set Pieces, Not So on Drama
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Vela Review | An Earnest Attempt at a Thriller With Minor Predictability Issues
Vela, the new Shane Nigam starrer with Sunny Wayne playing the antagonist, is a very interesting mix of police procedural, caste politics, and revenge. Syam Sasi, who has worked as an associate of Rajeev Ravi, succeeds to an extent in keeping the audience excited about the content. The script by M Sajas was compelling until… Continue reading Vela Review | An Earnest Attempt at a Thriller With Minor Predictability Issues
Padavettu Review | A Well-Crafted Film Whose Politics Got Cramped
The way the story of Padavettu escalates from a man’s personal evolution to a tale about land politics is extremely abrupt. Liju Krishna’s first film is a well-crafted film that seems to lose its rhythm somewhere during its transition from the second act to the third act. With some interestingly written characters and memorable performances,… Continue reading Padavettu Review | A Well-Crafted Film Whose Politics Got Cramped
Cold Case
Tanu Balak’s Cold Case starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Aditi Balan in prominent roles, is a movie that never becomes interesting. Written by Sreenath V Nath, the trajectory of Cold Case is an amalgamation of the different thrillers we have seen, and thus when they finally reveal the real culprit, it only becomes one of the… Continue reading Cold Case