Valatty Review | A Safe Bet Sweet Kids’ Film That Capitalizes on the Adorability

Directed by Devan, the new Friday Film House production Valatty is that safe and simple generic kids’ film that engages you with its humor. With the inherent cuteness of the dogs making it pleasing for the eyes, Valatty manages to be that nonboring entertainer with nothing particularly spectacular about it. As the name suggests, the… Continue reading Valatty Review | A Safe Bet Sweet Kids’ Film That Capitalizes on the Adorability

Kerala Crime Files Review | A Flat and Stretched-Out Thriller With Commendable Visuals

The one-liner description of the first Disney+ Hotstar Malayalam web series Kerala Crime Files is fascinating. A murder happens in a lodge, and the only clue the police have is a fake address. But barring the cinematography that uses colors and lensing to create a visual impact, the overall packaging of this web series from… Continue reading Kerala Crime Files Review | A Flat and Stretched-Out Thriller With Commendable Visuals

2018 Review | A Structurally Generic Disaster Film With a Brilliantly Executed Second Half

When you look at the latest movie, 2018, from Jude Anthany Joseph on a script level, the placement of characters and events is pretty generic. Since it is a story that is talking about an event that happened just five years back with too much coverage on it still accessible to many, the focus of… Continue reading 2018 Review | A Structurally Generic Disaster Film With a Brilliantly Executed Second Half

Khali Purse of Billionaires Review | A Lousy and Insufferable Modern-Day Dasan-Vijayan Story

Sometimes when you watch a film, you wonder how this movie was approved on a script level. Because there is nothing much happening in those movies other than some random gags with a very impromptu feel in the execution. Khali Purse of Billionaires, starring Dhyan Sreenivasan and Aju Varghese as the main leads, is one… Continue reading Khali Purse of Billionaires Review | A Lousy and Insufferable Modern-Day Dasan-Vijayan Story

Saturday Night Review | This One Looks Like a Scrapped Draft of Zindagi NA Milegi Dobara

The core idea of the movie Saturday Night is built around an individual whose everything is connected to his friends. A person who considers his friend’s pain as his pain. And if you look at it, it becomes a relatable emotion as we all might have encountered one such individual. But sadly, this colorful entertainer… Continue reading Saturday Night Review | This One Looks Like a Scrapped Draft of Zindagi NA Milegi Dobara

Sayanna Varthakal

The very last scene and the few minutes before that in the film Sayanna Varthakal somewhere show us what motivated Arun Chandu and co-writer Sachin R Chandran to explore an extremely sensitive topic that has relevance in the current political scenario of India. But the randomness in the treatment of various phases of the film… Continue reading Sayanna Varthakal

Ullasam

If you have ever felt that “the boy meets girl on a trip” trope that you see in romantic entertainers is a safe bet idea that anyone can pull off, Ullasam will make you realize that even that needs the help of charismatic performance and solid writing. Soaked in cliches and cringe-worthy dialogues, Ullasam is… Continue reading Ullasam