Tag: Amala Paul

Level Cross Review | An Earnest Asif Ali Can’t Salvage This Underwhelming Psychological Thriller

When the movie Level Cross opens with that description of the film’s setting and then shows us this barren land, I personally thought this would be a metaphorical world that has something to do with the psyche of the characters. Arfaz Ayub’s debut directorial has symbolic aspirations for sure. But the writing, especially the dialogues,… Continue reading Level Cross Review | An Earnest Asif Ali Can’t Salvage This Underwhelming Psychological Thriller

Aadujeevitham Review | Blessy Wins You Over With a Visually Compelling Interpretation of Benyamin’s Work

Aadujeevitham, the book by Benyamin has a first-person narrative, which makes it extremely personal for the reader. Also, the first-person narrative is a tool that gives the writer an elaborate scope to divulge into subplots and also establish the character with all the details in the world. Prithviraj had rightly pointed out in his interviews… Continue reading Aadujeevitham Review | Blessy Wins You Over With a Visually Compelling Interpretation of Benyamin’s Work

Bholaa Review | This Trident Overdose Completely Ignores the Craft of the Original

Why Kaithi from Lokesh Kanagaraj was a massive success had much to do with the unconventional packaging for a festival release. Kaithi clashed with Vijay’s crowd-pleaser Bigil, and it was devoid of a hero’s introduction song, romantic songs, side-track humor, etc. The hero Dilli was only a central tool in a story that used other… Continue reading Bholaa Review | This Trident Overdose Completely Ignores the Craft of the Original

Christopher Review | Mammootty Sleepwalks Through This Flat Vigilante Thriller

Mammootty playing his age as a veteran cop in a stylized avatar is a wonderful sight, as the man has a reputation for displaying great swagger on screen. The comeback of Kamal Haasan through a movie like Vikram might have given B Unnikrishnan and Uday Krishna the idea of exploring such a space of star… Continue reading Christopher Review | Mammootty Sleepwalks Through This Flat Vigilante Thriller

The Teacher Review | An Unimaginative Revenge Story With Radio Drama-Like Writing

The very first thing that puts you off while watching the new film The Teacher from Athiran fame Vivek is the dialogue. Co-written by PV Shajikumar and the director, The Teacher is a basic revenge thriller that struggles with bland writing and radio drama-like conversations. With its feministic narrative almost looking like bumper sticker captions,… Continue reading The Teacher Review | An Unimaginative Revenge Story With Radio Drama-Like Writing

Cadaver

One thing I find very awkward about certain investigative thriller movies is that in order to spoonfeed the audience about a particular procedure or share a piece of information, they will always make a cop or someone of similar responsibility look like an absolute idiot. Cadaver starring Amala Paul also follows the same style. Cadaver… Continue reading Cadaver