There is a scene in the film Anand Sreebala where the title character, played by Arjun Ashokan, asks the character, played by Sidhique, about how he will approach the case of the death of an ant that was taken out of a cup of hot tea. Anand lists out three possible ways to look at… Continue reading Anand Sreebala Review | A Generic Investigation Thriller With Zero Takeaways
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Thrayam Review | A Shoddy Hyper-Linking Thriller That Can Mess With Your Temper
The movie Thrayam starts with the iconic quote by Quentin Tarantino – I didn’t go to film school. I went to films. And then there is one more quote from Udhayabhanu, the lead character of Udhayananu Thaaram. The movie here was so outdated that you might wonder which one was the last film the, Sanjith… Continue reading Thrayam Review | A Shoddy Hyper-Linking Thriller That Can Mess With Your Temper
Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
“Pick up a camera. Shoot something. No matter how small, no matter how cheesy, no matter whether your friends and your sister star in it. Put your name on it as director. Now you’re a director.” This is a famous quote by director James Cameron. This is the second time in a month I have… Continue reading Bad Boyz Review | An Omar Sadistic Pleasure Would Have Been a Better Tagline
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
Secret Review | SN Swamy’s Synchronicity Thriller Is an Outdated Atrocity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of omens, Secret loses its focus on being a… Continue reading Secret Review | SN Swamy’s Synchronicity Thriller Is an Outdated Atrocity
Partners Review | A Lousy Heist Film That Has No Regard for the Audience’s Intelligence
There is a flashback sequence at the beginning of the new Dhyan Sreenivasan starrer Malayalam film Partners, where you see bullets piercing through car windshields and hitting Hareesh Peradi. Seeing the quality of the visuals, I honestly thought I was in for something that would genuinely make me excited. But pretty soon, because of the… Continue reading Partners Review | A Lousy Heist Film That Has No Regard for the Audience’s Intelligence
Malayalee From India Review | A Heavy-Handed Political Satire Rescued by Nivin Pauly’s Performance and Its Relevance
Malayalee From India is the third collaboration of director Dijo Jose Antony and writer Sharis Mohammed. In terms of how these two present the drama in their story, there is this slightly outdated gallery-pleasing staging. At a time when the courts in movies started to look authentic, Dijo and Sharis made Prithviraj do all those political… Continue reading Malayalee From India Review | A Heavy-Handed Political Satire Rescued by Nivin Pauly’s Performance and Its Relevance
Varshangalkku Shesham Review | An Overtly Melodramatic Friendship Tale Saved by the Second-Half Humor
When I saw the song Nyabagam from Varshangalkku Shesham, a few days back, I had a feeling that this song was going to be the reason the movie would stay with the audience as some sort of lingering pain as those sustained shots of Dhyan Sreenivasan and Pranav Mohanlal had a sense of melancholy in… Continue reading Varshangalkku Shesham Review | An Overtly Melodramatic Friendship Tale Saved by the Second-Half Humor