In the movie Sesham Mikeil Fathima, whenever Fathima, played by Kalyani Priyadarshan, is doing the one thing that she loves, that is commentating, the film has a vibrant energy that will really put a smile on your face. The only issue is that there is a second act in the movie, where the commentary part… Continue reading Sesham Mikeil Fathima Review | Kalyani Priyadarshan Is a Ball of Energy in This Oversimplified Motivational Movie
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Mathagam Part 1 Review | A Discretely Promising Thriller That Shouldn’t Have Got Split
Let me begin by saying I have an issue with the Part 1-Part 2 releasing strategy of some of the Hotstar specials. The problem is that it almost feels like the projector got damaged at the interval of a seemingly exciting thriller, and you will have to wait for months to know what happened after… Continue reading Mathagam Part 1 Review | A Discretely Promising Thriller That Shouldn’t Have Got Split
Anuragam Review | This Romantic Comedy Is a Cringe-Heavy Collage of Cliches
There was an entire row of audience who got free tickets for the movie Anuragam (I knew it because they had to send a selfie to someone as proof they watched the film). In the middle of the second half, one of them said this movie might have worked if it had been released in… Continue reading Anuragam Review | This Romantic Comedy Is a Cringe-Heavy Collage of Cliches
Pathu Thala Review| A Subpar Gangster Drama With a Stretched-Out Screenplay
The first half of the movie Pathu Thala is roughly one hour and ten minutes long, and Silambarasan makes his grand entry in the last five minutes of the first half. Even though it isn’t achieving anything unique or gripping, the first half at least felt like a standard gangster film setup. What derails Pathu… Continue reading Pathu Thala Review| A Subpar Gangster Drama With a Stretched-Out Screenplay
Lovefully Yours Veda Review | Sitting Through This Cringe Fest Feels Like an Achievement
Lovefully Yours Veda belongs to the list of movies where after hearing the dialogues, I wondered when was the last time the writer and director went to see a film in theaters. Written by Babu Vylathur and directed by Praghesh Sukumaran, Lovefully Yours Veda is a movie that tries to narrate the campus story in… Continue reading Lovefully Yours Veda Review | Sitting Through This Cringe Fest Feels Like an Achievement
Michael Review | A Flawed Gangster Film With Flat Writing and Great Visuals
At the end of the film Michael, they have shown the filmography that has inspired director Ranjith Jeyakodi to make this Sudeep Kishan film. And the list includes Nayakan, John Wick, Leon: The Professional, and Amitabh Bachchan’s Deewar. While the style factor makes it look like a technically solid film that almost looks like a… Continue reading Michael Review | A Flawed Gangster Film With Flat Writing and Great Visuals
FIR
FIR, the new Vishnu Vishal movie directed by Manu Anand, feels like a thriller written by someone who only went through the headlines of every news article. Manu Anand wants to create this Muslim hero character who had to go through a lot of trauma because he was a suspected terrorist. Not every Muslim is… Continue reading FIR
Navarasa
Like any other anthology that got released during the lockdown, the new one in Netflix presented by Mani Ratnam, Navarasa, is a mixed bag in terms of quality. While the eldest one in the lot, Priyadarshan, came up with the banalest creation, the young gun Karthick Naren impressed me the most with his grip on… Continue reading Navarasa