Kaala, the new series from Bejoy Nambiar, is dealing with the enormous task of presenting a story that has happened over multiple decades. It is an ambitious attempt to pull off a subject that needs to have conviction. In totality, I was really impressed by the way Bejoy and his team of writers managed to… Continue reading Kaala Review | A Consistently Engaging Thriller With an Impressive Character Pool
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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
The Night Manager: Part 2 Review | A Tidier Screenplay and Tillotama Shome Make the Finale Fairly Engaging
It’s kind of weird to review a series that has only one season with 7 episodes and got split into two parts over a span of almost 5 months. In my review for Part 1 back in February 2023, I mentioned that it felt like watching a thriller inside a theater, and the projector guy… Continue reading The Night Manager: Part 2 Review | A Tidier Screenplay and Tillotama Shome Make the Finale Fairly Engaging
School of Lies Review | A Deeply Unsettling Drama With Brilliantly Etched Characters
School of Lies from Avinash Arun has this eerie vibe of a mystery thriller in the beginning portions. But as the series progresses, we are, in a way exploring the numerous shades of the title of the series. The shock we feel is not really about what happened to a particular individual. It’s more about… Continue reading School of Lies Review | A Deeply Unsettling Drama With Brilliantly Etched Characters
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
Good Night Review | A Lively and Relatable Comedy That Puts a Smile on Your Face
Even though the final act of the new Tamil movie Good Night is a bit flimsy in comparison to the rest of its content, this movie from Vinayak Chandrasekaran is perhaps one of the few films that made me laugh out loud with subtle humor in the recent past. The core conflict is about how… Continue reading Good Night Review | A Lively and Relatable Comedy That Puts a Smile on Your Face
The Little Mermaid Review | A Live-Action Adaptation With Stunning Visuals and a Bloated Script
My memories of watching the animated film The Little Mermaid are very vague. The latest version, directed by Rob Marshall, did create a bit of curiosity as it was a live-action adaptation of the 1989 film. Reviewing a movie like this is a bit of a tricky thing as I clearly didn’t belong to the… Continue reading The Little Mermaid Review | A Live-Action Adaptation With Stunning Visuals and a Bloated Script
Janaki Jaane Review | Weak Conflict With Outdated Writing Tropes Derails an Interesting Idea
The germ of the idea behind the film Janaki Jaane is pretty interesting. It talks about the hardships of a woman with this panicking disorder whenever she is alone or in the dark. But the issue with this film, directed by Aniesh Upaasana, is that it has very old tools to develop that idea into… Continue reading Janaki Jaane Review | Weak Conflict With Outdated Writing Tropes Derails an Interesting Idea