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
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Aattam Review | Anand Ekarshi’s Social Critique Confidently Explores the Grey
Ever since the Me Too movement happened and women started calling out their abusers, there have been these discussions around the ones who spoke out, tarnishing their image and questioning their integrity. While on the periphery, all those questions felt sensible, if you listen to those questions carefully, you can sense that layer of judgment… Continue reading Aattam Review | Anand Ekarshi’s Social Critique Confidently Explores the Grey
Santhosham Review | A Hollow Script Dipped in Sugary Positivity
Through Santhosham, director Ajith V Thomas is trying to sneak into the monopoly of Jis Joy for creating feel-good movies. Usually, in movies, by the time the film reaches the interval point, the audience will be given an idea about the central conflict. In the case of Santhosham, the happiness quotient is so high that… Continue reading Santhosham Review | A Hollow Script Dipped in Sugary Positivity
Theru Review | A Tidy Second Half Makes This Thriller a Passable One
Theru, the new film from SJ Sinu, is a thriller that starts off in a very usual way without much excitement. But the way the film shifts its manner in the second half and becomes a survival thriller holds your interest. With moral dilemmas of characters and an intense struggle of the central character to… Continue reading Theru Review | A Tidy Second Half Makes This Thriller a Passable One
Brother’s Day
The debut directorial of Kalabhavan Shajon, Brother’s Day is a movie that just goes on and on in an attempt to be a so-called family entertainer. The beginning portions of the movie promised to be an entertainer similar to something like an Amar Akbar Anthony. But when it came to the second half of the movie… Continue reading Brother’s Day