Shuchi Talati’s Girls Will Be Girls is a very delicate coming-of-age story about a girl who goes through a harsh adolescent transition. While the larger focus is on this girl, Mira, the film does manage to give us enough details about her mother, Anila, to make the strained dynamic between the two a compelling one.… Continue reading Girls Will Be Girls Review | A Delicate and Effective Coming-Of-Age Adolescent Drama
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Mura Review | This Inverted “Pani” Features Solid Action Sequences but Falls Short of Emotional Intensity
Mura, Muhammad Musthafa’s new movie after his impressive directorial debut, Kappela, is almost like watching Pani from the perspective of the villains. It is somewhat like what if Joju George was the bad guy and the boys were on the right side? Written by Suresh Babu, the script of this bloodshed-rich action thriller has the… Continue reading Mura Review | This Inverted “Pani” Features Solid Action Sequences but Falls Short of Emotional Intensity
All We Imagine as Light Review | A Rooted Character Drama That Deserved a Stronger Final Act
Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light, which won the prestigious Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, is a character exploration that sort of shows the evolution and companionship of two women who were at different stages in their respective lives. While you do get to see a sensitive and pure portrayal of the… Continue reading All We Imagine as Light Review | A Rooted Character Drama That Deserved a Stronger Final Act
Nagendran’s Honeymoons Review | A Sluggish Marriage Comedy With Unimaginative Writing
In a recent interview with Sidharth Roy Kapoor by Suchin Mehrotra, they were discussing the problems with the possible boom of TV Plus content in the OTT space with giants like Jio Cinema coming into the market. For your information, TV Plus is a new industry term that creates shows with a lot of episodes… Continue reading Nagendran’s Honeymoons Review | A Sluggish Marriage Comedy With Unimaginative Writing
Vazhakk Review | A Metaphor-Rich Drama Narrated as a Thriller
Multiple theories are possible for the latest Sanal Kumar Sasidharan film Vazhakk which deals with self-introspection. Vazhakk shows one day in the life of a young man who is having a troubled married life. While the first and second act kind of has this exposition nature, in the third act Sanal gives the movie an… Continue reading Vazhakk Review | A Metaphor-Rich Drama Narrated as a Thriller
Biriyaani
There is no specific genre to the new Sajin Baabu film Biriyaani. And that lack of genre adds a unique kind of surprise factor to how it treats the main thread. Even though on the periphery, it may look like the struggle of a Muslim woman in a conservative setup, the film wants to move… Continue reading Biriyaani