Bazooka, a game thriller that was long in the making, is ultimately a stretched-out ego trip of an individual. Looking at the number of flashy scenes that sort of make it look really expensive on screen, borrowing a phrase from the movie feels like an apt thing to describe the film – high risk, low… Continue reading Bazooka Review | A Swanky Hollow Thriller That Even Mammootty Can’t Salvage
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Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse Review | The Quirky Central Character Covers up for the Generic Beats of This Thriller
A larger percentage of the first half of the latest Mammootty movie Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse, which marks the directorial debut of Goutham Menon in Malayalam, focuses on giving us details about what kind of a person Dominic is. GVM has described Dominic in his interviews as a failed person in life, and a… Continue reading Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse Review | The Quirky Central Character Covers up for the Generic Beats of This Thriller
Turbo Review | The Climax Action CPR From Mammootty Is Not Enough to Elevate This Ultra-Generic Action Film
In the second half of the movie Turbo, there are multiple instances in which the various antagonists are sort of praising the tactics of the hero and his allies saying stuff like, “What a bloody cliche”, “classic” etc. The thing is, on the writing table, Midhun Manuel Thomas may have envisioned this as a theater erupting moment. But when it comes to execution,… Continue reading Turbo Review | The Climax Action CPR From Mammootty Is Not Enough to Elevate This Ultra-Generic Action Film
Bramayugam Review | A Well-Crafted Fusion of Horror and Power Politics
In terms of scale, Bramayugam might not be trying anything extravagant as Rahul Sadasivan is yet again exploring a haunted house theme, this time set in the 17th century. But while his previous film Bhoothakalam had this allegory of dealing with our own past, the new one starring Mammootty is more of a political film… Continue reading Bramayugam Review | A Well-Crafted Fusion of Horror and Power Politics
Kaathal – The Core Review | Jeo Baby’s Mammootty Starrer Queer Drama Is Nothing Short of a Triumph
SPOILER ALERT! Something that wasn’t revealed in the promos of the film will be disclosed in this review. Reader discretion is advised. The immediate feeling I got after watching Jeo Baby’s latest film Kaathal was a sense of pride because the Malayalam movie industry came up with such a layered and rooted story about homosexuality… Continue reading Kaathal – The Core Review | Jeo Baby’s Mammootty Starrer Queer Drama Is Nothing Short of a Triumph
Kannur Squad Review | Survival Thriller-Like Second Half Helps This Mammootty Starrer to Land Smoothly
The climax of the Khalid Rahman movie Unda received some criticism over the sudden surge of heroics in that phase of the movie. The director later revealed that it wasn’t really his plan. I am talking about that particular film because Kannur Squad, the new Mammootty starrer, which marks the directorial debut of cinematographer Roby… Continue reading Kannur Squad Review | Survival Thriller-Like Second Half Helps This Mammootty Starrer to Land Smoothly
Christopher Review | Mammootty Sleepwalks Through This Flat Vigilante Thriller
Mammootty playing his age as a veteran cop in a stylized avatar is a wonderful sight, as the man has a reputation for displaying great swagger on screen. The comeback of Kamal Haasan through a movie like Vikram might have given B Unnikrishnan and Uday Krishna the idea of exploring such a space of star… Continue reading Christopher Review | Mammootty Sleepwalks Through This Flat Vigilante Thriller
Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Review | A Compelling Comedy With an Exquisite Mammootty
Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is clearly a departure from the style Lijo Jose Pellissery has been following from around Ee Ma Yau. From that frantic and violent tempo, both Lijo and Writer S Hareesh place this story in a remote village on the Kerala Tamilnadu border to deliver a consistently hilarious story, that subconsciously works as… Continue reading Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam Review | A Compelling Comedy With an Exquisite Mammootty