One thing that has always bewildered me in most of Bollywood’s over-the-top action espionage stories is how they spoon-feed the audience about how agencies like RAW operate. The new “Deshbhakthi” package, Mission Majnu, starring Sidharth Malhotra in the central role, is yet another jingoistic action drama soaked in age-old cliches. The terrible writing of the… Continue reading Mission Majnu Review | Yet Another Jingoistic Espionage Thriller Drenched in Cliches
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Kaleidoscope Review | Eric Garcia’s Series Is an Inconsistent Yet Passable Heist Drama
The new Netflix series Kaleidoscope grabbed everyone’s attention when its announcement happened. It was claimed to be a series that can be watched in any order according to the audience’s choice. This aspect intrigued me more than the content, as I wanted to know how they explained it. While the heist part seemed generic, this… Continue reading Kaleidoscope Review | Eric Garcia’s Series Is an Inconsistent Yet Passable Heist Drama
Ariyippu Review | An Up-Close Character Study That Effectively Utilizes Its Backdrop
In his latest venture, Ariyippu, Mahesh Narayanan uses a character-driven approach to address a subject driven by moral dilemmas and masculine ego. A plot that felt very one-dimensional gets considerable depth when Mahesh cleverly mixed it up with a corrupt system that was in the backdrop. With a making that keeps everything raw, Ariyippu hits… Continue reading Ariyippu Review | An Up-Close Character Study That Effectively Utilizes Its Backdrop
Qala Review | Unnunanced Writing Derails This Visually Compelling Drama
In one of the very first scenes in Anvita Dutt’s new film Qala, we have the lead character promoting a female journalist in a press conference dominated by men. Through that sequence, Anvita clearly states that gender politics is a clear agenda of this film. But having politics is not enough to make things connect… Continue reading Qala Review | Unnunanced Writing Derails This Visually Compelling Drama
Monica, O My Darling Review | A Delightfully Original Black Comedy
Vasan Bala’s third directorial, Monica, O My Darling, is one delicious dark comedy that manages to be hilarious and engaging despite not having any outlandish suspense. The way Vasan and his co-writer Yogesh Chandekar place human psychology to create situational humor makes the movie unique. With that color palette and staged visual choreography, Monica, O… Continue reading Monica, O My Darling Review | A Delightfully Original Black Comedy
The Good Nurse Review | An Absorbing Crime Drama With Brilliant Performances
The Good Nurse is based on the real-life story of a serial killer named Charles Cullen. The movie, directed by Tobias Lindholm, has the limitation that they don’t have any massive suspense as the story is out in public. The screenplay by Krysty Wilson-Cairns approaches the story from the perspective of a single mother nurse… Continue reading The Good Nurse Review | An Absorbing Crime Drama With Brilliant Performances
Luckiest Girl Alive
Dramas about survivors of physical abuse mostly follow a specific approach to the central character. Mila Kunis starrer Luckiest Girl Alive manages to be a slightly different movie in that space as it analyzes the character from a really personal space. Although the blend of the fun side and the trauma around that character reduces… Continue reading Luckiest Girl Alive
Plan A Plan B
A matchmaker and a divorce lawyer who has extremely opposite opinions about relationships sharing a workspace is an idea that has the potential to create a unique conflict. Plan A Plan B, directed by Shashanka Ghosh, unfortunately, doesn’t know how to get the best out of a peculiar premise and ends up being emotionally flat… Continue reading Plan A Plan B