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
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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
Attention Please
What was fascinating about Jithin Issac Thomas’s last work in the Sony LIV original Freedom Fight was how he blended craft and politics to create a movie that makes an impact on you as a viewer. When it comes to his new release, Attention Please, which was completed before the Freedom Fight segment, Jithin yet… Continue reading Attention Please
Delhi Crime: Season 2
There is a stark difference between Delhi Crime Season 1 and 2 in terms of how it is treated and in the pitch of its drama. Based on the Nirbhaya case, the first season was more of a procedural thriller that presented the nuances of a realistic police investigation. Regarding season 2, the series is… Continue reading Delhi Crime: Season 2
Darlings
Domestic abuse and abusive relationships have been the themes of many movies in the recent past, and Darlings from Jasmeet K Reen gives it an entirely different look by treating it as a black comedy. While the structure in totality is somewhat guessable, the movie smartly maneuvers into those murky areas of a problematic relationship… Continue reading Darlings
The Gray Man
The Gray Man from the Russo brothers is a pretty ambitious project in terms of scale. But the beats are so familiar that it somewhere fails to create that wow factor. With the slickness and pacing somewhat compensating that lack of freshness in writing, this Netflix original is just a watchable action flick. The Gray… Continue reading The Gray Man
Jaadugar
Jaadugar, the new Netflix film with OTT superstar Jitendra Kumar as the leading character, is a story that is crowded and cliched. When the gallery starts to sing in the movie’s climax, you will hope that all of it is a dream sequence. But unfortunately, it isn’t, and that’s one of the major issues with… Continue reading Jaadugar
Dear Friend
At its core, the thought behind Dear Friend from Vineeth Kumar is an extremely personal emotion that almost all of us might have gone through. It is about the pain one feels when one realizes that the space and importance they gave to someone doesn’t necessarily reciprocate. The movie aspires to create a lumping pain… Continue reading Dear Friend