At one point in the movie Antony, the priest played by Chemban Vinod Jose, talks about the peculiarity of the unlikeliest relationship between two individuals and gives the credit to the almighty for making such things happen. This Joshiy movie is trying to tap into the warmth and jovial side of one such relationship. With… Continue reading Antony Review | A Passable Action Entertainer With Familiar Beats
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King of Kotha Review | A Generic Gangster Film That Ignored Its Character-Driven Possibilities
World-building and character arcs are what make gangster films compelling for the viewers. Every gangster movie that has stayed with the viewer is a success mainly because it uses the story to register that world and the numerous characters. King of Kotha, Abhilash Joshiy’s debut directorial, written by Abhilash N Chandran, has a world of… Continue reading King of Kotha Review | A Generic Gangster Film That Ignored Its Character-Driven Possibilities
Kunjamminis Hospital Review | A Dull Horror Comedy That Maintains a Flat Graph Throughout
Kunjamminis Hospital, the new horror fantasy comedy from Sanal V Devan, is one film that struggles from the very beginning to give the audience an impression that something novel is about to unfold. Abhayakumar and Anil Kurian, who earlier wrote the techno horror film Chathurmukham, are somewhat repeating the same space, but this time in… Continue reading Kunjamminis Hospital Review | A Dull Horror Comedy That Maintains a Flat Graph Throughout
Paappan
At one point in the second half of Paappan, the police head, played by Vijayaraghavan, got angry at police officers investigating a murder when they brought up a possible bible reference. He was like, why the hell all these serial killers are referring bible? Why can’t they do something using Geeta or Quran? Almost everyone… Continue reading Paappan
Porinju Mariam Jose
There is an ongoing debate about whether there is a notion among people that only realistic cinema is considered as good cinema as almost all the well-accepted movies followed that treatment in the recent past. Even though you can’t call Porinju Mariam Jose as a novel idea, one of the main takeaways for me after… Continue reading Porinju Mariam Jose