The first half of the new Sriram Raghavan movie Merry Christmas is a deliberately bad love story. I was like, why is this looking so odd? How can this be the draft Sriram opted to film out of the various versions he wrote? The first half that sort of establishes this romantic relationship felt like… Continue reading Merry Christmas Review | Sriram Raghavan’s Slow-Burn Mystery Thriller Is a Delightful Cinematic Experience
Tag: Radhika Apte
Mrs Undercover Review | Radhika Apte Can’t Save This Lame and Confused Spy Comedy
I have seen Radhika Apte films that haven’t worked for me. But I could see particular possibilities that might have made her agree to those films, at least on a script level. But Mrs Undercover was perhaps the only film where I felt like, why on earth she decided to do a movie like this?… Continue reading Mrs Undercover Review | Radhika Apte Can’t Save This Lame and Confused Spy Comedy
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
Vikram Vedha
Vikram Vedha, the 2017 Tamil action thriller from director duo Pushkar-Gayathri, was a great blend of style and smartness. When it comes to the 2022 Hindi remake of the same film from the same directors, they have managed to retain pretty much everything good about the original in a different ambiance. With Saif Ali Khan… Continue reading Vikram Vedha
Raat Akeli Hai
Raat Akeli Hai directed by Honey Trehan is a whodunit that isn’t completely surprising. Well, the trailer of the movie showed us an inspector Jatil Yadav who was completely clueless about the criminal. When it comes to the movie, that cluelessness is definitely there, but the excitement is slightly off. With the help of the… Continue reading Raat Akeli Hai
Andhadhun
Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun is a great mix of humor and thrill with a great level of unpredictability making it the perfect fun movie for us to watch. Actors who have worked with Mr. Raghavan have always mentioned that Sriram is always ahead of his audience and Andhadhun is a great example of that statement as… Continue reading Andhadhun