Sorgavaasal, the latest RJ Balaji starrer, which has him playing a lead role in a “serious” film for the first time, has a very enticing premise. Sidharth Vishwanath, the director of the movie, wants to build a world of grey-shaded people against the backdrop of a riot happening inside a central prison. And he uses… Continue reading Sorgavaasal Review | An Enticing Premise That Needed Fine-Tuning in Its Treatment
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Hello Mummy Review | Sharafudheen Shines in This Uneven Horror Comedy That Misses Its Potential
When you look at the movie Hello Mummy in its entirety, it is evident that the humor in the second act that shows the events in the married life of the lead pair made everyone associated with the movie go ahead with this subject. A man moving into his wife’s house after marriage, where the… Continue reading Hello Mummy Review | Sharafudheen Shines in This Uneven Horror Comedy That Misses Its Potential
Bougainvillea Review | A Watchable Psycho-Thriller That Covers Its Predictability Issues With Style
SPOILER ALERT! In the final moments of the film Bougainvillea, ACP David Koshy, played by Fahadh Faasil, talks about the bad guy as someone who managed to hide himself smartly, referencing the iconic The Usual Suspects line, “The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” While the style meets… Continue reading Bougainvillea Review | A Watchable Psycho-Thriller That Covers Its Predictability Issues With Style
Level Cross Review | An Earnest Asif Ali Can’t Salvage This Underwhelming Psychological Thriller
When the movie Level Cross opens with that description of the film’s setting and then shows us this barren land, I personally thought this would be a metaphorical world that has something to do with the psyche of the characters. Arfaz Ayub’s debut directorial has symbolic aspirations for sure. But the writing, especially the dialogues,… Continue reading Level Cross Review | An Earnest Asif Ali Can’t Salvage This Underwhelming Psychological Thriller
Tholvi F.C. Review | A Scattered, Feel-Good Comedy That Falls Flat in Totality
In Tholvi F.C., writer-director George Kora is trying to club the idea of a dysfunctional family of losers with the evolution of an underdog football team. While there are few lines in the film that will put a smile on your face, the movie is a compilation of scattered pieces that don’t blend well. With… Continue reading Tholvi F.C. Review | A Scattered, Feel-Good Comedy That Falls Flat in Totality
Masterpeace Review | A Loud Woke Comedy That Works in Parts Because of the Relatability
The new Hotstar original Masterpeace, a comedy starring Nithya Menen and Sharaf U Dheen as the central characters, is an eccentric comedy that works to an extent primarily due to the relatability of the content on a thematic level. Set mainly in a single location, Sreejith N’s 5 episode series is deliberately loud, sometimes making… Continue reading Masterpeace Review | A Loud Woke Comedy That Works in Parts Because of the Relatability
Madhura Manohara Moham Review | A Breezy Fun Entertainer With a Vague and Convenient Climax
When you look at how the movie Madhura Manohara Moham’s drama escalates hilariously in the second half, you tend to anticipate something incredibly refreshing at the end. Writers Mahesh Gopal and Jai Vishnu give you the impression that they will take a familiar-looking plot into something quirky and political about what women are supposed to… Continue reading Madhura Manohara Moham Review | A Breezy Fun Entertainer With a Vague and Convenient Climax
Janaki Jaane Review | Weak Conflict With Outdated Writing Tropes Derails an Interesting Idea
The germ of the idea behind the film Janaki Jaane is pretty interesting. It talks about the hardships of a woman with this panicking disorder whenever she is alone or in the dark. But the issue with this film, directed by Aniesh Upaasana, is that it has very old tools to develop that idea into… Continue reading Janaki Jaane Review | Weak Conflict With Outdated Writing Tropes Derails an Interesting Idea