Review: Villain (2017, Malayalam)
Unnikrishnan B wrote and directed ‘Villain,’ which garnered attention for several reasons since Mohanlal shared the movie’s first-look poster featuring himself in a salt &…
Reviews
DVD Review: Thupparivaalan (2017)
It’s been a while since we’ve watched a finely crafted (murder-)mystery thriller like Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (well ‘Nibunan’ wasn’t that bad but it never quite soared…
Review: Jungle (2017) – Radcliffe is excellent, and the film a not-bad effort that had the potential to be better!
Greg McLean, who’s known for his vacation-gone-awry horror flicks like ‘Wolf Creek’ (and its sequel), ‘Rogue’ and ‘The Darkness’, wields the microphone to narrate the…
Review: Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
There’s only one word to sum up Vince Vaughn’s performance in this movie – supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! For an artist who had been delegated to play repetitive roles…
Review: Mersal is Thalapathi Vijay on fire!
The story is straightforward, and with numerous reviews available, there’s no need to delve deeper here. It follows the typical pattern of a ‘revenge action…
Review for Varnyathil Aashanka
The title choice for Siddharth Bharathan’s directorial, ‘Varnyathil Aashanka’ (translating to ‘Confusion in Description’), is a masterstroke. Writer Thrissur Gopalji and the director skillfully handle…
Crossroad (Review)
Crossroad is an anthology of 10 films on the lives of 10 women. The short feature films of 15 minutes each look at life from…
Review: Kaattu (2017)
In Arun Kumar Aravind’s “Kaattu,” the late legend P. Padmarajan’s son, Ananthapadmanabhan, weaves a tale set in a firecracker manufacturing unit during the late ’70s….
Review: It (2017)
In the opening scene of “It” (2017), director Andy Muschietti, known for “Mama,” along with writers Cary Fukunaga and Chase Palmer, sets the tone with…
Review: Puriyaadha Pudhir (2017)
The debut venture of Ranjit Jeyakodi, “Puriyaadha Pudhir,” takes a gripping start with a woman’s dramatic leap from a building. Despite the initial semblance of…
Review: 47 Meters Down (2017)
47 Meters Down, though teetering on technical flaws and a B-movie disposition, brings an engaging narrative focused on two sisters, portrayed by Mandy Moore and…
Review: Tharangam (2017)
Dominic Arun’s “Tharangam” begins with a nod to 80s cult-classic “Pappan Priyapetta Pappan,” showcasing a conversation between God and Kallan Pavithran. Blending comic-book-style animation with…