Cargo (Review) – High concept amalgamation of mythology, sci-fi and emotions.
Cargo starts with an ‘advertisement from earth’ featuring a Loneliness Detective (Biswapati Sarakr of TVF fame) who pitches himself as a cure for the viewer’s…
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V (Movie Review) – An Arid outing with nothing to boast about
V should have had a theatrical release. Not because it is visual spectacle deserving of the silver screen, but because theatres can be breeding ground…
CU Soon review: An ingenious found-footage thriller punctuated by solid drama
The lockdown has pushed creative artists, especially filmmakers, to think out-of-the-box. As a result, many imaginative attempts came into limelight. Pandemic thriller, lockdown film.. as…
Maniyarayile Ashokan reclaims back an already celebrated 90’s mediocrity
An aerial view of the countryside―(drone shot, of course), a village enchantress who eventually elopes with the postman, an old 80’s style village junction, unrealistic…
In Search of the Lost: Liar’s Dice and Moothon | Geethu Mohandas
A man runs, staggering into the mountainous snow enveloped lands of Himalayan villages leaving behind him a long trail of deep footprints in the snow…
Sadak 2 (Review): A soulless, painful road to perdition.
Pirated Video cassettes, weekly Chitrahaar and Kumar Sanu ruling the charts– those were the simpler days of Sadak’s release. Sadak was a simplistic rendition of…
Raat Akeli Hai – A social commentary masquerading as a whodunit
Raat Akeli hai by first time director Honey Trehan is as much a hard-hitting social commentary on the rampant male chauvinism as it as crafty…
French Biryani- Phase 2 of the Danish Cinematic Universe
In stand-up comedy the predominant mode of execution is Set up, Punchline. French Biriyani is a long joke. A story with multiple set ups and…
Thobama: The Premam formula and relatable bunch of reckless youth
Mohsin Kassim’s Thobama, which was released 2 years ago, premiered on Asianet recently. The film, following a trajectory of modern day films such as Indian…
LAW (Kannada) – The curse of the direct to OTT courtroom drama continues
LAW is the first direct to OTT release from the Kannada industry. Coincidentally the first direct OTT release from Tamil was the lacklustre PonMagal Vandhal….
Kappela – Works like a blessing, falls just shy of a miracle
Kappela (Chapel) is where innocence reaches out for dreams and encounters reality. The innocence is in Jessy, the serenity of her tiny village, even her…
Sufiyum Sujatayum – Treat for the eyes and ears but skips the heart
Sufiyum Sujatayum is full of religious imagery. It begins at the break of dawn with a mystic looking man entering a run down and dark…