Meel Patthar (Review) – A moving tale of broken people and things
Ivan Iyr’s Meel Patthar (Milestone) is a tale of all things broken: people, machines, and a system. There is a truck in need of servicing…
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Sultan (Review): Has a great first half but falls to the curse of the second half
After the prologue and start credits, Sultan begins with a Godfather like scene where the leader of a gang, Napolean is approached for help by…
Vellam (Review) – Jayasurya’s shines bright in this tale of intoxication
Vellam, inspired by a true story works because of Jayasuriya’s performance. As Murali, a chronic alcoholic, he spends the better part of the movie in…
Irul (Malayalam Movie Review) – The curious case of a psycho thriller
There is a word that gets thrown around a lot in Naseef Yusuf Izuddin’s Irul – curiosity. Curiosity is what makes characters in horrors and…
Justice League (Review) – The only version that matters and how!
The disappointment of 2017’s Justice League was soon followed by what appeared to be no more than wishful thinking by a legion of fans –…
Bombay Rose (Review): A beautiful tale of love, memories and the city of dreams
Growing up, I heard countless stories of our old mansion that used to be brimming with people in the 1940’s and 1950’s, the tallest building…
Teddy (Review) – Ted meets Just Like Heaven in this barely ‘bear’able outing
Seth Macfarlene’s 2012 movie was Ted, with Macfarlene giving his voice to the foul mouthed but witty Teddy Bear. This is a Tamil movie hence…
Drishyam 2 (Review) – Builds as a drama, peaks as a thriller
The universe of Drishyam originates where most revenge sagas end. A predator threatens to disrupt a family and the ends up dead instead. If Drishyam…
Master (Review) – The positives override the negatives.
Master is out on Amazon Prime, within few weeks of its release, thus giving a chance to people who stayed away from the theatres (and…
Sinam (Short Film) – The seething anger, that lies between the two extremes.
How much can one communicate in an 18-minute short? Apparently, all that you want to and some more, if the short being talked about is…
Maara (Review) – A canvas filled with deft strokes
What would happen if a film were adapted into a painting? “A painting requires a little mystery, some vagueness and some fantasy” goes a famous…
Paava Kadhaigal (Review) – Sins of the father, family and society
The anthology kicks off with Sudha Kongara’s 3rd release in the lockdown and like her previous outings (the short in Putham Pudhu Kaalai and the…