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 &…
Articles by Arun George
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 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…
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: 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…
Review: Gerald’s Game (2017)
Venturing into Mike Flanagan’s enigmatic world in “Gerald’s Game,” a 105-minute psychological horror-thriller, one encounters a tapestry of themes. These range from the complexities of…
Review: American Made
“American Made” unfolds as a semi-biographical portrayal of Barry Seal’s life, a TWA pilot turned CIA informant with a side hustle in drug smuggling. Director…
Top 10 Tamil movies of 2015/16!
Dhuruvangal Pathinaaru (2016) A 21 year old Karthick Naren wielded the microphone for one of the best thrillers Indian cinema has seen in recent memory….