Maniyarayile Ashokan (Review)
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…
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In Search of the Lost: Liar’s Dice and Moothon | Geethu Mohandas
In the opening shots of Geetu Mohandas’ debut film, “Liar’s Dice,” a mysterious man flees into the snowy landscapes of the Himalayan villages, leaving behind…
Sadak 2 (Review)
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 (Review)
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 (Review)
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 (Review)
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) Review
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 (Review)
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 (Review)
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…
Ponmagal Vandhal (Review) – The clincher never Arrives in this one
Review of Ponmagal Vandhal
Nasir (Tamil) Movie Review
Nasir Tamil Movie Review
Eeb Allay Ooo Review: A Stunning Metaphor of the Migrant Crisis
Pratheek Vat’s Eeb Allay Ooo, comes in a catalogue of the newer trend in Indian Cinema, where Indirect social voices are mapped in the cinematic…