Reviews
Oruvanukku Oruthi Short Film Review: Heartfelt, Progressive, And Very Queer
A bisexual man and a genderfluid woman find themselves in the hetero-land of arranged marriages; a moving conversation ensues.
Comicstaan Season Two Review: The New Season Works Better When It Focuses On Its Real Heroes
The first 3 episodes of Comicstaan season 2 open strong and offer a new bunch of talented contenders who are better than the previous year’s lot
Thozhar Venkatesan Movie Review: A Good At Heart Drama That Needed A Little More Money And A Lot More Filmmaking
One wonders how different the film would have looked had it been treated like Raju Murugan’s Joker. It just doesn’t look like a film that has made use of all the tools available for a film in 2019
Ninu Veedani Needanu Nene Movie Review: An Interesting Horror Thriller That Has Some Cool Twists
Sundeep is an earnest actor. There’s no doubt about that, however, despite all the heavy-lifting, it’s Vennela Kishore who walks away with the cake in Ninnu Veedani Needanu Nene
Dorasani Movie Review: A Predictable Yet Detailed Film That Looks Criminally Beautiful
Dorasani is no Sairat—a film like that isn’t that easy to come by—but it’s a start in the right direction
Gurkha Movie Review: A Just-About Bearable Comedy With A Lot Of Contradictions
You watch on only for Yogi Babu who elevates the bland banters and “improvised-during-dubbing” jokes to just cross the “bearable” mark
Gorilla Movie Review: A Painfully Messy Heist Film Which Succeeds In Robbing Our Patience
When a film is called Gorilla, I didn’t think the makers were actually referring to the film’s target audience.
Super 30 Movie Review: Too Few Flashes Of Fun And Originality
You keep catching glimpses of a strong, soaring fairy tale but it never emerges
Yesterday Movie Review: A Charming Beatles Tribute But An Unremarkable Rom-Com
Just as the film promises to address some very interesting existential issues, it cripples itself with a basic childhood-sweetheart track
Super 30 Movie Review: A Film Which Miraculously Manages To Mess Up A Tailor-Made Underdog Story
Super 30 is all over the place, and not in the “misunderstood genius who needs a mentor” sort of way
Subharathri Movie Review: An Old-Fashioned Family Drama With A Fable-Like Quality
Told with an inherent innocence, the film has a way of making us willingly overlook its archaic filmmaking style and clunky dialogues
Bhootchakra Pvt. Ltd. Movie Review: Only Intermittently Funny
Some laugh-out-loud one-liners and a few zany sequences hold together this comedy-horror that goes on too long