Reviews
Sundance 2020: Exil Digs Deep To Expose The Unseen Dimensions of Everyday Racism
Director Visar Morina designs Exil as a film that is supposed to play on the viewer’s perception of the underdog-immigrant syndrome
Psycho Movie Review: Mysskin Gives The Slasher Film A Spiritual Rewiring In His Inimita...
Psycho is proof of how you can take the template of the regular slasher film to turn it into a poetic story of guilt and redemption about the people we call psychopaths and the reasons why they become who they are.
Taana Movie Review: This Vaibhav Reddy-Starrer Is A Confused Mishmash Of Genres
An exhausting mix of various ideas that don’t work individually or as a whole. But, the film is mildly diverting once you get past its randomness.
Disco Raja Movie Review: This Ravi Teja-Starrer Is Novel Enough, But Not Really Engaging
Even within the template of a masala entertainer, Disco Raja manages some interesting tweaks.
Street Dancer 3D Movie Review: Elaborate Choreography, Fantastical Costumes Strung Toge...
If only the script was half as nimble as the gifted dancers, this film would have been a smash
The Forgotten Army: Kabir Khan’s Amazon Prime Show On The Azad Hind Fauj Is Beara...
If a history lesson is what you are looking for, I recommend the 1996 documentary that Kabir Khan made on the same issue. If you are looking for rousing cinema, look elsewhere.
Panga Movie Review: Kangana Ranaut’s On-Screen Feminism Is, As Always, A Joy
A sports drama film without caricatured villains is a bold movie. It has its pay-off, but also its trade-off
Street Dancer 3D Movie Review: Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor Star In A Shaky Dance Film
The primary flaw of this street-dance fest is that it takes two-thirds of the film for you to actually care for the characters, for the story to soar. Before that, it is all fatigue.
Panga Movie Review: Potent Messaging Delivered With Humor And Lightness
Panga creates a lived-in world with characters who have depth and personality
Rajavukku Check Movie Review: Cheran’s Performance As A Father Makes The Film Watchable
Rajavukku Check is yet another film that sacrifices a thriller for a social message. In an uneven film that keeps switching between a father’s anguish and his attempts to rescue his daughter, Cheran’s touching performance keeps us interested.
