Pathaam Valavu: The Turns Are Too Basic To Make This Joseph-clone Work
The making is flat and the sentimental approach that clicked in Joseph doesn’t really work when there are no surprises or secrets we want to learn about its lead
Malayalam Review
Mammootty's Puzhu Is A Stellar Study Of The Inheritance Of Prejudice
Director Ratheena chooses to transplant a myth onto an urban upper-caste milieu, where everyone’s educated but there’s still a vacuum when it comes to the most basic human value
Underwhelming, without the cleverness of the earlier films
What makes the film harder to hold on to the flatness in the staging. With so many scenes set inside the CBI office with officers discussing the case, a true crime podcast would have sufficed to tell the same story
Makal is quite spectacularly difficult to sit through
Even with all the effort one takes to be prepared for a particular kind of film you know is meant for a particular kind of audience, Makal is quite spectacularly difficult to sit through
Jana Gana Mana Is A Cleverly Deceptive Political Film
It’s like a well-written editorial in The Hindu being brought to life for the Tik-Tok audience
Antakshari, On Sony Liv, Is As Intense As It Can Be Funny
Although the writing itself isn’t always consistent with the cleverness of its ideas, there’s more than enough in Antakshari to keep you hooked
Aviyal Is A Nice Coming-Of-Age Story Until It Arjun-Reddies Itself Up
It is this same authenticity and a lived-in feel that goes completely missing when the film shifts to Goa for Krishnan’s “sex, drugs and rock and roll” phase. The film loses its clarity and it plummets headfirst into a series of clichés that cannot escape the Arjun Reddy imagery.
Thirimali Leaves Behind A Promising Premise Frostbitten In Himalayas
Thirimali is another one of those movies that struggle to maintain the energy of its earlier portions the moment it steps out of India
Archana 31 Not Out Has Its Moments In An Otherwise Bloated Comedy
With the film’s devotion for all things quirky which borders on obsession, we’re missing out on a lovely lead character
21 Grams Is A Clunky Thriller Redeemed Partly By A Killer Climax
With first-draft like scenes and lines, 21 Grams needed to protect its twist with much better writing and performances
Despite Roshan's Able Making, Salute Murders An Excellent Plot
One part of the film remains interesting because it’s about a faceless, nameless criminal who needs to be found. Yet on the other side, we get flat, pointless scenes about faceless, nameless family members, only to pursue the emotional depth of Arvind’s crisis.
Oruthee, Despite Its Flaws, Is An Engaging Drama
Oruthee repurposes the biggest action movie cliche to set up a David versus Goliath battle where the pursuit isn’t merely for a bag of money or a gold chain
