Vijay Antony plays a mover-and-shaker who can get anything done for you at a cost. But when he gets caught, the film turns into a tired old vigilante […]
Asif Ali and Aparna Balamurali start investigating a financial wrongdoing, and things get murkier as we discover there are secrets within secrets within secrets. This a film where
Jeethu Joseph’s ‘Mirage’ isn’t up to his other thrillers, but it’s still junky fun Read More
Dinesh and Kalaiyarasan play siblings from a marginalised community. The crux of the film is from real life, an incident involving Naxals. But the screenplay bites off more
The story is built on staples of old-time Hindi cinema, from twins to a widowed mother to revenge for a murdered father. But instead of the traditional series
In terms of story, the film is a traditional hero-versus-villain narrative. But the screenplay detours, the suspense about what Mirai is, along with the genuine, child-like sense of
This feature is about a group of non-city folks who start an eco-resort, and deal with the eccentricities of tourists spoiled by capitalism. There is an enjoyable element
This assured debut feature is the first Marathi film to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and it won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize Dramatic at the 2025
At about 50 minutes, this is a featurette that shows young love amidst religious intolerance. Its strength lies in its quiet conviction. The rest of this review may
There are some clever plot points. But these aren’t consistently integrated into the writing, and the film eventually turns into a numbing stretch of action. The rest of
AR Murugadoss’s ‘Madharaasi’, with Sivakarthikeyan, is a generic, overlong action movie Read More
Anjali Sivaraman plays a girl who is “different” from those around her, and the film doesn’t judge her or feel sorry for her or even explain her. We
The film, however, is not about the protagonist’s condition. It is about his dream. It is a warm underdog fantasy woven around a bunch of likeable characters. The
The film is a rom-com about the culture clash between a Punjabi man and a Malayali woman. It might have been better off trying to tell its own
