Paul George’s ‘Kattalan’ is an exhausting series of stylised images pretending to be a movie
Two gangs of ivory poachers are at war. Who will win? This stylised and violent film wants us to care about the outcome, but all we are left […]
Subash K Raj’s ‘Blast’ is a well-written action movie that makes good use of its USP of a family of fighters
Arjun, Abhirami and Preity Mukhundhan play a family of karate fighters. They just want to mind their own business and maybe help a helpless person or two. But
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s ‘System’, on Prime Video, is a decent friendship drama and an undercooked courtroom drama
Jyotika (as a stenographer) and Sonakshi Sinha (as a lawyer) play unlikely friends who become partners in solving cases (or rather, they’re courtroom partners who become unlikely friends).
Jeethu Joseph’s ‘Drishyam 3’ is a fine sequel where the plotting overcomes predictability
Mohanlal and Meena are back as Georgekutty and Rani. They want to get their older daughter married off, but the past keeps following them. The characters could have
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Mudassar Aziz’s ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh Do’ doesn’t even try to be much of a comedy
Ayushmann Khurrana is in good form as a forest officer who’s suspected of having an affair. The women around him are Wamiqa Gabbi, Rakul Preet Singh, and Sara
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RJ Balaji’s ‘Karuppu’ has interesting ideas, but they don’t get the space to breathe amidst the generic ‘mass’ treatment
Suriya is in full star mode… and god mode. He plays a deity who comes to earth when courtroom corruption makes justice a joke. He clashes with a
Arun Anirudhan’s ‘Athiradi’ is an uneasy mix of comedy and drama, but it’s an easy, harmless watch
Basil Joseph plays an engineering student who wants to revive the college fest. Tovino Thomas plays the thorn in his side. Their clash results in a movie where
Martin Joseph’s ‘Dridam’ is a tight, little coming-of-age story in the form of a police procedural
Shane Nigam plays a new cop, taking up his first job in the most trouble-free village possible. At least, that’s what it looks like for a while. Even
Rathna Kumar’s ‘29’ is a fresh, heartfelt, sincere story about life and love, but it’s a little too poetic for its own good
Vidhu and Preethi Asrani play the central couple, but her goals clash with his. Can love coexist with the harsh realities of life? For that matter, does love
Aditya Kripalani’s ‘Main Actor Nahin Hoon’: An engaging deep-dive into the mechanics of acting
Quick take: Chitrangada Satarupa plays a serious actor, and Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays a retired banker who wants to see what acting is all about. Over a series of
Mahesh Narayanan’s ‘Patriot’: Superb filmmaking, a super thriller
Quick take: Mammootty takes on the System in a fast-paced and paranoid thriller. Mohanlal and a host of other stars join the ride. This is not a “popcorn”
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Vignesh Raja’s ‘Kara’: An action drama with potential that settles for being just about watchable
Quick take: Dhanush plays a selfish thief who starts thinking about the larger good when he sees the plight of farmers in his village. The three central characters