Lakshmipriya Devi’s ‘Boong’, a lovely Manipuri drama, is a “children’s film” that talks about grown-up issues
The story is about a young boy from Imphal who runs away from home in search of his missing father. So yes, this film can be seen as […]
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Vijay Ranganathan’s ‘Oh Butterfly’ is an interesting chamber play about three flawed characters
Nivedhithaa Sathish, Ciby, and Attul play a sort-of love triangle, and they’re trapped in a house in the hills as butterflies flutter around them. The concrete physical and
Suresh Triveni’s ‘Subedaar’, on Prime Video, is a well-made desi Western that could have used better writing
The review below may contain some spoilers… There’s a quiet, rhythmic efficiency with which Suresh Triveni approaches his masala movie about a former soldier (Arjun Maurya, played by Anil Kapoor)
Sivakumar Murugesan’s “Thaai Kizhavi” is an uneven mix of humour and drama, powered by a ‘mass’ Radikaa Sarathkumar performance
Radikaa Sarathkumar gives a broad and very entertaining “mass-hero” performance in Thaai Kizhavi. A song calls her “Sungadi selai katti vandha Superman”. She’s a moneylender, a boss-lady, a kinda-sorta “don”. Everyone
Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Assi’ is a powerful melodrama that offers a three-dimensional take on rape
From making romantic fluff like Tum Bin and Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai, Anubhav Sinha has become the best social commentator of Indian cinema. Message movies, by
Bejoy Nambiar’s ‘Tu Yaa Main’ is a terrific couples-therapy drama inside a terrific creature feature.
There are two couples in this wickedly enjoyable movie. The first pairing is that of Adarsh Gourav (as Maruti) and Shanaya Kapoor (as Avni). So what about the
Aravind Siva’s ‘The Tablet’, which world-premiered at the Bengaluru International Film Festival, is a quietly powerful story of a woman with a secret
Raichal plays a woman who lives in Sivakasi. She has a secret. She is not ostracised by others, but she has self-ostracised herself, in the sense that she
Abhiraj Minawala’s ‘Mardaani 3’ shows that the female-led cop franchise still has fuel
If you’ve seen the first two installments, you know what to expect. But a charged, convincing Rani Mukerji, the emphasis on women on both sides of the law,
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Sutan Gowda’s ‘Valavaara’ is an earnest, watchable tale about the importance of love and money
A family of four is headed by a farmer who is always angry with his older son. And then something happens that’s likely to make the father angrier
KJ Surendar’s ‘Maayabimbum’ is an old-school, ‘Sethu’-like romantic melodrama
A young man in prison thinks back about his life and his love and his obsession with sex. The result is a drama that’s uneven, but never uninteresting.
KJ Surendar’s ‘Maayabimbum’ is an old-school, ‘Sethu’-like romantic melodrama Read More
Anurag Singh’s ‘Border 2’ is a solid, satisfying old-school war film
Sunny Deol plays Father India. Varun Dhawan plays the Army. Diljit Dosanjh plays the Air Force. Ahan Shetty plays the Navy. They unite during the 1971 Indo-Pak war
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Sharan Koppisetty’s ‘Cheekatilo’ is a solid serial-killer drama, narrated with empathy
A terrific Sobhita Dhulipala plays a true-crime journalist who begins to track a serial killer. What works better than the genre parts of the film is the subtext,
Sharan Koppisetty’s ‘Cheekatilo’ is a solid serial-killer drama, narrated with empathy Read More