“Anaarkali of Aarah”… In fond memory of shrew tamers!
Take this scene from Anaarkali of Aarah that is oft-repeated in underdog artist films. A defeated (Swara Bhaskar) is taken to…
“Phillauri”… A watchable fantasy tale minus a vital aftertaste!
Anshai Lal‘s Phillauri abounds in shimmer. VFX and otherwise, the frames glitter like those from Sonpari in early 2000s. One that…
Sachin Kundalkar’s “Aiyyaa” and myriad faces of Rani Mukerji
Meenakshi is eloquent as she describes the world of her dreams: “Akeli rehti hoon main apne sapnon mein… Meri jo…
“C/O Saira Banu” … Manju Warrier lends gravitas to this powerful tale of love!
Debutant director Antony Sony‘s C/O Saira Banu is one of the few mainstream films of our times to get its insight right….
“Mantra” wastes an original concept with futile melodrama…
What is fascinating about debutant filmmaker Nicholas Kharkongor’s Mantra is the time frame it choose to be in. From late…
“Trapped”… Opens a raw, new genre for Hindi cinema!
No, this isn’t familiar cinema space for a regular Hindi film viewer. Our protagonist is a clumsy executive called Shaurya (meaning valour). He…
“Badrinath Ki Dulhania” is plain embarrassing for the times we live in…
An hour into Badrinath Ki Dulhania, we observe a familiar pattern – of other misled social commentary films from Dharma…
“Logan” bids Wolverine a resounding good-bye!
Marvel’s swansong to X-men series often forgets it’s a superhero film – which is exactly what makes director James Mangold’s…
“Ezra” is a neat attempt to reimagine horror genre in Malayalam!
The history of Jews in Kerala. This has been a subject of scrutiny and fascination to a good number of…