A towering Ben Affleck performance and the lifelike approach even while remaining within the genre conventions, make it a highly satisfying experience.
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Faithfully women-centric and partly realistic in its approach, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl turns out to be a decent watch!! Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl tells the journey of its titular character, from her early struggles to become a pilot to her exploits in the Kargil war. Directed by Sharan Sharma and written by Nikhil […]
A gripping murder mystery invigorated by an intelligent screenplay and powerful performances!! “I don’t fear anybody, and if you try to hamstring me, come what may, I will dig out the truth”, Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays the sincere, quirky yet grounded cop Jatil Jadhav in Raat Akeli Hai, one of the 17 releases announced by Netflix […]
Dil Bechara might have got affected in its transition to an Indian premise, but it surely is Sushant’s wonderful final act with some fine scores from ARR !! As the country mourns the demise of one of its finest young actors, we get the chance to enjoy Sushant Singh Rajput for one last time in […]
A feministic portrayal of social injustices against women, set in classic horror backdrop!! Set in medieval Bengal, Bulbbul is a feministic fairytale which portrays the resurgence of a woman against the people who have wronged her. It is the journey, spanning 20 years, of an innocent girl who is stolen off her childhood through an […]
Visually and musically beautiful, but the uneventful narrative fails to connect to the viewer! The first Malayalam movie to have an exclusive OTT release, Sufiyum Sujathayum tells the love story of young mute Kathak dancer Sujatha and a Sufi saint. Their love story is told as a flash back from the present, where Sufi passes […]
Kappela has a brilliantly developed plot built on a simple thread, but takes a neutral stand on a socially relevant topic. Kappela was a March-2020 release which had its theatre run halted by the lockdown imposed due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation. However, this directorial debut of actor Muhammed Mustafa got much recognition from critics […]
Today, 28th June marks the anniversary of Luca’s release. But I have watched it only recently and still haven’t stopped thinking about Luca and Niharika. Luca tells the haunting love story of a young scrap artist and a girl he meets at the Cochin biennale. Here, two people with disturbed pasts form an immediate bond […]
Innovative and quirky: A really good watch for people who love fantasy and magical realism in movies even with its flaws!! What if the dead are among us, the living? What if they can see us? What if this world belongs to them as well? These questions may sound highly philosophical, but Iblis takes us […]
A delightful little movie with deeply etched characters and premises!! Gulabo Sitabo is the Shoojit Sircar-Juhi Chaturvedi combo’s third outing after the success of Piku and October. After hearing about the film, like many, I was also wondering what does the title Gulabo Sitabo mean. Google says, It is a traditional glove puppetry from Uttar […]
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