‘A1 Express’ review: This Sundeep Kishan and Lavanya Tripathi film is a sports-centric masala flick
This tale of friendship, sports and romance has its moments but could have been way better A1 Express tries to be several things — an […]
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‘Check’ review: This Chandra Sekhar Yeleti movie starring Nithiin and Rakul Preet Singh isn’t smart enough
Chandra Sekhar Yeleti’s story of a prisoner who turns out to be a chess champion doesn’t live up to its potential Almost midway through the […]
‘Nenjam Marappathillai’ movie review: Beautifully disjointed
Selvaraghavan’s long-delayed ‘Nenjam Marappathillai’ rewrites the conventions of horror, putting an interesting spin on the genre, to illustrate a larger theme of God versus Satan […]
‘Akshara’ review: This Nandita Swetha starrer is preachy and lacklustre
Ever since Yekkadiki Pothavu Chinnavada became a hit, Nandita Swetha had been busy. Directors have woven women-centric subjects and ‘budget’ stories for her. She too […]
‘Ninnila Ninnila’, ‘Theeni’ review: Ashok Selvan, Ritu Varma and Nithya Menen film is a story of love and healing, with food as the catalyst
There are two approaches to cooking — one that follows recipes to the minute detail by measuring at every step, and one where ingredients are […]
‘Aelay’ film review: A well-crafted rural film on a problematic father son relationship
Director Halitha Shameem’s latest offering lacks pace but the performances and characterisation make up for it We’ve all been talking about Georgekutty of Drishyam 2 […]
‘Sangathalaivan’ movie review: This idealistic take on an ideology lacks verve
The Samuthirakani-starrer wears its Communist shirt proudly but fails to sell its politics convincingly Idealistic storytelling is flawed by default. Unfortunately, nine out of 10 […]
‘The Girl on the Train’ movie review: A supposed suspense-thriller with a lacklustre attitude
Filmmaker Ribhu Dasgupta’s adaptation of ‘The Girl on the Train’ loses the essence of the novel halfway through, and tries to cover up the narrative […]
‘Persona 5 Strikers’ review: A game with flashy action and groovy soundtracks
On the one hand, there is Persona 5, which is part of the legendary Persona series. It recently got a brand new Royal Edition as […]