The Kerala Story Review: A story marred by bad storytelling !

The Kerala Story ( 2023/ Drama/ Cinema Release) Written By – Suryapal Singh , Sudipto Sen, Vipul Amrutlal Shah Directed by – Sudipto Sen Cast – Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani, Siddhi Idnani The intense hype, the accusation and defence flying to and fro , and the extremely polarised reviews are bound to make […]

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The Whale Review : This Relentlessly Dark &  Bleak Tale is not everyone’s cup of tea !

The Whale (2022/ Drama/ Sonyliv)  Writer : Samuel D. Hunter  Director: Darren Aronofsky  Cast: Brandon Fraser, Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, Samantha Morton The film’s biggest problem is the lack of hope of in its entire narrative. The film moves from one portion of misery to another like there’s no end to the misery.  […]

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Wakanda Forever Review :Emotional connect bogged down by lacklustre and cliched screenplay

Black Panther:Wakanda Forever(2022 / Action -Drama/ Disney Hotstar) Written and Directed by: Ryan Coogler Cast: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke,Dominique Thorne,Tenoch Huerta Mejía Plot  Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans […]

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Gulmohar Review : Beautiful & Heartwarming drama that simmers but never quite boils over! 

Gulmohar ( 2023/ Drama/ Prime Video) Writers- Rahul V Chittella,Arpita Mukherjee Director – Rahul V Chittella Cast – Sharmila Tagore, Amol Palekar,Manoj Bajpayee, Simran, Suraj Sharma When I saw Gulmohar’s trailer, it reminded me of Kapoor and Sons. On the hindsight, I see many films that have been based around family relations, conflicts and dynamics, […]

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 EEAO…. this film truly has everything everywhere all at once !!!

Everything EveryWhere All At Once ( 2022 / Comedy Drama) Writer /Director – Daniels(Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheniert) Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jenny Slate, Harry Shum Jr.  This phenomenal film boasts of 11 Oscar nominations, which might be a surprise for some, but not for me. But oh […]

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A period drama with mistigue, beauty and a captivating Story !

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005/ Period Drama/ Netflix) Based on – Book by Arthur Golden Adapted by -Robin Swicord Director- Rob Marshall Cast – Zhang Ziyi, Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Watanabe, Suzuka Ohgo, Koji Yakusho,Youki Kudoh, Kaori Momoi The film opens to an alluring, melancholic and deeply reflective voice of a woman who tells […]

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The film is like a warm embrace that you never want to end !

The Horse Whisperer ( 1998/ Drama/ Disney Hotstar) Director – Robert Redford Cast – Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Scarlett Johannson, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Chris Cooper Plot  Teenager Grace meets with an unfortunate riding accident which leaves her traumatised and her beloved horse, Pilgrim injured beyond recovery. Her mother Annie, a go-getter by nature […]

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This Intriguing Period Drama is Captivating, Stirring and Heartbreaking !

The Wonder (2022/ Drama/ Netflix) Based on – The Wonder by Emma Donoghue Director- Sebastian Lelio Cast -Florence Pugh, Kila Lord Cassidy, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Tom Burke Plot In rural Ireland in 18th century, an English nurse is hired to observe a young girl who claims to have not eaten for last four months […]

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Heartwarming story that strikes a chord !

Uunchai (2022 / Drama/ Cinema Release) Director -Sooraj Barjatya Cast- Amitabh Bachhan, Anupam Kher, Danny Denzongpa, Sarika,Neena Gupta,Boman Irani,Parineeti Chopra Uunchai celebrates 75th anniversary of Rajshri Productions and happens to be their 60th film. And to commemorate this ,Sooraj Barjatya delivers a film which makes a departure from his trademark ‘overtly sweet-family drama-pristine love’ laden […]

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Action, Dialogues, Swag and a Terrific Duo!

Vikram Vedha  (2022/ Hindi/ Masala entertainer/ Cinema Release) Writer/ Director – Pushkar Gayathri Cast – Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Radhika Apte, Satyadeep Mishra, Sharib Hashmi, Rohit Saraf It’s always a terrific feeling to watch a film with all the ingredients of a masala blockbuster aka adrenaline pumping BGM, claptrap dialogues, full on action and […]

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