Month: January 2026

Kalamkaval – Vinayakan and Mammootty elevate a generic thriller with their performances

Official Trailer:  Kalamkaval is an excellent example of how a generic serial killer story can be made interesting with a tight screenplay, a smart twist, and excellent performances from the lead actors Mammootty and Vinayakan. Kalamkaval is not a who done it thriller, here we know the identity of the killer in the opening sequence itself. What a brilliant opening sequence that is. A murder committed by a calm and

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Wake up Dead Man: A Knives out Mystery – Exploring faith in the midst of solving a crime

Official Trailer:  In Wake up Dead Man, director and writer Rian Johnson sets the who done it crime thriller in a small church community. Detective Benoit Blanc has to investigate a murder that happened within the church on a Good Friday service. Rian Johnson uses the murder investigation premise to explore organized religion, faith, grace, and humanity. He beautifully merges the genre tropes with characters that stand somewhere on the

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Eko – slow burn thriller supported by strong writing

Official Trailer:  Writer Bahul Ramesh asks an interesting question, is it protection or restriction, and then builds a wonderful mystery story around it. To expand the question, Kuriachan asks what do we train the dogs for, protection or restriction of the people? The question applies not just to people but also to the dogs. We get Eko from the same creative team that gave us Kishkindha Kaandam. In Kishkindha Kaandam

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Mr. Mercedes – Engaging psychological Crime Thriller

Official Trailer:  3 seasons and 30 episodes – while it is a slow burn you get hooked from the first episode thanks to Stephen King’s writing, visualization, and excellent performances by actors. Of course, we all know Stephen King is a great storyteller. He is in full throttle here. One can argue he has done better than this but the threads he explored in the third season is thought provoking.

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