Category: Movies

Fast Cuts – Sillu Karupatti and K.D. – Two beautiful movies on human connection and love

Two movies. Two different directors. Directed by women directors, Madhumita (K.D. engira Karuppu Durai) and Halitha Shameem (Sillu Karupatti). Released in a space of a month. Both the directors clear on what they wanted to say, and had given us two beautiful movies on human connection and love. Directed with grace and elegance, strong writing, and a fantastic performance from the cast. Official Trailer: Sillu Karupatti Sillu Karupatti is an

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Parasite – the question is who are the parasites?

Official Trailer: Bong Joon Ho tackled Climate change and social hierarchy in Snowpiercer, an engaging movie where train compartments are used effectively to show the social divide while it speeds around the world impacted by global warming. By the time Bong Joon Ho made Snowpiercer, he was already famous, made his stamp with Memories of Murder, and The Host. With his latest work, Parasite, he has pushed himself a notch

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Fast Cuts – Helen and The Aeronauts

Living in cynical times with the nation taken over by CAA-NRC rhetoric, lethal mix of politics with religion Othering and dividing the population, what could be more satisfying than watching movies that gives you hope and make you feel positive. As Amelia Wren and James Glaisher soar up in the skies to fly higher than anyone else in history and advance scientific discovery overcoming challenges, it did provide a ray of

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Fast Cuts – Jack Ryan, and Family Man

Jack Ryan and Family Man, both series from Amazon Prime, are fast paced spy thrillers, edge of the seat dramas. In both protagonists are catapulted into deadly cat and mouse game with terrorists, interesting twists and turns that work most of the time. Focus is not just on action. Both the series takes the time to show various sides of the conflict. Villains are not shown as one-dimensional, invests the

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Jallikattu – An entertaining, high energy sound and light spectacle

Official Trailer: I was impressed by the uniqueness of the sound design that accompanied the visuals when I watched the trailer. I loved Lijo Jose Pelllissery’s earlier movies Angamaly Diaries and Ee.Ma.Yau. So, naturally I was looking forward to Jallikattu. This director has a special talent with directing crowds. If you have watched Angamaly Diaries and Ee.Ma.Yau, you know what I am talking about. Even with so many characters, and

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Unbelievable – a compelling series that takes you through anger & frustration to uncomfortable peace towards the end

Official Trailer: What if your behavior doesn’t conform to society’s norms? How you will be perceived if you insist on a specific brand and color of bedsheet the next day after a traumatic event, say rape? What if no one believes your story because your behavior doesn’t conform? That is the situation Marie Adler, the teenager, faces in the latest Netflix’s mini-series Unbelievable. When Marie reports about her rape to

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Fast Cuts – Aadai, and Game Over

When it rains, it pours. Lately there have been series of Kollywood movies with woman protagonists. A change for the positive. Less of toxic masculinity. Game Over –  After a long time, got to see an original genre-hopping supernatural-revenge-horror-serial killer-videogame movie. Movie maintains the mood throughout, lighting, cuts, and music. Like Apoorva Sagodharargal movie sets up the bait with a serial killing, where the killer beheads the woman, kicks the

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90ml – an unapologetic, funny female bonding movie

Official Trailer: Based on the trailer, I expected yet another run-of-the-mill 27th adult comedy. I sat up and realized this movie is going to be different when Rita says My bungalow, my rules, only entry and exit. Movie is bold and has that FU attitude till the end. Don’t get misled by the trailer. Yes, you do get those scenes and dialogues, but they don’t stand out as sleazy when

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Short Takes – Monsters, Virus, Kavaludaari, Uriyadi 2

Virus – From Mollywood, a highly engaging and moving film, based on incidents around Nipah virus. Similar to HBO series Chernobyl, story focuses on how doctors, nurses, Collector, health minister, rise to the occasion to control the spread of virus taking risks. While the movie progresses like a procedural investigation, the director does a brilliant job of giving us back stories of few characters, their personal struggles, that makes us

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