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Director Thamar strikes narrative gold in his first full-length feature film, about how married couples keep skeletons in their closet.
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Director Thamar strikes narrative gold in his first full-length feature film, about how married couples keep skeletons in their closet.
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The makers of Jackson Bazaar Youth take a refreshingly novel approach to telling a familiar story. They recognize that law enforcement is all too powerful for a gang of oppressed men. At some point, we expect all hell to break loose, but things do not always pan out as we expect.
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Thrishanku has a novel premise, some really funny scenes, and an array of eccentric performances. The film loses a bit of steam towards the end, but it works as a situational comedy for the most.
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Hamza writes engaging scenes and draws outstanding performances from the actors. There is a lovely scene where Ameen tells Haala that he does not know whether she prefers black coffee or black tea in the morning. It is a nice role reversal.
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It's amazing how kind Shivada's character in the movie is to the creeps in her life. Such women exist, but this is more a case of bad writing than art imitating life. This aspect of the writing becomes apparent in the way the film treats its male protagonist.
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The premise of Charles Enterprises is interesting, and the movie is reasonably engaging if not wholly entertaining. There are multiple blind people here. Ravi (Balu Varghese) has partial blindness at night, whereas his family has blind faith in the power of the almighty.
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The pacing dips considerably in the second half, and the movie labors its way to a fairly predictable conclusion. The makers initiate an interesting discussion on whether we should value family emotions or stick to the rules, but they do not build on it.
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Pookkaalam has some important things to say about old age and marital relationships. Its writer-director Ganesh Raj handles the main issue in Pookkaalam maturely, but the film doesn't work due to its generic writing.
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Vichithram has themes with hidden implications, like caged rabbits and a butterfly in a glass. Writers Vineeth Jose and Nikhil Raveendran cleverly work these themes into the script, while the background music and visual film-making add to the eerie atmospherics of the film.
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Unless you are a firm believer in Christianity with a penchant for TV serials, Enthadaa Saji may not appeal to you. The conflicts in the movie are as simple as an enthada (what's it?), and their resolutions are as uninteresting as an onnullya (it's nothing).
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Jude Anthany Joseph and his team of technicians transcend the genre with a disaster film told with great finesse.
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'Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum' is a meandering film with some cliches and a lengthy running time. It keeps introducing a new subplot within the already-existing story even in the second and third quarters. Nevertheless, some good performances make it just about watchable.
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