If you have seen several suspense thrillers, then Silence may be familiar material to you. If it is one of your first few suspect thrillers, however, it may turn out to be an entertaining diversion for you. It has a serviceable plot, plus a commendable song-less approach to film making.
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Pagglait is a refreshing take on the usual new widow situation in a patriarchal Indian family. The film moves at a leisurely pace, with the occasional humor and often-serious moments. Yet, it never turns into a sappy film thanks mainly to the tender filmmaking approach and the charming lead played by Sanya Malhotra.
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Rohit VS's Kala is an immersive theatrical experience. You do not merely watch this film unfold. Instead, you would feel like being in the midst of these characters who bay for each other's blood. Writer Yadhu Pushpakaran and writer-filmmaker Rohith give us insights into man's need for revenge and one-upmanship even in a film with more fights than anything else.
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Santhosh Viswanath's new theatrical film, 'One' is a novel attempt to break away from the formulaic elements of a standard Malayalam political film. It is also a film that may have worked better with a focus on characterization rather than its star treatment approach.
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Writer-director Jis Joy's Mohan Kumar Fans is a heartfelt tribute to the old age of Malayalam cinema. The film is often manipulative and occasionally stagy, but it works thanks to the perceptive performance of Siddique and a heartfelt center.
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Songs in several inappropriate places act as speed bumps in the breezy, mindless and fun Teddy. Anyhow, for many of us who are still young at heart, the movie's adult-toy bonding alone may be enough to look past those kinds of issues.
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First-time filmmaker Jofin T. Chacko's The Priest is a generic horror film with some inventiveness, many horror tropes and cliches. Chacko is working with certain horror genre restrictions here, like many filmmakers before him. So, if you are planning to watch The Priest on theaters, keep that in mind.
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First-time director Ani I.V. Sasi tries to tell a fantastical tale in 'Ninnila Ninnila', but without much impact. 'Ninnila Ninnila' has likeable actors in the lead roles, but they are in a story that beggars belief and is vanilla, to say the least.
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First-time director Ani I.V. Sasi tries to tell a fantastical tale in Theeni, but without much impact. Theeni has likeable actors in the lead roles, but they are in a story that beggars belief and is vanilla, to say the least.
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Saajan Bakery Since 1962 is about Aju Varghese's Bobin and Lena's Betsy, siblings with many personal differences. This lighthearted entertainer has a stellar cast and terrific performances across the board, but it also lacks focus. Anyhow, it is worth watching for its cast and for how it uses food as a storytelling element.
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The Girl on The Train is a straightforward Netflix thriller with tiresome contrivances that robs the film of any sort of authenticity.
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Balu Varghese and Lukman Lukku jump from one crime scene to the other to solve cybercrime and touch lives in the episodic 'Operation Java'. Tharun Moorthy's debut film excels in casting and the treatment of police work, but falls short in writing. Even if this series of operations never comes full circle at the end, it has its moments that make it worthwhile.
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