This new edition of Star Wars picks the plot where it was left 30 years ago - on how good and bad are flip sides of the same coin and as the balance tips in favor of one, the other fights back. A new wine in an old bottle taking new characters while staying true to its roots.
Losing to one’s fears or overcoming them is a choice that every individual has to make & this decision sometimes sculpts their lives. The Good Dinosaur explores this motto in a way such that it would make sense to a grown-up, but falls short of achieving the same with respect to its primary audience, the kids.
Visaaranai is one of those rare gems from Tamizh cinema which thematically shakes the very foundations of the common man’s belief in the System. It is ironic that this System which was created to make citizen’s life easier & to bring order has in fact taken control of the Country in itself. This tough theme is wonderfully scripted & effectively translated on screen by Vetrimaaran who is fast becoming one of ‘THE’ finest filmmakers in our part of world
A masterfully crafted piece that worries the living soul out of the viewers by placing two well defined characters in a helpless situation, Room is one of those haunting and moving films that benefit from award worthy brilliance on and behind the screen!
Wazir tells the story of a weak pawn(Omkar) taking the help of a strong pawn(Daanish) to bring down the opposition king(Yazaad) like how the fairy piece Wazir does in classical chess. Though simple, it is effective in its storytelling with some packed performances by its cast and crew.
Life And Death Of A Rebel seems to be a very personal effort from the team to emphasize how travel can be a healer and the monotony of day-to-day life leads one to want
Irudhi Suttru is one of those rare sports-based films in Tamizh cinema that look at not just the issues within the sporting space but also familial compulsions, peer pressure and student-coach infatuation. The fact that in spite of delving into all these topics the film engages & keeps the viewer hooked, is credit to the director and the entire team!
Creed has all the fantastic elements that go into making a sports-action movie. It goes on to cement the fact about making such movies, borrowing the original Rocky’s template and blending it with the right emotions and drama to make a noteworthy sequel to the series.
With a steadily paced beginning, well placed character introductions and strong yet impressive dialogues, ‘Hateful Eight’ promises to be an exciting roller coaster, but never really takes off as it keeps skidding down a slippery slope at a laborious pace as it is disfigured by the inexplicable use of violence and further dampened by a dated plot.
Talk about taking up a topic pertinent to the current state of our nation, this attempt hits probably the most important issue of lack of proper sanitation which does a fine job in taking up a harmless situation to highlight the issue. Brilliantly done music brings out the plight and the humor that usually links up to the issue is also portrayed well.
