Concussion (English, 2015)
Concussion is a sports drama that has struck the right balance between handling the emotions and keeping the audience engaged by virtue of a pivotal lead character played to perfection by the protagonist – a stunning show of character and appealing visuals!
Trainwreck (English, 2015)
Trainwreck features a host of brilliant performances, majorly emotional in content and lesser in humor. Though damp at places, the well-paced screenplay aided by some funny dialogues takes it to the brink of survival and accounts for an ordinary movie without much to rave about.
Aarathu Sinam (Tamil, 2015)
Aarathu Sinam is an attempted thriller that holds enough promise with a decent core and ample support from the cast and crew, but goes haywire with the treatment provided as it loses sight of the bigger picture in the quest for trivial targets!
45 Years (English, 2015)
45 Years is not a third act that culminates into an anniversary but a beautiful journey full of ups & downs explaining who the couple are, how they came together & how they have spent their lives making decisions that has brought them where they are now. Sometimes it's the journey that teaches you a lot about the destination.
When Marnie Was There (or) Omoide no Mânî (Japanese, 2014)
‘When Marnie Was There’ has a fabulous story & fantastic visuals backed by a pleasing background score, however the meandering screenplay and heavy, emotional dialogues makes this film not fall in the league of Studio Ghibli’s best.