U Turn (Kannada, 2016)
In an age where the quality of the movies in the industry has been degrading with every movie release and there is a huge clamor for quality of the content, U-turn is a welcome change. Devoid of superfluous commercial rudiments and a strong storyline that is well etched by artists who breathe lives into the roles, U-turn is a movie that cannot be missed.
Jacobinte Swargarajyam (Malayalam, 2016)
Jacobinte Swargarajyam attempts to be a tugging-at-the-heart emotional ride tracing the path of a close-knit family as it rides through financial calamities but it ends up to as a cheesy melodrama highlighting the amateurishness in scripting & dialogues.
Aferim! (Romanian, 2015)
Aferim is definitely an ageless masterpiece with oodles of technical brilliance and is such a well written satire of a certain time period and an associated social system, that it stays relevant even when extended to the current time!
Maheshinte Prathikaaram (Malayalam, 2016)
Maheshinte Prathikaram is a testament to the art of filmmaking that a pleasant light tale dealing with human emotions can be made into an engaging likeable mainstream film aided by flawless casting & immaculate cinematography.
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.