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A still from ‘Baramulla’. | Photo Credit: Netflix India/YouTube Usually, films based on the Kashmir conflict are told through characters in army fatigues. In Baramulla, director Aditya Suhas Jambhale, who made Article 370, for a change, infiltrates into the local Jammu & Kashmir Police to find DSP Ridwaan Sayyid, who is torn between duty and distrust. His colleagues…
A look at some of the better Telugu films this year (not strictly going by their box-office fate) — from Courtand Iravai Mooduto Subham, Paradha, Kanya Kumari and Little Hearts— reveals a united effort to mirror the travails of the average mortal. These films explore the daily grind of regular people, their dreams (or the…
The popularity of the ‘pani puri seller vs IT employee’ reels shows that comparing “reputable” jobs with self-made businesses is ingrained in our DNA. We are often amazed at the earning potential in certain jobs, to the point where we question the relevance of our own occupation. In Brat, Krishna a.k.a Kristy (Darling Krishna), a…
A still from ‘Black Phone 2’. | Photo Credit: Universal Pictures/YouTube Scott Derrickson’s The Black Phone (2021), based on a Joe Hill short story, about a boy Finney (Mason Thames) who escapes a serial killer, Grabber (Ethan Hawke), with the help of an old rotary phone, was a critical and commercial success. It used its…
In recent times, Ravi Teja films have come with the promise of delivering an unapologetic mass treat and bringing back the good old timing and energy of the star in the late 2000s — a phase that shaped his career. Among these films, only Krack and Dhamaka lived up to the claims, at least to…
A still from ‘Good Boy’ | Photo Credit: IFC/ Shudder Ben Leonberg’s Good Boy is the much-awaited horror film told through the eyes of a dog. If that ever sounded like a gimmick for those of us who chanced upon raves for the film on Twitter, rest assured, it’s probably one of the most honest…
Emma Stone in a scene from “Bugonia.” | Photo Credit: ATSUSHI NISHIJIMA Bugonia begins with a voice explaining the vital role bees play in the environment and how Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) could lead to planetary destruction, evoking Sherlock Holmes in Elementary and his theories on CCD. We see Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and his neurodivergent…
To call this a review required careful thought. Strictly speaking, it is a re-release — marking a decade since Baahubali: The Beginning first hit theatres in 2015. But this is no ordinary re-release. After undergoing the required technical upgrades to meet current digital projection standards, the 255-minute-long Baahubali: The Epic arrives as a digitally remastered…
In 2018, Vishnu Vishal tasted a career-defining success with Ratsasan, the hit psycho-thriller film that was so chic that when he returned with another entry in the genre — Aaryan, which hit theatres today — he felt the need to make it loud and clear that this isn’t a Ratsasan. One gets the sentiment; most…
Pranav Mohanlal in ‘Dies Irae’. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Horror really hits home when it is evoked in the mundane. Only when one encounters it in the unlikeliest of forms would the chill seep slowly, imperceptibly down our spine. In Dies Irae, Rahul Sadasivan mines horror out of even a gentle breeze caressing a…
