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Betaab, Barsaat, Mirziya… Bollywood somehow loves to launch its kids on horses. Abhishek Kapoor’s Azaad is the latest addition to the list where Ajay Devgn’s nephew Aaman Devgan, and Raveena Tandon’s daughter Rasha Thadani, get a horse ride because of their pedigree. In the period piece set in feudal India, the horse turns out to…
Basil Joseph in a still from ‘Pravinkoodu Shappu’ One well-crafted sequence can sometimes make a film worthwhile, even when the film in its totality hits a notch below where it could have. These sequences tell us of the possibilities that a filmmaker holds, and serve as a showreel of someone whose work is worth looking…
Returning to the fluorescent purgatory of Severance after three long years required a moment of corporate recalibration to say the least. Dan Erickson’s much-anticipated sophomore effort picks up where the first season’s gripping cliffhanger left off, delivering all the hallmarks of Lumon’s abluted horrors: the cavernous, symmetrical corridors stretching into a white oblivion, the low…
We are three Tamil films and one pan-Indian title into Pongal cinema mania this year, with two more big-ticket releases on the horizon. Yet, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to say that one of the most interesting Pongal releases this year might actually be (the curious case of) Madha Gaja Raja — masala cinema master chef…
Balakrishna in ‘Daaku Maharaaj’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Balakrishna’s resurgence in recent films such as Akhanda and Bhagawant Kesari can be attributed to filmmakers Boyapati Sreenu and Anil Ravipudi making the star more relatable to the masses beyond his larger-than-life quirks. While the ethos of a typical Balakrishna film has not changed drastically, the…
Sharan in ‘Choo Mantar’ | Photo Credit: Anand Audio/YouTube At one point in Choo Mantar, we see the chilling hide-and-clap scene from The Conjuring being played on a tablet. It’s a terrific scene that relies more on concept than sound. Karvaa Navaneeth’s latest horror drama needed such out-of-the-box thinking to achieve its full potential. Choo Mantar has…
In the 1920s, a young George Orwell was posted in Burma, as part of the Indian Imperial Police. In a famous essay titled A Hanging — written, in all likelihood, from lived experience — Orwell describes the morning of a prison execution. His unnamed narrator contrasts the minutiae of prison life with the moral shock…
Sonu Sood in a still from ‘Fateh’ | Photo Credit: Zee Studios/YouTube Early in Fateh when a strapping Sonu Sood, dressed in a sharp black suit, enters a large room full of cocky goons, he is told that there is no space for him inside. The 120-minute bloodbath becomes a metaphor for the struggle of the sincere…
Like Bala’s recent films, ‘Vanangaan’ too suffers from a wafer-thin plot, but the bigger issue is its problematic gaze on underprivileged women Source link
A still from ‘Madraskaaran’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement One of the oldest tricks in the cinematic book of twists is introducing car accidents. Tamil cinema’s tryst with it has been a long-standing one. Just a small flip through the memory reminds me of films like Kushi, Kovil, Manmadan Ambu and even recent flicks like…
