Pluto Review | A Scattered Sci-Fi Comedy That Takes Way Too Long to Get Going Adithyan Chandrashekhar's new movie after Enkilum Chandrike, Pluto, is a chaos comedy that has this sci-fi backdrop of an alien coming to Earth. While the

Pluto Movie Review: Adithyan Chandrasekhar's sci-fi comedy stars Neeraj Madhav and Althaf Salim in an eccentric tale of an alien landing on Earth. In this spoiler-free review, I discuss the film's quirky premise, chaotic humor, performances, visual style…

Unmadham Review | Shahi Kabir’s Script Gives You Hope Before Settling for the Generic Unmadham, the directorial debut of editor Kiran Das, has one of the most exciting interval blocks in recent times, as the sequence makes us wonder how the

Unmadham Movie Review: Kunchacko Boban headlines this supernatural investigative thriller written by Shahi Kabir and directed by Kiran Das. In this spoiler-free review, I discuss the film's intriguing premise, gripping interval block, performances, technical…

Thudakkam Review | Mohanlal Saves and Uplifts This Generic Women-Empowerment Drama Vismaya Mohanlal's Thudakkam, yes, that's exactly the name of the movie in the censor certificate, is a good example of a director making an effort to use

Thudakkam Movie Review: Vismaya Mohanlal makes her acting debut in Jude Anthany Joseph's thriller, where a simple story is elevated through commercial filmmaking and Mohanlal's impactful cameo. In this review, I discuss the film's strengths and flaws, Vismaya's…

DC Review | A Wild, Wild South That Channels Poignancy Into Rage DC from Arun Matheswaran is a reimagination of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's iconic novel Devdas. Arun ramps up the speed and focuses more on the phase

DC Movie Review: Arun Matheswaran reimagines Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's Devdas as a gritty, character-driven action drama with a Wild West-inspired backdrop. Starring Lokesh Kanagaraj, Wamiqa Gabbi, and Sanjana Krishnamoorthy, DC blends intense action…

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit Movie Review: Girish A.D. returns with a warm and consistently entertaining romantic comedy starring Mamitha Baiju and Nivin Pauly. In this spoiler-free review, I discuss the film's simple coming-of-age story, hilarious character interactions…

Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar Review | A Mixed-Bag Intra-Police Thriller with an Interesting Premise The idea of Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar feels like what if a Drishyam scenario arises within the police department. Shahad's new film is co-written by P.

Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar Movie Review: Shahad's new Malayalam crime thriller, co-written by police officer P. S. Subramanian, explores an intriguing “Drishyam within the police department” premise, where a group of officers find themselves caught in a…

Aasha Review | Urvashi Is Riveting in This Uneven Thriller About Unhealed Trauma At its core, the movie Aasha tries to show us the damage one person's trauma can cause to many others. Safar Sanal's movie is an attempt to show the

Aasha Movie Review: Safar Sanal's Malayalam drama explores how one person's unresolved trauma can affect the lives of those around them, with Urvashi delivering a brilliant performance in the titular role. In this spoiler-free review, I discuss the film's…

It's a Medical Miracle Review | A Potent and Unique Idea Derailed by Unimaginative Writing The idea behind It's A Medical Miracle, written by Nileen Sandra and directed by Shyamin Gireesh, is pretty unique, and in the initial bits of the movie,

It's a Medical Miracle Movie Review: Written by Nileen Sandra and directed by Shyamin Gireesh, this Malayalam drama follows Ruben, a man who develops an extraordinary ability to hear every tiny sound around him after recovering from a two-year coma. In this…

Dhoomakethu Review | A Time-Loop Comedy That Impresses You with Its Rooted Humor and Setting There are so many time-loop concepts in Indian cinema, and in the mainstream, we have seen movies like Maanadu, Loop Lapeta, etc. in the recent past. When

Dhoomakethu Movie Review: Sudhi Maddison's time-loop comedy takes a familiar concept and gives it a distinctly rooted Malayalam setting, following Sajin Gopu's Lathin Kumar as he repeatedly relives the day of his wedding. In this spoiler-free review, I discuss…

Aaram Review | A Stretched-Out, Flat Thriller with Outdated and Predictable Twists The running time of the latest police thriller, Aaram, starring Saiju Kurup in the lead role, is only 109 minutes. And still, one would feel that they are

Aaram Movie Review: Saiju Kurup stars as SHO Anto Eapen in this police thriller directed by Rajeesh Parameswaran, where an accident case suspected to be murder leads the officer into an emotionally complicated investigation. In this spoiler-free review, I…