Category: Reviews
’90ML’ Review: This Is A Film I’m Glad Exists, But I Wouldn’t Recommend Anyone To Watch It
‘LKG’ Review: Kindergarten-Level Primer On Tamil Nadu Politics, Society, Cinema, And Youth
‘Oru Adaar Love’ Review: Misogyny in slow motion
‘Sarvam Thaala Mayam’ Review: An almost-but-not-yet film that relies on the largesse of upper caste hearts to bring about social change.
Sarvam Thaala Mayam is less a story of hope against all odds than it is one of faith in the innate goodness of people, democracy […]
Continue reading‘Simba’ Review: A Wannabe Stoner Film That Is Your Regular, Misogynistic Sausage Fest
Mahesh is a stoner. Premji is a horny dog. And such other things. Full review for HuffPost is here.
Continue reading‘Viswasam’ Review: Nayanthara Should Be The Hero Of This Ajith-Starrer
Viswasam begins as you’d expect: full of build up for Thookkudurai. Even his detractors stand up respectfully for him subconsciously. Nothing in the village happens without […]
Continue reading‘Petta’ Review: Except Rajinikanth, The Film Has Nothing Going For It
As I’d tweeted, Petta tries to be Rajnikanth’s Uthama Villain, but ends up being his Tamil Padam. Review here.
Continue reading‘Maari 2’ Review: Perfect Candidate For Your Sunday Matinee
Maari 2 is the perfect candidate for your Sunday matinee, post Andhra Meals. It might even help reduce Monday morning blues. Review is here.
Continue reading‘Seethakaathi’ Review: Vijay Sethupathi’s Comedy-Drama Is Unlike Any Tamil Film You’ve Seen In 2018
Sethakaathi isn’t a regular 2018 Tamil film, it’s certainly not an easy watch. For the attention-deficit generation, Seethakaathi’s first 45 minutes are a test, but when you […]
Continue reading‘Thuppakki Munai’ Review: Vikram Prabhu’s Film Is Unremarkable
I can imagine how this film might have looked on paper: an encounter cop, a young girl’s grieving father and a migrant worker lose everything […]
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