Let me start by making a confession. I have never watched a B or C grade Hindi movie. So obviously I had little interest in watching this series and I definitely did not have any feeling of nostalgia while watching…
Heaven (Disney Hotstar) – Slow burner with a satisfying end.
Hello Movie Nerds Directed by debutant director Unni Govindraj Heaven is a movie that belongs to only one man and that is Suraj Venjaramoodu He has given such a fine nuanced performance as a grieving father who is seeking not…
Carter (Netflix) – Too much of anything is bad
Korean cinema surpasses cinema of any other country by a mile. Their stories are fresh, emotions are raw, fictions are mind boggling and overall, each movie is leagues better than anything else you can watch. No wonder that even Hollywood…
Raksha Bandhan – Crass laced cringe melodrama
Fat jokes, jokes on colour of skin, more fat jokes, sexist jokes, even more body shaming, misogynistic representation of women and not a single second of natural laughter. That is Raksha Bandhan in a nut shell. Dead script Raksha Bandhan…
Good Luck Jerry (Hotstar) – An average remake
Yet another remake Good Luck Jerry is yet another remake from the originality starved Bollywood. A remake of the 2018 Tamil film Kolamaavu Kokila, this hindi version stars Janhvi Kapoor leading an ensemble cast. Though the movie is not particularly…
Blasted (Netflix) – A lame movie with barely any laughs
Aliens are invading A sleepy town has been invaded by mysterious glob like aliens who can possess the body of humans, and unfortunately they run into two friends who are experts at playing laser tag. This is the premise of…
The Longest Night (Netflix) – A story lost to subplots
Welcome to Baruca A prisoner, A correction facility for psychiatric prisoners, a group of masked mercenaries who want that prisoner out, a warden who cannot let that prisoner go at any cost, and multiple layers of suspense. Add to it…
Comic/Movie controversy – Flash cannot run faster than law
इससे पहले कि आप में से कोई बोले कि यह कॉमिक्स कॉन्ट्रोवर्सी कैसे हो गई, क्योंकि टेक्निकली यह तो फिल्मों की दुनिया से संबंधित खबर है। तो मैं आपको पहले ही बता दूं कि बेशक ये फिल्मों की दुनिया से…
Suzhal (PrimeVideo) – A vortex that sucks you into a world of mysteries.
Hello Movie Maniacs A Small town, a cement factory, a ruthless factory owner, a corrupt cop, an aggressive union leader and a missing girl. From the outset Suzhal seems like yet another mystery thriller set in a sleepy location just…
Ben and Jody (Netflix) – A realistic action drama from Indonesia
Hello Movie Maniacs An action movie need not have a convoluted plot. There is no need for over the top action scenes loaded with VFX. Sometimes all that an action movie needs is a tight story line and believable characters.…
