'Michael' review: Euphoria-inducing biopic, electrifying tale of liberation

'Michael' review: Euphoria-inducing biopic, electrifying tale of liberation

It's important to approach 'Michael' for what it is than what someone else wants it to be. What Antoine Fuqua has to offer us is a sufficiently heartwarming tale of a man who wanted to free himself from the grip of his toxic father

By Sajin Shrijith
'Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil' review: Kunchacko Boban, Dileesh Pothan, and Chidambaram stand out in a bizarrely constructed film

'Oru Durooha Saahacharyathil' review: Kunchacko Boban, Dileesh Pothan, and Chidambaram stand out in a bizarrely constructed film

Filmmaker Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval's new film feels like parts of different movies stitched together. One is left with a feeling of numbness and, of course, many questions.

By Sajin Shrijith
'Pallichattambi' review: Tovino Thomas movie aims for epicness of 'Kantara' and 'KGF' but ends up without its own identity

'Pallichattambi' review: Tovino Thomas movie aims for epicness of 'Kantara' and 'KGF' but ends up without its own identity

The Dijo Jose Antony period movie had the potential to be something much bigger, especially with the unexpected cameo of a big Malayalam superstar, but ends up becoming a huge bummer

By Sajin Shrijith
'Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam' review: A 'Drishyam' model comedy with a Looney Tunes sensibility, a superior sequel

'Bharathanatyam 2 Mohiniyattam' review: A 'Drishyam' model comedy with a Looney Tunes sensibility, a superior sequel

The Saiju Kurup-starrer takes proper care to ensure that this follow-up, despite the genre shift, feels like a natural extension of "Bharathanatyam" as the sequel picks up right after the first

By Sajin Shrijith
'Humint' review: John Woo meets John Wick and Jason Bourne in a thrilling spy adventure

'Humint' review: John Woo meets John Wick and Jason Bourne in a thrilling spy adventure

Helmed by Ryoo Seung-wan and featuring Zo In-sung and Park Jeong-min, "Humint" is the third of an international trilogy that comprises "The Berlin File" and "Escape from Mogadishu"

By Sajin Shrijith
'Maamla Legal Hai 2' review: ‘Tareekh pe tareekh,' but make it funny

'Maamla Legal Hai 2' review: ‘Tareekh pe tareekh,' but make it funny

While Netflix's 'Maamla Legal Hai' grounded itself as a courtroom comedy, its second season builds on that foundation

By Shubhangi Shah
'Vaazha 2' review: Funnier, but thinner, follow-up, but as essential as the original

'Vaazha 2' review: Funnier, but thinner, follow-up, but as essential as the original

Those born into privilege, with extremely supportive parents with whom they didn't have any heated quarrels, may cringe at parts of “Vaazha” and “Vaazha 2” but that doesn’t necessarily mean those emotions aren’t genuine

By Sajin Shrijith
'Bait' review: Riz Ahmed's comedy-drama series, on Prime Video, is a winner all the way

'Bait' review: Riz Ahmed's comedy-drama series, on Prime Video, is a winner all the way

The most impressive quality of the writing in "Bait" is that the jokes land most of the time, unlike some recent attempts at mining humour out of awkward cross-cultural scenarios

By Sajin Shrijith
'Prathichaya' review: B. Unnikrishnan's best film with efficient turns from Nivin Pauly and Balachandra Menon

'Prathichaya' review: B. Unnikrishnan's best film with efficient turns from Nivin Pauly and Balachandra Menon

"Prathichaya" has emotional and thematic commonalities running the gamut from "The Godfather" to "Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmaar" to "Narasimham" to "Jacobinte Swargarajyam" to "Lucifer"

By Sajin Shrijith
'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' review: A strong, worthy follow-up despite odd structural issues

'Dhurandhar: The Revenge' review: A strong, worthy follow-up despite odd structural issues

The few narrative shortcomings aside, "Dhurandhar: The Revenge" offers more in terms of character development and features one of Ranveer Singh's finest performances

By Sajin Shrijith
‘One Piece: Into the Grand Line’ review: Race to the high seas becomes top-tier benchmark for live adaptations

‘One Piece: Into the Grand Line’ review: Race to the high seas becomes top-tier benchmark for live adaptations

What happens when a ‘One Piece’ manga-anime veteran fan reviews the latest season of the live-action adaptation by Netflix? Read to find out!

By Nitin SJ Asariparambil
'No Other Choice' review: Park Chan-wook returns with his funniest, most morally complex film yet

'No Other Choice' review: Park Chan-wook returns with his funniest, most morally complex film yet

The usual Park Chan-wook trademarks are in full display — the double exposures, the stunning transition shots and match cuts, eccentric characters... not to mention some exceptional work from the sound department

By Sajin Shrijith
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