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 April 10, 2026
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" has emotional and thematic commonalities running the gamut from "The Godfather" to "Bhoomiyile Rajakkanmaar" to "Narasimham" to "Jacobinte Swargarajyam" to "Lucifer"
By Sajin Shrijith
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
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
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
'The Kerala Story 2: Goes Beyond' isn't interested in being subtle about its hate and propaganda. It believes qualities like critical thinking and independence are unhealthy, because apparently, they can corrupt young Hindu girls/women
By Sajin Shrijith
Acclaimed filmmaker Krishand's absurdist cyberpunk satire taps into our fantasies and mines it for a laugh riot while also being a thinking man's cinematic adventure. The first sci-fi from Malayalam that looks like a million bucks, it finds Krishand at the top of his game
By Sajin Shrijith
Sam Rockwell is in top form in director Gore Verbinski's new film which demonstrates yet again the filmmaker's impressive gift for juggling big-scale spectacle and thought-provoking ideas. This time, though, everything lands where they are supposed to
By Sajin Shrijith
O'Romeo, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, dives into 1990s Mumbai’s underworld where love and vengeance collide in a blood-soaked crime saga led by Shahid Kapoor
By Shubhangi Shah
Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Monica Barbaro, Barry Keoghan, and Peyman Maadi play characters whose paths cross in a crime story that gives each character the necessary breathing space
By Sajin Shrijith
Writer-director Alireza Khatami doesn't give any clear answers, instead relying on the viewer to put two and two together. The deceptive narrative structure prompts questions pertaining to identities, past and present events, and their timelines
By Sajin Shrijith
Once we get past the hilarity and chaos, 'Aashaan', starring Indrans and Joemon Jyothir, eventually becomes about a purging process that happens when one's personal trauma is channelled into a work where two different art forms converge meaningfully
By Sajin Shrijith