MOVIE REVIEW NEWS - Page 17

Demonte Colony 2 movie review: Just like the original, the sequel too is staged as a chamber drama horror, and hits similar highs but crumbles under the weight of bringing in newer angles to further a very simple premise.

Vaazha movie review: Anand Menen's Siju Sunny and Joemon Jyothir-starrer, penned by Vipin Das, might evoke laughter and nostalgia for many, but its blatant glorification of male irresponsibility and a carefree attitude that often impacts others cannot be overlooked.

Taking up a topic that is hotly debated even in today’s India, writer-director Suman Kumar preaches too late into the game for Raghu Thatha to be effective, but it does have its moments 

Nunakkuzhi movie review: For those who enjoy comedy that unfolds through a chain reaction of events, eventually spiralling into complete chaos, Jeethu Joseph's Basil Joseph-starrer could be just what you need this week.

Thangalaan Movie Review: Pa Ranjith conjures up a familiar world with familiar beats but gives it a neo-magical touch that reimagines the plight of the oppressed by giving their thoughts a platform, and meaning to their suffering  

Vedaa movie review: John Abraham is as Abraham always is -- slicing, dicing and keeping the villains at bay with impassive ferocity, in some of the most kinetic action sequences seen recently.

Khel Khel Mein movie review: A little more of the some-men-will never-change just like leopards and their spots would have made this Akshay Kumar-Taapsee Pannu film a no-holds-barred banger.

Stree 2 movie review: Despite all the frantic criss-crossing in Shraddha Kapoor-Rajkummar Rao film, you feel the pace of Stree 2, never the best thing for a film which wants you to suspend all disbelief for its duration.

Mr Bachchan Movie Review: Adding local flavours to a remake isn’t the biggest problem in this Ravi Teja-starrer remake of Ajay Devgn’s Raid, it is tampering with the source material to such an extent that buying the remake rights feels like a waste of time.

Minmini review: Halitha Shameem’s ambitious film Minmini manages to flutter its wings due to convincing performances, and a brilliant technical team.

Super Zindagi movie review: The Dhyan Sreenivasan-starrer is one of those films that leaves you with the impression that the makers were super intrigued by a premise but had no idea how to turn it into a full-fledged feature film script.

Borderlands movie review: Eli Roth adaptation of a video game is just too generic, too familiar, too incapable of raising either laughs or emotions.

Andhagan Movie Review: Director Thiagarajan, supported by a convincing ensemble, delivers a film that acts as a comeback vehicle for Prashanth, and a showreel for Simran, who remind us why they are still top-tier talent

Adios Amigo movie review: The major struggle of Nahas Nazar's Asif Ali and Suraj Venjaramoodu-starrer is that it lacks a compelling story to keep viewers engaged. However, Adios Amigo avoids being dull solely due to the performances of Suraj and Asif.

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba movie review: The trio of Taapsee Pannu as the scheming Rani, Vikrant Massey who valiantly stays the course for his one true love, and Sunny Kaushal as ‘mar-mitne-wala-aashiq’, are all spot on.

It Ends With Us movie review: Blake Lively's film is so concentrated on the romances and the sex that the subject of domestic abuse is never treated with any amount of complexity.

The Instigators movie review: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck overcompensate for director Doug Liman's low-energy plotting in Apple's new heist-comedy film.

Mothers’ Instinct is almost too sun-bathed pastel and virginal vanilla to get the hands of its two women dirty. However, in their performances, Chastain and Hathaway pack enough switches to keep it interesting.

A film on a silent assassin coming to a new town and finding a home with them only to be uprooted by revenge-hungry antagonists is a trope done to death, and Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan needed more smarts in the writing and a stronger emotional anchor.

Trap movie review: Trap is quite different from a Shyamalan – and many a serial killer – film, in revealing right at the beginning the killer. That is a good thing in the case of Shyamalan, whose films have lately seemed like a bag of unwieldy, overstuffed tricks.

Modern Masters review: A deeper analysis would have been useful to set him in the context of the industry he works in, as well as how the mega success of RRR will impact India’s cinematic standing in the world.

Nanban Oruvan Vantha Piragu movie review: This film is like going on a trip down memory lane, without anyone rushing us to reach our destination. The film talks about the importance of the journey, and how each path finds its own torchbearers when it has to

Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha movie review: Ajay Devgn-Tabu film tries to be the kind of ‘mature’ romance that Bollywood rarely attempts, but doesn't have the courage or conviction, or the tools, to make it’s own version of a bitter-sweet Bridges of Madison County.

Ulajh movie review: The lead, played by Janhvi Kapoor, is upped at the expense of the other characters, who feel underwritten, underserving the film.