Movies – Page 23

‘Show Time’ movie review: Naveen Chandra’s crime thriller flatters to deceive

Naveen Chandra, who has had a handful of theatrical releases this year, has been steadily winning over audiences across OTT platforms with a stream of consistent, assured performances. His latest Telugu film, Show Time, perfectly aligns with his forte: a crime thriller with a minimalistic setup, banking on a supposedly offbeat concept. The core premise […]

‘Thammudu’ movie review: Nithiin struggles in an excruciating survival thriller

There is a fine line between inventive and outright bizarre. On paper, Thammudu might have seemed like a gripping watch —blending complex family dynamics, childhood friendship, and a good-versus-evil survival thriller. But in execution, it is more of an endurance test than an immersive film. Written and directed by Venu Sriram, starring Nithiin, Varsha Bollamma, […]

‘Heads of State’ movie review: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Idris Elba, and John Cena go all out to save the world (and partly succeed)

A still from ‘Heads of State’. | Photo Credit: Prime Video In Heads of State, Priyanka Chopra, Idris Elba, and John Cena do everything but provide an escape from the current geopolitical headwinds. So, if you are looking for respite, look elsewhere. In fact, they put you square in the middle of a fragile international […]

‘Freedom’ trailer: Sasikumar, Lijomol Jose play Sri Lankan immigrants rebelling against oppression

Sasikumar, Lijomol Jose in stills from ‘Freedom’ | Photo Credit: TrendMusic/YouTube The trailer of the upcoming Tamil film, Freedom, starring Sasikumar and Lijomol Jose, was unveiled by the makers on Thursday (July 3). Directed by Sathyasiva, the film is set to release in theatres on July 10. The trailer shows Sasikumar and Lijomol as immigrants […]

‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ movie review: Abhishek Bachchan stars in a sweet but unremarkable ‘K.D.’ remake

Abhishek Bachchan and Daivik Baghela in a still from ‘Kaalidhar Laapata’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In films about laughter and forgetting, flashbacks become a distraction. A sweetly awkward interlude toward the end of Kaalidhar Laapataresolves a minor mystery: why Kalidhar, a middle-aged man with early-stage dementia played by Abhishek Bachchan, loves eating biriyani so […]

‘3BHK’ movie review: This Siddharth-Sarath Kumar-starrer radiates warmth and goodness

A few years ago, in 2022, came along a nondescript Tamil film titled Kuruthi Aatam, starring Atharvaa. I wrote in my review about this sophomore film from 8 Thotakkal filmmaker Sri Ganesh: “The biggest problem of Kuruthi Aattam is its desire to pack many things into its already-long 149-minute narrative. There’s just too much happening […]

Back in the flesh: ‘Jurassic Park’ and the Dinosaur Renaissance

In the summer of 1993, the world watched spellbound as a towering Brachiosaurus gracefully reared up to nibble treetops, while John Williams’ score swelled like God breathing. Steven Spielberg’s genre-defining blockbuster rewrote the cultural DNA of dinosaurs forever, transforming them from textbook curiosities into Hollywood royalty. An entire generation developed an unshakable obsession with creatures […]

‘Paranthu Po’ movie review: A gentle reflection on escaping the grind

We lose something intangible in a world without physical media. Streaming allows convenient consumption, but there was something about holding tapes and those old MP3 music players that made us believe the music was our own. Watching an endearing piece of art like Paranthu Pomakes you wish you could hold onto it somehow, to stay […]

‘Uppu Kapurambu’ movie review: Keerthy Suresh and Suhas anchor a partly-entertaining dramedy on life and death

It is a scenario straight out of the wildest dreams, or nightmares. An entire village, dressed in festive finery, gathers around a specially constructed stage. There is anticipation in the air, a celebratory mood. But the master of ceremonies (Vishnu Oi), a man summoned from a neighbouring town, is left stunned when he learns the […]

Michael Madsen, ’Reservoir Dogs’ and ’Kill Bill’ star, dies at 66

Actor Michael Madsen. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 66. Madsen was found unresponsive in his home in Malibu, California, on Thursday and was declared dead from what appeared to be cardiac […]