At the start of the film, we are shown a random marriage party scene where a random skirmish erupts between two rival groups of young men who were together in the past. The random fight is shown as eventually being settled by a tug of war, right at the marriage hall between the groups. The... Continue Reading →
The Kerala Story – My Flash Review!
The Kerala Story was released in theatres in May 2023. Yet, it found its way on OTT just recently. The reasons for this are not unfathomable. This film is reportedly based on real-life stories of Hindu/Christian girls from North Kerala getting radicalised and taken to Syria as part of an ISIS master plan. To a... Continue Reading →
Fighter – My Flash Review!
After War and Pathaan, filmmaker Siddharth Anand comes up with another full-on action film that feeds on the same theme of the Indian fauj taking on terrorists from the other side of the border. And what a time to release the film – The Republic Day weekend when already Nationalistic fervour is on a high... Continue Reading →
Three Of Us – My Flash Review!
After Kaathal, this is another film that is slow, poignant and heavy on emotion. You will not be alone if you felt that the film was a longish cinematic version of the sweet Vodafone commercial featuring a pug that follows a young boy wherever he goes (You and I, in this beautiful world…). A major... Continue Reading →
Kaathal – The Core (Malayalam) – My Flash Review!
The first question that comes to your mind when you finish watching this film is – how do writers in Malayalam cinema manage to conceive subjects like this, that too consistently? The story doesn’t fit into any of the usual cinematic formulae we are all used to. It is interesting to see how a progressive... Continue Reading →
12th Fail – My Flash Review!
In 1998, Vidhu Vinod Chopra made Kareeb – a love story that was sweet, simple and staid in its making. The movie didn’t do well at the box office then. Till then Chopra was known for making films with a flair and flourish like Parinda, 1942: A Love Story etc… Post Kareeb, Chopra went on... Continue Reading →
Dunki – My Flash Review!
Most famed directors over some time develop a signature template for their films. Rajkumar Hirani is not an exception. His template is to pick up a serious social subject that has a universal appeal, develop an interesting screenplay around it and lace it with scenes that work on humour at one level and emotions at... Continue Reading →
Tiger-3 – My Flash Review!
Tiger-3 as the title suggests, is the 3rd in the ‘Tiger” series of Salman Khan – Yashraj Production combo. I really liked the 1st one in the series – Ek Tha Tiger; the 2nd one – Tiger Zinda Hai was o.k and not bad and therefore I looked forward to watching this one. But then,... Continue Reading →
Jailer – My Flash Review!
Any Rajinikanth movie comes with loads of expectations and associated hype and Jailer is no exception. The film, coming at the back of a few average outings like 2.0, Durbar and Annatthe for the actor and an underwhelming Beast for Director Nelson obviously arrived with additional pressure for these two. First up, I must say... Continue Reading →
Maamannan – My Flash Review!
Mari Selvaraj the director of this film Maamannan, continues with his pet theme of caste oppression from his earlier films - Pariyerum Perumal and Karnan in this film as well. He also stays consistent in the narrative where the hero from the oppressed community seeks redemption in a sense and seeks revenge on the dominant... Continue Reading →