Film Reviews

Aamir Khan, Bollywood’s perennial perfectionist, has had a rough patch with back-to-back disappointments in Thugs of Hindostan and Lal Singh Chaddha. The latter, in...

Paramasivan Fathima dares to tread where few in Tamil cinema have. In a cinematic landscape dominated by Dravidianist narratives that often seek to de-Hinduize...

Thug Life, the overhyped Kamal Haasan-Mani Ratnam reunion, is a cinematic trainwreck so abysmal it makes you question how the duo behind the masterful...

About a year ago, part-time politician, DMK stooge and actor Kamal Haasan saw the release of his film Indian 2. That film, despite its...

The film begins with the standard disclaimer: "All scenes and characters depicted are fictional." Yet what followed felt like a deliberate, pointed portrayal —...

"L2: Empuraan," unleashed on March 27, 2025, was billed as Mohanlal’s triumphant return, a sequel to "Lucifer" meant to hoist Malayalam cinema into the...

First, this movie needed to be made. Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was a Sanatani hero, a man who did not give up on his faith...

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is well-known across the country but there is very little that we Indians know about his son, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. Not...

Kadhalikka Neramillai - a lighthearted film on the surface that espouses the Dravidianist question of - "Is marriage really necessary?"Directed by Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi, the...

In a time when cinema claims to mirror society's evolving values, Kaadhalikka Neramillai attempts to embrace progressiveness but falters in ways that are both...