All reviews by Vishal Menon
Bougainvillea
Mystery, Thriller (Malayalam)
Fri, October 18 2024
| Director: | Amal Neerad |
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| Cast: | Jyothirmayi, Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil, Srindaa, Sharafudheen, Veena Nandakumar, Shobi Thilakan, V. T. Vijilesh, Nisthar Ahamed, Athira Patel |
| Writer: | Lajo Jose, Amal Neerad |
| Director: | T. J. Gnanavel |
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| Cast: | Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Fahadh Faasil, Rana Daggubati, Manju Warrier, Ritika Singh, Kishore, Dushara Vijayan, Asal Kolar, Ananth Nag |
Vettaiyan
Action, Crime, Drama (Tamil)
Unsubtle, Clunky But Engaging
Fri, October 11 2024
A cop drama using cinematic tropes to make you rethink who you should be whistling for.
Journalist-turned-director T. J. Gnanavel doesn’t seem to care much for any sort of filmmaking subtleties. It’s as though he enjoys dialling up the volume knob to underline his already-dramatic writing, and doesn’t let you rest until you feel the full weight of a scene’s emotions. This was obvious in the way he didn’t stop by just showing you a police officer dragging a beaten-up Manikandan K. into the back of a police jeep in Jai Bhim (2021).
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