I kept wishing Passengers were a book. It’s a grand premise, a scope so expansive that necessitates the complexity of detail that can only be found in the descriptive pages of a novel.
Author: Sudhir Srinivasan
Allied: An engrossing ride until it crash lands
I suppose you could make the case for Allied being Robert Zemeckis’ sombre take on what Brad Pitt’s life would have been like, had he fallen in love during the events of Inglourious Basterds and went on to get married after the final assassination.
Year 2016 in Tamil cinema
This was also a year of sequels. Even films you’d never have imagined would get a sequel, or wanted one for, got them.
Sing: An unaffecting, formulaic musical
There are way too many characters—each with its own unique problem that needs to be resolved—for the 100-minute film to do justice to.
Assassin’s Creed: A technically sound, yet underwhelming video game adaptation
A familiar flaw plagues Assassin’s Creed, one that has previously infected many, many Hollywood films based on video games.