Denis Villeneuve’s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi novel is a meditative epic with unforgettable imagery One of my favourite games in the PlayStation universe is an experiential indie-adventure label called The Journey. As the title indicates, the game is about a journey… of an unnamed, faceless protagonist, who glides over long stretches of sand in a desert,…
Author: Sudhir Srinivasan
Aranmanai 3 Movie Review: The horror-comedy genre is dead
We have seen in multiple carbon copy films in this genre. Even still, it’s astonishing how little Aranmanai 3 seems to care about being novel. The truth is, they are not even trying anymore. I speak not just about this franchise but about the horror-comedy genre in general. In all of Aranmanai 3, I doubt there’s a single…
Rudra Thaandavam Movie Review: Better craft, better cast, and yet, similar problems
Ultimately, both Draupadi and Rudra Thaandavam, despite containing an interesting premise, feel simply like crafty arguments, mounted on exceptions, to defend the privileged and the powerful Director Mohan G is slowly perfecting the sinister art of turning the tables on the oppressor-oppressed relationship through some careful writing choices. His protagonists—on evidence of the two films…
Doctor Movie Review: This inventive black comedy features an all-new Sivakarthikeyan
I don’t remember the last time I laughed as loudly in a theatre as I did watching Doctor For a brief while, a few minutes into Sivakarthikeyan’s latest film, Doctor, I wasn’t sure if I’d stepped into a Selvaraghavan film by mistake. The protagonist, Varun (Sivakarthikeyan), sits quiet, staring mirthlessly at his fiancee, Padmini (Priyanka Arul Mohan),…
Laabam Movie Review: Lessons alone don’t make a movie
This Vijay Sethupathi film that attacks owners who prioritise profits above workers, prioritises messaging above entertainment I have admired the late SP Jhananathan’s films for the passion and utility of his anti-capitalistic ideology. His latest film, Laabam, comes after his passing away; so, I really wanted to like this one as it marks an unfortunately early…
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