“I enjoyed that Vaazhl shows the same reverence and the attention to detail to capturing Tamil Nadu as it does exotic locations like Papua New Guinea and Goroka Islands. It’s again a reminder that the sky and the trees and fresh air are still close by, should we seek them. It’s an ode to travel, this film, and for that reason, a boy at the heart of it all is named Yatra.”
Category: Film Reviews
Jagame Thandhiram Movie Review: Too frivolous to be serious, too serious to be fun
“Among the pleasures of a Karthik Subbaraj film is the reuse of old Tamil songs to enterprising effect. Perhaps for the first time in his filmography, I didn’t particularly care for these homages in Jagame Thandhiram.”
Friends: The Reunion Review: Could I BE more moved?
“Part of the pleasure is having the cast members share our love for the show. It’s a strangely deep camaraderie that reaches out of the television into our living room. When the show opens to David Schwimmer getting overwhelmed at the sight of the set, on some level, you experience this too.”
Woman in the Window Movie Review: An unsatisfying jumble of genre tropes
“From classics like Rosemary’s Baby to the recent Girl on the Train, the women at the centre have had a hard time getting people to believe their truth. However, where meaningful stories and powerful cinema succeed in creating emotional involvement with the protagonist, Woman in the Window feels like a dish served straight from the refrigerator. The ingredients are all there, as is the dish, but there’s little taste and there’s no warmth.”
Mortal Kombat Movie Review: This uninspired adaptation extracts a fatality in you
“Films like this don’t seem to understand that gratification from action sequences is often a consequence of the buildup preceding it. This film’s idea of build-up is to move from one rushed introduction to another, leaving you apathetic towards them all.”
Sudhir Srinivasan 