A chariot pulled in different directions All through the film and even well after it, you aren’t sure what the real story of Ra is. It seems like a medley of edible ingredients that doesn’t make a tasteful dish. You realise how this must have come about when you pay attention to the credits. Much…

Leaves you hungry for more What’s better than making money with one film? Making money with two. The Hunger Games franchise seems to have taken serious note of other franchises like Harry Potter and Twilight in splitting the final book of the series, Mockingjay, into two films. You know even before the film begins that…

The sound of frustration There’s one point that the makers of Aaaah seem to have fatally overlooked. True fear is induced by the unknown, the incomprehensible… the groping in the dark. Real dread is caused by the seeming inexplicability of strange happenings, and lies squarely in the sense of foreboding that is so inherent to…

Not a grain of credibility Have you watched our reality dance competitions? Every time there’s a badly performed dance sequence that conveys a message — say, patriotism — you notice the judges squirming in discomfort at the idea of criticising it. As if a message-oriented performance, even if it’s terrible, must somehow be given some…

An ‘inspired’ film that loses steam midway It is said that hindsight is always good, an advice that the makers of Naaigal Jaakirathai seem to have taken particularly seriously. They seem to go back 25 years to the year 1989 when K-9 , a Hollywood film about a police detective who attempts to solve crime…