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.

A letter to Suraj

I’ve long suspected that ‘glamour’ is often used in the industry as a euphemism to commodify heroines. It appears to be used to persuade them into believing in the ‘commercial’ film system, as you put it; into believing that skin-show is an essential part of the system, of telling such stories.