I truly believe that in every good film, there lie delicate moments that lay bare its soul, moments where you know you’re in the presence of beauty. With Love has quite a few of them, and it’s these moments that truly make this film for me. Yes, the premise is clever, and keeps things energetic….
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Vaa Vaathiyaar Review: MGR arrives, the magic doesn’t
There’s a wicked moment in Vaa Vaathiyaar, when a minister is forced to read off a script over the phone, so a group of eavesdropping young activists can be conned by the performance, and walk themselves into trouble. The minister totally aces the performance, and you already know why. The damning assessment of Vaa Vaathiyaar is…
Parasakthi Review: A passionate argument, a distant film
At one point in Parasakthi, someone observes that language isn’t merely a tool to express thought. It is thought itself. Languages aren’t clothes you can change for convenience and still remain the same person inside. Each alters you. To suffocate one language or impose another, then, isn’t simply a superficial shift. It is a demand for transformation. It…
Sudhir Srinivasan 