With an unusual screenplay for a legal drama, investing performances, and thoughtful use of music, the Oscar-nominated ‘Argentina, 1985’ is a look back at history that reminds the need for perseverance against the horrors of fascism
Joanna Hogg’s film is a haunting exploration of trauma and the pangs of remembrance, but something is excruciating and unsettling in how it reveals and layers itself
Director Venky Atluri’s film begins with an intriguing premise, but an uneven screenplay and a terribly-misspent Dhanush contribute to its undoing
Achal Mishra’s ‘Dhuin’tells an everyday story of everyman’s burden and it unsparingly shows the cost of dreaming in our world
Thanks to ample support from its lead actors, debutant director Ganesh K Babu’s film about a single father and a fractured relationship turns out to be a wholesome entertainer despite few missteps
Jayaprakash’s poignant drama about a son’s fight to save his comatose father has brilliant performances, unbelievably great sound design, and stunning visual imagery that speaks of the value of a life
ZEE5’s latest Tamil series ‘Ayali’ raises its voice against the socio-religious factors that are used by men to oppress women, but you wish the series used the long format to maximise its potential and with a better screenplay
If only they thought of how to break the formula and write engaging scenes with logic, Nandamuri Balakrishna’s ‘Veera Simha Reddy’ would have had more than just flying henchmen, computer-generated blood, and a template stuck on a pattern
Ajith Kumar’s charisma takes centre stage in H Vinoth’s ‘Thunivu’, a story about corruption in private banks, but the film loses itself in some glaring issues
Through a story about a journalist-turned-documentary filmmaker, Alejandro Iñárritu blurs the line between fact and fiction to create a surreal epic that feels like a fever dream