‘The Last Film Show’ movie review: A dreamy, moving tribute to cinema
India’s entry to the Oscars 2023 is filmmaker Pan Nalin’s love letter to cinema, which earnestly captures the evolution of the art form and the magic of dreams
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‘The Ghost’ movie review: Nagarjuna’s actioner is slick, but misses the bullseye
Praveen Sattaru’s action-drama, starring Nagarjuna, is a case of multiple misfires from point-blank range, and there’s very little to take back
‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ movie review: A charming Zac Efron stars in heartwarming anti-war drama
In its two-hour runtime, ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ makes you chuckle and cry in equal measure, and all credits go to the writers for the characterisation of the protagonist, and to Zac Efron and Russell Crowe’s performances
‘Where The Crawdads Sing’: Of beauty, light, and the darkness within them
A brilliant Daisy Edgar-Jones, the spectacular visuals of life in a marshland, and a narration with a strong hold on the text help this rather straightforward story
‘Kanam/ Oke Oka Jeevitham’: Sharwanand’s time-travel film works wonders with its emotional beats
A delightful debut for director Shree Karthick, who gives us a compelling film that is also an endearing tribute to his late mother
Text & Context -1: The need for hope in times of despair
Even amid the uncertainty that an all-encompassing calamity like the pandemic brings, cinema still retains some control
‘The Legend’ movie review: An absurd, campy Saravana Stores advertisement
Legend Saravanan’s big-screen debut as an actor is a laugh riot in the theatres for all the wrong reasons
‘Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi’ review: Despite the potent material, only a shallow exploration persists
Clutching purely on the brutality of the crime, this true-crime series hardly tries to break out of the mould or dig beyond the surface