Julia Reichert’s documentary ‘Julia’s Stepping Stones’ on Netflix offers an intimate look at the moments that shaped her into a filmmaker
By Aaliya Farzeen Ashraf December 22, 2024
The talking animals look realistic, and the visuals are stunning, but the plot is cumbersome and the forced humour is more irritating than funny
By Karthik Ravindranath
This film puts a needle into the left corner of your heart. With every sigh and breath, it pricks a little and hits too close to home. But in the end, the movie salves your wounds
By Gowri Murali
Essentially a home invasion thriller of the good kind, the film draws a lot from Westerns and John Woo actioners. However, the stakes don't seem as high as one expects
By Sajin Shrijith
Filmmaker Sivaranjini’s debut feature film Victoria featured at IFFK was the fifth film produced by the Kerala State Film Development Corporation as part of its initiative to support women filmmakers
By Nirmal Jovial
‘Rudhiram’, starring Raj B. Shetty and Aparna Balamurali, is a stressful thriller about a woman’s fight for survival against her tormentor
By Aaliya Farzeen Ashraf
The Allu Arjun-Fahadh Faasil film runs out of ideas and fuel in the final hour, where it takes an exasperating nose dive
By Sajin Shrijith
‘Moana 2’ Spoiler-Free Movie Review: The latest Moana film makes for an epic conclusion to major character arcs as Disney gets back its bearing
By Nitin SJ Asariparambil
The story of this much-anticipated sequel unfolds two decades after the events of 'Gladiator' with a protagonist who falls short in embodying the qualities that made Maximus an inspiring icon
By Navin J Antony
This hard-hitting movie, The Sabarmati Report, revolves around the shocking incident in 2002, when a particular coach of the Sabarmati Express caught fire leading to the death of 59 pilgrims near Godhra in Gujarat
By Pooja Biraia Jaiswal
Shoddy CGI, lacklustre editing, and amateurish dialogue do no justice to the movie, where you see Suriya return to his usual form
By Nirmal Jovial
The bond between two hearse drivers becomes a silver lining in their dark, lonely lives in this Finnish film about human relationships
By Reya Mehrotra
Ella Purnell’s Jinx and and Hailee Steinfeld’s Vi come to terms with each other as enemies instead of sisters in an action-packed second season
By Nitin SJ Asariparambil