Akasha Mittayi (2017) Malayalam Movie Review – Veeyen


While it remains that there is little wrong with blatantly brandishing a view point through a film, to remain blind to the manifold complexities and fine nuances that do not let the real world be easily partitioned into clear cut cubicles of extremities, could prove to be fatal. This takes a toll on the believability of the film, without doubt, and strips it of the possibilities of reflection, if any.


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Crossroad (2017) Malayalam Movie Review – Veeyen


‘Crossroad’ is a loosely screwed in ensemble,  pieces of which keep falling off every time it tries to punch in a point. It’s unlikely to be remembered as a benchmark in portmanteau films, and leads you into the hum-ho zone in no time. Strike off those last three shorts, and you might literally find yourself stranded on the crossroads with this one.


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Kaattu (2017) Malayalam Movie Review – Veeyen


A primitive allure that had been long lost makes a revisit through ‘Kaattu’, and it’s a peculiar combo of the dismal and the lyrical that Arun Kumar Aravind comes up with in his new film. It’s a complex character drama that is tonally and visually notable; a foreboding and dark tale that makes for austere viewing and told with an uncanny grace.


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Lava Kusha (2017) Malayalam Movie Review – Veeyen


The very evident intent is to craft a wild and crazy run, but the character development in ‘Lava Kusha’ renders it a routine endeavour. The fleeting moments of humour aren’t enough to retrieve this middling enterprise that makes you forget even the odd smiles that it generates by the end of its agonizingly extended running time.


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Wild Tales (2014) Argentinian Movie Short Review

The streak of massive destruction and rage that runs through the six brilliant pieces that make up Damian Szifron’s ‘Wild Tales’ (Relatos Salvajes) is what makes it unlike any anthology that we have watched till date. Szifron’s film is a an amazingly exciting wreck ride that sends you spinning down dimly lit tunnels of love, revenge and pure hate.


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The Young Offenders (2016) Irish Movie Short Review

Conor and Jock in Peter Foott’s ‘The Young Offenders’ have to be the most adorable dingbats that I have seen on screen in years. Set in the city of Cork, the film talks of these daft teens who have just turned fifteen, who are the bestest of friends, who have the weirdest of dreams, who claim to have an identity as distinct as possible from the other, and yet who share the same pair of briefs.

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