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March 2009

Mohanlal’s Sagar Alias Jacky: Review

By |2020-05-15T21:49:53-05:00March 29th, 2009|talkies|

The movie spits on your intelligence while setting the record for the most number of villains killed by a single hero. Mohanlal kills around 14,565 villains with two guns. The villains also have guns, but as the Southern Travancore swear word goes - they are born to blow jobs, so they don't shoot with aim. The script is somewhat as believable as this shooting spree.

Mohanlal’s Red Chillies – Review

By |2020-05-15T21:49:53-05:00March 1st, 2009|talkies|

Shaji Kailas’s-Mohanlal starrer “Red Chillies” completes Mohanlal’s transition from the Asset side to the Liability side of Malayalam cinema. A movie that could have been a perfect curtain raiser for [...]

February 2009

Oscars 2009: Slumdog Millionaire

By |2009-02-23T12:56:12-05:00February 22nd, 2009|talkies|

Except for a few moments when Latika makes her choices, there is no ambiguous terrain that the characters face nor are the characters complex. "Slumdog Millionaire" is a movie of stunted characters with no space, no time and no questions around them whatsoever. Imagine that in comparison to the build up in last year's winner 'NCFOM' or even blockbuster winners like 'Gladiator' where a space of silence and brooding lurks around the characters. "Slumdog Millionaire" fails miserably and I guess it failed the moment it was scripted.

Oscars 2009: Milk – Review

By |2020-05-15T21:49:53-05:00February 14th, 2009|talkies|

Dan White: Society can’t exist without the family. Harvey Milk: We’re not against that. Dan White: Can two men reproduce? Harvey Milk: No, but God knows we keep trying. Cannes [...]

December 2008

IFFK 2008 – Hiroshima My Love

By |2009-03-08T10:53:40-05:00December 14th, 2008|talkies|

New Theater, Second show, unknown movie, Houseful ““ with regular appalause.When was the last time you saw New Theatre houseful? IFFK 13th edition rocks! so does Trivandrum. Charlie and the [...]

IFFK 2008 – List of Films

By |2008-12-11T04:51:27-05:00December 11th, 2008|talkies, Trivandrum|

IFFK opens tomorrow 🙂 Here’s my first list of Ten must watch (must be good\should be ok\ chillax its free man!) movies from the special sections (pretty much based on imdb and [...]

November 2008

IFFK 2008

By |2008-11-28T07:27:55-05:00November 28th, 2008|talkies, Trivandrum|

      The film Gods will descend on the city in T minus 2 weeks. Our festival’s 13th edition opens in Trivandrum on December 12th for full 8 days. [...]

October 2008

September 2008

Thalappavu – Review; Go Watch it!

By |2020-05-15T21:49:53-05:00September 12th, 2008|talkies|

Thiruvonam Greetings! Hope you had a great one! Onam comes every year, but “Thalappavu” comes once a decade. There couldn’t be a better Onam gift for Malayalis and Malayalam cinema [...]

August 2008

Joker and the Dark Knight

By |2008-08-07T06:33:13-05:00August 7th, 2008|talkies|

The Joker: You just couldn’t let me go could you? This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object. You truly are incorruptible aren’t you? You won’t [...]

July 2008

Madambi Vs Parunthu – Review!

By |2020-05-15T21:49:53-05:00July 29th, 2008|talkies|

“Madambi” and “Parunthu” should go together, for the sheer hype and controversy around these movies, the two superstars playing moneylenders, almost the same cast, and the fact that both the [...]

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