Film Reviews

Bazooka review: Mammootty’s experimental thriller is all style, no firepower

Anand Kochukudy
10 April 2025 1:04 PM GMT

Mammootty shines as an ethical hacker, but Deeno Dennis’ experimental thriller, set in Kochi, stumbles with a weak plot, patchy execution, and too much flash over substance

Bazooka

Ajith Good Bad ugly review

Good Bad Ugly review: Low on emotion and logic, high on Ajith and fun

10 April 2025 8:12 AM GMT

Sikander review: Jaded Salman desperately plays to gallery in joyless film

Sikandar review: Jaded Salman desperately plays to gallery in joyless film

30 March 2025 8:40 AM GMT

Vikram in Veera Dheera Sooran

‘Veera Dheera Sooran’ review: Poor plot plagues Vikram-starrer, gifted cast saves the day

28 March 2025 3:39 AM GMT

Empuraan review

L2 Empuraan review: Menacing Mohanlal holds the fort in a drawled-out sequel

27 March 2025 1:24 PM GMT

Dragon-Ashwath Marimuthu

Dragon review: Ashwath Marimuthu’s entertaining tale of second chances

21 Feb 2025 12:25 PM GMT

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam

Nilavuku En Mel Ennadi Kobam review: Dhanush’s light-hearted take on rebound love

21 Feb 2025 4:25 AM GMT

vidamuyarchi

'Vidaamuyarchi' review: Ajith's remake of American crime thriller fails to pass muster

6 Feb 2025 8:10 AM GMT

The Seed of the the Sacred Fig

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: A harrowing political drama on women’s protests in Iran

27 Jan 2025 4:05 AM GMT

Christopher Abbott in ‘Wolf Man’

Wolf Man review: Imaginative retelling of 1941 classic has scares, lacks sentiment

18 Jan 2025 6:05 AM GMT

Vanangaan

Vanangaan review: Bala’s signature grit meets Arun Vijay’s fiery brilliance

10 Jan 2025 4:38 PM GMT

Game Changer review

Game Changer review: Formulaic tale of politics and power misses Shankar magic

10 Jan 2025 11:55 AM GMT

Viduthalai Part 2

Viduthalai 2 review: Vijay Sethupathi’s commanding turn anchors Vetrimaaran’s haunting film

20 Dec 2024 3:17 PM GMT

Appuram-The Other Side

Appuram review: Haunting portrait of a woman’s descent into depression

19 Dec 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Pushpa 2: The Rule

Pushpa 2 review: Stellar Allu Arjun anchors Sukumar’s ambitious, wayward sequel

Swaroop Kodur
5 Dec 2024 4:20 AM GMT

Sukumar’s imagination ensures many unforgettable cinematic highs, but the lows are equally exasperating; the first half crackles with promise, the...

nayanthara documentary

Nayanthara docu review: Of struggles, stardom, love affairs, a big fat wedding

18 Nov 2024 10:26 AM GMT

Kanguva review: Suriyas performance stands out in mediocre period fantasy

Kanguva review: Suriya's performance stands out in mediocre period fantasy

14 Nov 2024 9:41 AM GMT

Bloody Beggar review: Kavin shines in this dark, witty tale of money and revenge

'Bloody Beggar' review: Kavin shines in this dark, witty tale of money and revenge

31 Oct 2024 4:10 PM GMT

Amaran review: Gripping tragic tale of a martyr; slows down in second-half

Amaran review: Gripping tragic tale of a martyr; slows down in second-half

31 Oct 2024 9:39 AM GMT

Girls Will Be Girls

Girls Will Be Girls review: Shuchi Talati’s subversive take on girlhood, desire

26 Oct 2024 5:30 AM GMT

Vettaiyan

Vettaiyan review | Rajini neatly delivers Gnanavel's author-backed role

10 Oct 2024 7:40 AM GMT

Devara Part-1 review:Junior NTR, Anirudhs music lift an otherwise passable film

Devara Part-1 review:Junior NTR, Anirudh's music lift an otherwise passable film

27 Sep 2024 8:16 AM GMT

The Buckingham Murders

The Buckingham Murders review: Kareena Kapoor lights up Hansal Mehta’s mild mystery

14 Sep 2024 3:50 AM GMT

Berlin: Aparshakti Khurana, Ishwak Singh entice in Atul Sabharwal’s steady spy thriller

Berlin: Aparshakti Khurana, Ishwak Singh entice in Atul Sabharwal’s steady spy thriller

13 Sep 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Goat Vijay

GOAT review: A bit of CSK, less logic, high action and Vijay in top form

5 Sep 2024 4:49 AM GMT

Kottukkaali

Kottukkaali review: A raw portrait of intercaste love, superstition and misogyny

20 Aug 2024 3:45 PM GMT

Raghu Thatha

Raghu Thatha review: An endearing tale of a young woman, and a heartfelt ode to nostalgia

16 Aug 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Thangalaan review: Pa Ranjiths film is engaging but slow; Vikram is sheer gold

Thangalaan review: Pa Ranjith's film is engaging but slow; Vikram is sheer gold

15 Aug 2024 10:05 AM GMT

Minmini

Minmini review: Halitha Shameem’s Tamil film celebrates glow of life, and the living

10 Aug 2024 1:00 AM GMT

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba

Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba review: A chaotic tale of love, deception, and unfulfilled promise

9 Aug 2024 12:47 PM GMT