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Captain Miller Paints an Alternate Colonial Period Adventure That Makes Majestic March In Spectacle Filmmaking

Posted on January 18, 2024January 18, 2024
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byAdithiyan Madi

Set in the colonial era India, Analeeswaran (Dhanush) aka ‘Eesa’, who goes by the nom-de-guerre ‘Captain Miller’, locks horns with his idealistic brother Sengolan (Shivraj Kumar) and joins the British…

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Reviews

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom: The Shifting Currents Make this Atlantis Ship’s Journey Lose Its Route – Review

Posted on December 22, 2023December 22, 2023
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Set after the events of the first “Aquaman” film, the sequel introduces us with the hunky protagonist Arthur Curry (Jason Momoa) who is now a family man living a peaceful…

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Jigarthanda Double X (2023) Review: Karthik Subbaraj’s Pandyaa Western Filled With Double the “Jigar”

Posted on November 11, 2023November 11, 2023
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The “Jigarthanda” Effect: The late 2000s and early 2010s Tamil reality TV show, “Naalaya Iyakkunar”, involved searching around for aspiring young filmmakers which spawned a whole new crop of feature…

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Borderlands (2023) Documentary Review: An Empathetic And Captivating Vignette Of Unnoticed Lives At The Borders

Posted on November 8, 2023November 9, 2023
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My parents took me to the Wagah Border at the age of 9. The innocent kid inside of me was enamored by the formation of the soldiers. In the end,…

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Features

Packaging Matters – A Look Back Into Atlee’s Filmography Before SRK’s Jawan

Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023
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Following the steps of Guru Atlee, the filmmaker behind SRK’s hugely anticipated next film, “Jawan” started his career working as an assistant director for famous Tamil director Shankar. Popularly known…

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Reviews

Jailer: A Well-calculated Entertainer Showcasing A Subtle Yet Deadlier Rajinikanth – Review

Posted on August 12, 2023August 12, 2023
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From its announcement to its release, director Nelson and superstar Rajinikanth’s collaboration, “Jailer”, has been facing a lot of obstacles and skepticism. With Nelson’s previous film “Beast” and the superstar’s…

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Features

Superstars Breaking the Supernova: Evolution of Superstars Through Decades & Revival of the Movie-Going Experience

Ever since the dawn of human civilization, there has always been a fascination towards heroic figures for humans either in the form of stories, paintings, etc. This fascination has led…

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Reviews

Extraction 2, Netflix: A Doubly Deadlier, Unpretentious Escapist Action Entertainer on Par With Its Predecessor – Review

Post the release of the Chad Stahelski’s mid-budget R-Rated action entertainer “John Wick” in 2014, Hollywood saw a sudden bubble in the action genre mirroring the glorious 80’s era of…

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Modern Love Chennai, On Prime Video (2023) – A Solid Experimental Romance Genre Potpourri Adapted Right

The 2019 webseries adaptation of New York Times column “Modern Love” became such a phenomenal hit that Amazon Studios spawned different versions of the series with “Modern Love Amsterdam” and…

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Trailer Talks

Oppenheimer: Sneak Peak Inside the Mind of the Father of the Atomic Bomb and His Moral Dilemmas – Trailer Talk

After making his most experimental self-indulgent sci-fi work “Tenet” in 2020, director Christopher Nolan’s next venture “Oppenheimer” is a biographical drama and the new trailer for the film has finally…

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Gulabo Sitabo – A Non-Critical Journey Of Greed Filled With Laughter And Warmth

Little Things – An extraordinary peep into the ordinary

Rajma Chawal – A dose of love, from home

Adithiyan Madi

Captain Miller Paints an Alternate Colonial Period Adventure That Makes Majestic March In Spectacle Filmmaking

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom: The Shifting Currents Make this Atlantis Ship’s Journey Lose Its Route – Review

Jigarthanda Double X (2023) Review: Karthik Subbaraj’s Pandyaa Western Filled With Double the “Jigar”

Packaging Matters – A Look Back Into Atlee’s Filmography Before SRK’s Jawan

Jailer: A Well-calculated Entertainer Showcasing A Subtle Yet Deadlier Rajinikanth – Review

Extraction 2, Netflix: A Doubly Deadlier, Unpretentious Escapist Action Entertainer on Par With Its Predecessor – Review

Modern Love Chennai, On Prime Video (2023) – A Solid Experimental Romance Genre Potpourri Adapted Right

Oppenheimer: Sneak Peak Inside the Mind of the Father of the Atomic Bomb and His Moral Dilemmas – Trailer Talk

Murder Mubarak, Movie Review – Fast-paced, Whodunnit Plays Hardball with the Material, but Softball with the Commentary

Shaitaan: Vikas Bahl’s Film has Strong Performances but Not Nearly Enough to Deliver a Devilish Experience

Dune: Part Two – Denis Villeneuve Finally Manages To Strike the Balance Between Visual Grandiosity & Thematic Clarity

The Zone of Interest Movie Review – Evil Is Terrifying In Its Banality, Villainy Is Foundational

The Iron Claw (2023) Movie Review – King Lear Through The Lens Of Professional Wrestling

Perfect Days – Wim Wenders’ Latest Is A Profound Meditation On The Beauty Of Hanging On To Life

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