In the last 15-20 minutes of the movie Pon Ondru Kanden, Santy, the character played by Aishwarya Lekshmi, repeatedly asks the two leading men to shut up. The fed-up expressions of the leading lady and her request towards the heroes are exactly what you feel towards them throughout this movie directed by V Priya. I… The post Pon Ondru Kanden ReviewJust Like the Heroine, the Audience Would Also Want the Heroes to Shut Up appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

Exploring grey characters and emotions has always been an integral part of Imtiaz Ali’s stories. In the climax of Rockstar, we hear this line from Jordan, where he tells his love that they will meet again in a place beyond right and wrong. When it comes to Amar Singh Chamkila, his latest directorial, Imtiaz gets… The post Amar Singh Chamkila ReviewImtiaz Ali Thrives in His Zone in This Well-Made Biopic appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

When you look at the success of the YRF spy-universe movies, you won’t really feel like blaming Ali Abbas Zafar for designing something like a Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. Since patriotism and over-the-top heroism have been the flavor of the season, Ali has made this film with a lot of stuff that is purely designed… The post Bade Miyan Chote Miyan ReviewA Miserable Script’s Mission Impossible Aspirations appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

The latest Ranjith Sankar film, Jai Ganesh, starring Unni Mukundan in the lead role, feels like a lazy amalgamation of too many aspirations. Ranjith Sankar is a director who started his career doing movies that had these vigilante justice elements. But when you compare Jai Ganesh and the movies he made in the beginning, there… The post Jai Ganesh ReviewA Hastily Assembled Script That Fails to Create Any Emotional Impact appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

During the promotion of the film Aavesham, Jithu Madhavan, the director of the film, had said that they sort of discovered the character of Ranga during the process of making the film. I am saying this because, when you look at how the second half of Aavesham is shaped, one can sense a little bit… The post Aavesham ReviewFahadh Faasil Is Having a Ball in This Entertaining Yet Bloated Gangster Comedy appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

When I saw the song Nyabagam from Varshangalkku Shesham, a few days back, I had a feeling that this song was going to be the reason the movie would stay with the audience as some sort of lingering pain as those sustained shots of Dhyan Sreenivasan and Pranav Mohanlal had a sense of melancholy in… The post Varshangalkku Shesham ReviewAn Overtly Melodramatic Friendship Tale Saved by the Second-Half Humor appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

The purpose of the first season of the latest Netflix science fiction series, 3 Body Problem, is to do world-building. Familiarising the audience about the fictional setting of a possible alien invasion is done pretty neatly here through multiple characters and familiar emotions. With the story peeling off its complicated layers smoothly to give you… The post 3 Body Problem ReviewA Well Fleshed-Out Science Fiction Drama That Sets the Stage for Something Fascinating appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

Inspector Rishi, the latest Amazon Prime Video original series by JS Nandhini, is an attempt to blend facts with myth to create an intriguing thriller. While the structure of the series establishes that aspect in a fairly engaging way, the over-explanatory writing that practically spoon-feeds the audience verbally about even the thinking of each of… The post Inspector Rishi ReviewA Mystical Crime Thriller With Occasional Sparks appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

There is a terrific revelation happening in the last quarter of the new Hotstar film Patna Shuklla, starring Raveena Tandon. This twist was so good that I felt extremely disappointed that everything else in this legal drama was just loud melodrama rather than a logical legal struggle. If you can manipulate your own mind to… The post Patna Shuklla ReviewAn Excessively Melodramatic Legal Drama That Lacks Compelling Arguments appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more

Director Rajesh Krishnan’s first film, Lootcase, was a crackling comedy that really made me laugh during those dark lockdown days. The latest Hindi film Crew, starring Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Kriti Sanon in lead roles, is the latest directorial from him. While the movie is a comedy that starts off really smoothly establishing the… The post Crew ReviewSecond-Half Turbulence Restricts This Fun Comedy From Being Hilarious appeared first on Lensmen Reviews ..read more