Ponniyin Selvan – 2: A fitting end, as reimagined by Mani Ratnam
Anxiety from six months ago relived:Refreshing the booking page every minute for a week prior to the release; Constantly checking with the cinemas regarding the release the showtimes; Reserving that J-row middle seat before it gets taken; Every other conversation at home that’s not about this movie becoming secondary; Wanting to be on time for…
Bones and All — Luca says, “Love my way, it’s a new road”
Maren says, I don’t know whether to cry, or scream, or laugh, or what. and this pretty much sums my experience of Bones And All. The experience is like witnessing a doped version of Luca Guadagnino’s Call Me By Your Name. Imagine Micheal Stuhlbarg uttering that beautiful monologue from Call Me… after getting stoned. The…
Connect — Needed a stronger narrative for a stronger connection
Like how Ashwin Saravanan presented a story about trauma healing in the form of a slasher thriller in Game Over (brilliance in genre bending, I would say), he gives a horror story this time where the demonic possession can be metaphorically linked to the COVID virus — The struggle with the loneliness and the mental…
Aftersun – A Summer, somewhere in Turkey
Sure I imagined Paul Mescal dancing to Love My Way from Call Me By Your Name. On that note, there is a shot of him sunbathing with the earphones on in one of the scenes. Paul Mescal sitting on the edge of the bed and crying alone ruined me a bit. Talk about summer and…
Decision to Leave – Like Park Chan-wook’s ‘In the Mood For Love’
Andha Neela Nadhi Karai Oram, Nee Nindrirunthaai Anthi Neram,Naan Paadi Vanthen Oru Raagam, Naam Pazhagi Vanthom Sila Kaalam… These are the lines from the song Partha Nyabagam Illayo… from a tamil movie called Puthiya Paravai (1964) (which was inspired by Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958), A Hitchcockian kind of drama). I was thinking about these…
Banshees of Inisherin – Another Fecking Amazing Tale from Martin McDonaugh
Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges is my most favorite works of his — the theme, the way a place like Bruges was chosen for that theme and how the architecture and atmosphere blended so well to represent a concept like purgatory; the tonality; the journey of the central character, and well, every other characterization. The Banshees…
Ponniyin Selvan I — The most personal cinematic experience
இந்த படத்தை இத்தோடு நான்கு வரை பார்த்தாகி விட்டது. அதும் பெரிய இடைவெளி ஒன்றும் விடாமல், ஒரே வாரத்தில். முதன்முறையாக ஒரு திரைப்படத்தை பற்றி தமிழில் பதிவு செய்கிறேன், அதற்கு காரணம் உண்டு. முதலில், இதை படம் என்று சொல்லுவதற்கு பதில், இதை ஒரு அனுபவம் என்று சொல்வதுதான் பொருத்தம். அதிலும், இது எனக்கு முற்றிலும் ஒரு தனிப்பட்ட அனுபவமாக இருந்தது. எவ்வளவு தனிப்பட்டது? எப்படி தனிப்பட்டது? அதனை வார்த்தைகளால் எவ்வளவு தெரியப்படுத்த முடியும்? தெரியவில்லை. ஆதலால்,…
Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu – to be or not to be a pure cinema
Vendhu Thaninthadhu Kaadu was like watching Premam where the different phases of the protagonist are showcased through struggles and gangsters instead of romance and relationships. I wish even those tiny bits of romance were reduced further because of an ineffective heroine character and the weaker chemistry. In fact, I was more satisfied with the equation between Muthu…
Gargi breathes freshness and light out of a familiar and intense subject
So Gautam Ramachandran’s Twitter bio reads, That kidnap scene in Fargo, When she falls down the stairs trying to escape…Thats when I knew I belong to Cinema. Now I can see where that Started with Fargo connect comes from. Also, one of the key characters is named Indrans Kaliyaperumal which is not only a tribute…
Iravin Nizhal by R.Parthiban is a brilliant effort that would have worked better as a live theater production
Iravin Nizhal written and directed by R.Parthiban (who also stars as himself here) is a ‘technically brilliant’ movie in many aspects; which would have been more fantastic as a live theater production. Not only because of the kind of branding ‘Radhakrishnan Parthiban’ exudes but also because this movie is like an exhibit of various Parthiban…
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