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Empuraan 2025
While I like the way murali gopy scripted the story, I feel the impact of the movie was lost in translation. It had all the elements to pull off a great movie but somewhere it was bombarded with characters, locations and plotlines that led to nothingness. While I like Deepak Dev as a music director, I feel the background score was way too crass. Some songs are definitely a banger but most of it was impact less. Fight choreography along…
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Mickey 17 2025
Mickey 17 is a perfect example of how to blend the reality of today and convey it so subtle that it will linger on as years go by. Robert Pattinson clearly scored with his enigmatic performance as a twin role with such a comfort that we feel he has an actual twin in life.
I always liked how Boon Jun Ho gave a social standing through his movies and how he excels in that front so well. His movies always…Translated from by
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Bramayugam 2024
Minimal Cast, Maximum Effort
Mammootty's eerie smile and body language once again proves that that's all it takes to make one stand in fear.
Rahul Sadasivan: The Man , The Myth , The Legend. Was obsessed with his perception of outstanding story telling from his very first film "Red Rain". This movie just elevates it and sets the bar high for psychological thriller coming from India.
Arjun Ashokan and Siddharth Bharathan : These two were like bulls locking on to the target. Both of them sold their solid performance scene after scene.
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Rifle Club 2024
Well, I wanted to end the 2024 year with a bang but as that plan got spoiled, I shifted to start 2025 with a bang and well it was bang bang indeed !!.
This is how you balance a stellar cast with enough screen time to make them have a stand out portion. For me, Rex Vijayan and his way of placing the scores was the star element that brought everything into its place. The high moments were absolutely thrilling…Translated from by
