Once you are done paying your respect to God and Grasshoppers, you circle back to the human beings in Gold, and that's when things become progressively more and more muddled, observes Sreehari Nair.
The director successfully maintains a fine balance among the three leading men in Amar Akbar Anthony, says Paresh C Palicha.
33-year-old Vivek Harshan bagged the National Award for Best Editor for Jigarthanda.
'I enjoy playing different characters, playing people who are different from me, enjoying getting under the skin of a different mindset.' Malavikaa Nair gets candid about her latest film Kalyana Vaibhogame.
Reader Bijoy A K recounts the silver jubilee celebrations of Mohanlal's 25 years in cinema.
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem by Kavalam Narayana Panicker where a hymn about nature descends into a musing about cheating, depression and death, feels Sreehari Nair.
Biju Menon excels while Aju Varghese provides ample support in Vellimoonga.
The screenplay moves back and forth in a confusing manner, unnecessarily lengthening the run time of the film, says Paresh Palicha.
'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'
'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'
'I am that person who will ignore hundred good things that are said about me and focus on those three bad things.'
'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.'
As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.
Sruthi Hariharan talks about her role in Lucia and why she is excited about the film.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
Meera Nandan talks about her debut in Kannada cinema and what it means to work outside her home state.
'Kunji Ramayanam was entertaining and had a likable plot. We thought that even if the film did not have a great initial, it would pick up. That's why we took the risk of releasing it along with the big names, during Onam,' director Basil Joseph tells Vijay George.
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
There are a lot many gems he produced long before Naatu Naatu became a worldwide Oscar-nominated (and winning in all likelihood) sensation.
Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered,
'I will miss you, dear Venu. You reached the pinnacle with your talent,' recalls K Kunhikrishnan who knew the legendary actor well.
Punyalan Agarbatthis is a well executed film with Jayasurya along with the rest of the cast giving a likable performance.
Sonam Kapoor likes to mix and match movie genres but picks comedy as her favourite.
'Sunny can command respect without raising his voice or fist. I wanted that personality for this character.'
From world cinema to old-fashioned whodunits, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations.
As good as Mammootty is playing Sundaram, we see this facet of his performance through two lenses: That of Sundaram being an offset to whatever we know about James, and that of Mammootty doing quintessentially Tamil tics, including enacting scenes from old Tamil movies like solo plays, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.
Debutante director Sam Anton's Darling has a decent pace, some excellent comedy and an engaging screenplay, says S Saraswathi.
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.
Saif Ali Khan, who showed us how wicked he could be in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has been cast in the role.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Priyanka expressed disappointment that the church denied her nani's last wish to be buried in Kumarakom.
Ivide tries to tackle a lot of things but ends up satisfying none.
Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl, has picked up an award for Best Hindi film as well.
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
Rasika celebrates her birthday... Lakshmi shoots in Kochi... Bachchan Pandey gets a release date...
'If we selected a political film or a film on a specific cultural event, they could easily be bypassed if they don't match with the political ideologies of the people viewing the film at the Oscars.'
Has a distinguished poet's memory been sullied, asks K Kunhikrishnan?
Medieval heroes, cursed heroes, monsters, scamsters, there's no dearth of action on OTT this week, Sukanya Verma tells us.
