Baradwaj Rangan Movie Reviews

Lal Salaam
Review

Aishwarya Rajinikanth’s ‘Lal Salaam’ is an underwhelming, old-fashioned story about Hindu-Muslim unity

Bhakshak
Review

Pulkit’s ‘Bhakshak’, on Netflix, dives into a sexual abuse case with disappointingly predictable results

Anubhuti
Review

Anirban Dutta’s ‘Anubhuti’, which had its world premiere at Rotterdam, is a sensuous series of tableaux based on Krishna, Radha, and Meera

Malaikottai Vaaliban
Review

Lijo Jose Pellissery’s hallucinatory ‘Malaikottai Vaaliban’ is a warrior story that subverts how we see warrior stories on screen

Blue Star
Review

S Jayakumar’s ‘Blue Star’ is a cricketing drama that could have used less cricket, more human drama

Fighter
Review

Siddharth Anand’s ‘Fighter’ takes a generic action template and makes it immensely watchable

Merry Christmas
Review

Sriram Raghavan’s ‘Merry Christmas’ is an elegant, experimental thriller that’s more interesting to think about than sit through

Sevappi
Review

MS Raaja’s ‘Sevappi’, on Aha OTT, is a multi-character village drama whose “moments” keep us interested, invested

Ayalaan
Review

R Ravikumar’s ‘Ayalaan’ is too generic to make an impact, but it is a harmless watch

Captain Miller
Review

Arun Matheswaran’s ‘Captain Miller’ has interesting ideas, but the film remains an emotionally aloof series of cool shots

Neru
Review

Jeethu Joseph’s ‘Neru’ is a solid courtroom drama woven around a blind rape survivor

Salaar
Review

Prashanth Neel’s action-packed ‘Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire’ takes its time to get going, but eventually settles into a decent watch

Dunki
Review

Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’ has Shah Rukh Khan in great form but a screenplay that’s flat and over-reliant on humour

Adrishya Jalakangal
Review

Dr. Biju’s ‘Adrishya Jalakangal’ is less a movie than a Kafka-esque anti-war play, but the unconventional storytelling and the cast keep us watching

The Archies
Review

Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’ is a near-perfect comic-book movie, handling heavy issues with a feather-light touch

Joram
Review

Devashish Makhija’s ‘Joram’ questions the cost of progress in the guise of a solid, moving cat-and-mouse thriller

Daayam
Review

Prasanth Vijay’s ‘Daayam’ is a beautiful coming-of-age story of loss and learning to cope

Paradise
Review

Prasanna Vithanage’s exquisitely realised ‘Paradise’ is a story about how every story has various versions

Animal
Review

Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal makes a caveman-psychopath its hero and becomes a (mostly) thrilling ode to our inner, animalistic nature

Kaathal – The Core
Review

Jeo Baby’s ‘Kaathal – The Core’ is a simple, moving issue-movie revolving around a divorce

Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B
Review

Hemanth M Rao's 'Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side B’ is a worthy companion piece to its predecessor that takes you on an unexpected journey

Tiger 3
Review

Maneesh Sharma's 'Tiger 3' is an entertaining spy thriller with super action and super stars

Japan
Review

Raju Murugan's 'Japan' is a collection of interesting ideas that never come together interestingly

Jigarthanda DoubleX
Review

Karthik Subbaraj's 'Jigarthanda DoubleX' is a beautiful love letter to cinema and to Nature

Naangal
Review

Avinash Prakash's 'Naangal' is a deeply felt portrait of an unhappy family that’s not without its bouts of happiness

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