Tamil cinema has spent decades building a very particular kind of hero: loud, unbreakable, certain of who he is and whom he should despise. With Dorothy, Karthik Subbaraj turns that inheritance inside out. This isn't a film that lectures its audience about acceptance. It sits them down beside men who have never been taught how to feel, and watches as their certainties quietly crack. Comparisons come easily: the aching interiority of Moonlight, the dignified resistance of A Fa

There are thriller franchises. Then there is Drishyam — the cinematic equivalent of that over-smart student who always says, “There’s one more thing…” five minutes before the exam ends. With Jeethu Joseph back in the director’s chair and Mohanlal slipping into Georgekutty’s skin as effortlessly as ever, Drishyam 3 doesn’t merely continue the story. It revisits guilt, paranoia, manipulation, and family loyalty with the confidence of a filmmaker who knows audiences are already

A Surveillance Thriller That Watches You Back — But Never Lets You Feel Watched “Your phone is listening to you” has become a meme of the digital age. Patriot takes that paranoia and asks a far more uncomfortable question: what if the state is listening too? When Francis Ford Coppola finished The Conversation in 1974, he was reportedly so unsettled by his own film that he had his home swept for bugs. That is what the surveillance thriller, at its best, does to a person. It c

Science fiction films often fall into two extremes: either heavy with bleak existential themes or overloaded with flashy visual effects. Project Hail Mary breaks this pattern by offering a story that is smart, funny, and deeply human.

Sequels often navigate the delicate balance between scale and substance, spectacle and storytelling. Dhurandhar Part 2 clearly aims to elevate its predecessor. The scope is broader, the action more intense, and the tone darker. It arrives with the intent to surpass the original in every conceivable way. In many respects, it succeeds—at least superficially. The film is replete with style, charisma, and high-octane action. Explosive sequences, sleek visuals, and intense confron