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'Sara'S' review: Anchored by a powerful script, this simple film breaks the conventions of the feel-good template

Jude Anthany Joseph's third feature, after Ohm Shanti Oshana and Oru Muthassi Gadha, released on Prime Video at midnight today. This seemingly feel-good film, also seemingly made in limited spaces and with a shoestring budget, tackles a concept and issue never tested before in Malayalam cinema  circles. In Sara'S, we follow the life of Sara Vincent (Anna Ben), a young, bubbly, yet unapologetic filmmaker who struggles to make it big in the industry. She continuously assists male directors and is in the scripting works of her dream film. Sara has decided, from her school days, that she would not bear any kids. This is when she meets Jeevan (Sunny Wayne); her relationship with him subsequently brings her ideology and decision into a confrontation with the established norms of society, family and child-rearing.  Anna Ben in Sara'S The best aspect in which Sara'S has excelled, without doubt, is its hard-hitting taut script. Debutant Akshay Hareesh deserves praise for managin...

Green Book- friendliness through the American South

Note: This film was the recipient of the Best Picture Award at the 91st Academy Awards. Among the many movies released in 2018 that highlighted the pertinent issue of race relations, Green Book was one small movie that vowed to stand out. Promising a talented duo of Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali in lead roles, the story about the acquaintance between an Italian-American bouncer and an Afro-American pianist in the 1960s, the height of racial violence in the "Land of the Free", became a surprise favorite in the race to the awards season. Here's how Green Book appealed to the critic and moviegoer in me. The film follows the lives of an Italian American bouncer, Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) and an African-American pianist Dr. Shirley (Mahershala Ali). Tony is tasked with the responsibility of escorting Shirley, who gets to perform a series of concerts, through the xenophobic American South. The timing is just perfect. The South has become notorious for it...

Dora and the Lost City of Gold- when children's beloved character comes to life on-screen

  Nickelodeon's iconic character, Dora the Explorer, is coming to life on screen as Paramount Pictures readies the worldwide release of the live-action film based on the beloved character, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, due to release on August this year. The distributors, Paramount Pictures released the official trailer for the movie, promising the fans yet another treasure hunt, accompanying Dora The Explorer. The makers have released the official synopsis for Dora and the Lost City of Gold- Having spent most of her life exploring the jungle with her parents, nothing could prepare Dora (Isabela Moner) for her most dangerous adventure ever – High School. Always the explorer, Dora quickly finds herself leading Boots (her best friend, a monkey), Diego (Jeffrey Wahlberg), a mysterious jungle inhabitant (Eugenio Derbez), and a rag tag group of teens on a live-action adventure to save her parents (Eva Longoria, Michael Peña) and solve the impossible mystery behind a lost...

Toy Story 4- A journey into the world of toys once again

 No other series of movies have had it's impact on the film industry as influential as the Toy Story series. Originating in 1995, this Pixar-animated saga still has fans all over the world. Even though audiences watched a heartfelt climax in the third installment of the franchise, the makers' decision to revamp the series after nine years came as good news for fans.   In latest news from H-Town, Disney released the official trailer for Toy Story 4, promising fans yet another friendly adventure.  The film will pick up from where it left off, after Andy leaves Woody (Tom Hanks) and company at the hands of their new owner, Bonnie. A new toy made by the girl, called Forky, joins the gang and the road adventure that follows will make up the crux of the story.  The film is directed by Josh Cooley, with screenplay penned by Stephany Folsom and Andrew Stanton. The spectacular voice cast that gave life to the characters in the Toy Story series will reprise t...

"Once Upon A Time in Hollywood" -Tarantino's ninth outing

The long wait to watch yet another Tarantino treat is coming to an end as the acclaimed director's ninth directorial venture, Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, gears up for theatrical release on July 26, 2019. Sony Pictures released the full trailer of the ensemble movie today promising yet another year-best film for the audience. The studio had also released a poster for the film a couple of days back.  Official poster for Once Upon a Time In Hollywood Quentin Tarantino Set in 1969, in the culminating years of the golden age of Hollywood, the movie will follow the exploits of TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt), as  they set forth on an odyssey to make a name for themselves in the film industry. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood sports an incredible ensemble cast that, apart from DiCaprio and Pitt, has the likes of Margot Robbie, Kurt Russell, Al Pacino, Dakota Fanning and Bruce Dern. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood ...

James Gunn returns to direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3

It's a happy news for fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. After suffering severe backlash from fans and critics for it's decision to fire James Gunn from the director's chair of Guardians Of The Galaxy 3, the studio finally conceded and reinstated the popular director to helm the third entry in the space opera-cum-superhero franchise. James Gunn Having directed the first two GoTG installments with overwhelming critical and popular response, James Gunn was the favored candidate to wear the director's hat for Vol.3. However, Gunn's statements in the micro-blogging platform Twitter, which had been posted almost a decade ago and subsequently deleted, served as antagonist, which led to Marvel Studios firing him from the job. The crude tweets were made about topics like the Holocaust, AIDS, and Mexican people. Despite the studio's attempts to justify it's action, public favor was found to be in support to James Gunn, as fans appealed in masses to...

Avengers: Endgame- Trailer Breakdown

The wait is coming to an end. Ever since the Marvel Studios broke the hearts of fans and left audiences flabbergasted with it's surprising cliffhanger of a climax in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, theories and questions on how the Earth's Mightiest Heroes will undo the damage done by Thanos's apocalyptic snap. Last December, the studio had released the teaser of the film, which revealed the title of the 22nd installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Avengers: Endgame, whilst also revealing the release date of the film on 26th April 2019. During the Super Bowl, a thirty second TV spot premiered on prime time TV, revealing more visuals and upping the ante for the hype of the film. On Thursday, the studio released a two minute trailer of Endgame. Here's Reviewer-The Blog's breakdown of the trailer of Avengers: Endgame. 1) Flashbacks The trailer opens with iconic scenes from the previous MCU films, starting with 2008's Iron Man (the one that sta...

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse- a magnificent animated adventure

Apart from it's attempts to revive the cinematic legend of the web-slinging superhero, Spider-Man, which included 2018's Venom, Sony Pictures idea of an animated feature based on the hero came to fruition last December. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sported a talented voice cast and promised with a never-before seen theatrical experience. Here's Reviewer-The Blog's review on ITSV. The movie follows the life of Miles Morales, who first appeared in Marvel Comics in the year 2011. Miles is a teenager who lives a normal life, just like any other kid. And just like how any Spider-Man origin story goes, he gets bitten by a radioactive spider and gains superhuman powers. But what happens next is what makes this movie the interesting one from the other editions of the cinematic saga of the wall-crawling superhero. Miles sees Spider-people from alternate dimensions entering his reality- Peter Parker, Gwen Stacy (Spider-Gi...