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

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

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

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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...
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The Angry Birds Movie - a slingshot adventure

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 The movie adaptation of this once addiction-inducing game was met with much hype at the time of its release. Here's how it came off to me, as a critic and an audience.   In the paradise-like Bird Island, inhabited by flightless birds who revere the Great Eagle, Red  ( Jason Sudeikis), the thick eyebrow-ed bird is isolated by his brethren as a result of his mild temper.  At the last point of desperation, he is "banished" to an anger management class where he is joined two other famous characters from the mobile game- Chuck (Josh Gad) and Bomb (Danny McBride): both with their own genuine problems of short temper. The trio form the primary title group.  The Utopia in Bird Island is disrupted by the enigmatic arrival of the Bad Piggies, who do not appear to be one; they bemuse the bird community with their clever antics and inventions. But the loner of the community, Red begins to suspect the swine clan more than anyone. The audience is catapulted into the...
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Kung Fu Panda 3- an action-packed fun ride

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The third installment of this popular and entertaining franchise ventures into new  story lines, characters and plot themes but with the same old star-studded voice cast. Here's the review of Kung Fu Panda 3 - the first in a series of reviews on animated movies.      The film once again starts off with Po (Jack Black) the panda's antiques that border around his clumsiness and neglect. He fails to realize the true potential of a Dragon Warrior, which he was ordained in the exhilarating first installment. In time, Master Shifu (Dustin Hoffman), the composed kung fu trainer decides to go into a sabbatical and hands over the role of teacher to Po, who is much reluctant to take up the job. But he confronts moral confusion when his biological father (Bryan Cranston) resurfaces and Kai (J.K Simmons), a nefarious power maniac begins to threaten the Valley with his supernatural and mystical powers.   One advantage of producing an animated film is...
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