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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...

The Lion King- a visually extravagant remake that lacks the spirit of the original

Disney's fascination with the live action retellings of its' classic animated films continues with presumably great success, turning the venture into one of the movie production giant's most lucrative businesses. 2019 would appear, for most, to be Disney's most profitable years, with it's colossal blockbuster releases, Marvel's Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel  and Pixar's Toy Story 4 shaking the cash registers and grossing over a billion dollars. In it's latest in the series of live action re-imaginations of previous animated classics, Disney released the photorealistic remake of the 1991 animated musical classic, The Lion King. With Jon Favreau, who previously helmed 2016's The Jungle Book, returning to direct the film and a stellar voice cast signing up to voice the iconic characters, once could only expect the gigantic way in which the movie would attract huge footfalls. Here's Reviewer's review of The Lion King. Honestly, there...

Spider-Man: Far From Home- setting up the MCU after Endgame

After the epic showdown in the blockbuster Avengers: Endgame ( read full review here ), MCU-philes were eagerly waiting for the next installment in the ever-expanding universe- Spider-Man: Far From Home. With Kevin Feige, the brain behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, announcing that FFH would be the final film in the Phase Three of the MCU, the hype surrounding the film was only upped to witness what it would do in setting up the next series of events and films in the MCU. The Reviewer reviews how the second installment in the second rebooting of the franchise about the web-slinging friendly neighborhood Spider-Man intends to treat the exploits of the superhero . In the new world order after the Blip (as the Decimation and the reversal are named in the MCU), Peter Parker is still reeling from the loss of his mentor-cum-father figure Tony Stark, who sacrificed his life saving the universe in the events of Endgame. All he now wants is to make some progres...

Avengers: Endgame- a befitting finale to a decade long saga

  Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel just wasn't enough. The fans wanted more. Ever since The Mad Titan snapped half the population into oblivion in the cataclysmic events in Infinity War, the makers have since then been trying to build the perfect showdown and a befitting ode to the decade long running Infinity Saga (from Iron Man to Endgame). Here's Reviewer's review of the massive ensemble superhero blockbuster.   Endgame picks up from where we left off. See the rest for yourself. Because you just cannot discuss plot details without revealing essential spoilers. And that would kill the joy of watching this extravagant treat.   For the makers and the brains behind this huge franchise, crafting an epic conclusion with an exhilarating visual spectacle and mind-blowing action just isn't an easy task. While  Infinity War proved that the Russo brothers could successfully pull off a cinematic event with a huge ensemble cast, the director duo reassert...

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...

Jurassic World- crazy and all-out thrill

When the Jurassic Park  came out to the silver screen, movie-goers had expected to see something off the books, something the Spielberg-y style; and Steve Spielberg didn't disappoint in carrying out that job. As the two sequels moved on, the same audience had somewhat lost hope on the dinos hitting the screen once again. But when Colin Trevorrow promised something big, the hopes were revived once again. Here's the review on Jurassic World . We are journeyed back to the old Isla Nublar we saw in the 1994 Jurassic Park, but this time it is no longer the old dinosaur breeding/sanctuary park but a high tech amusement theme park, or figuratively the Disney land of dinosaurs. Headed by Simon Israni( Irrfan Khan ) and the park's bossy yet brave operations manager, Claire Dearing ( Bryce Dallas Howard ), the scientist group at JW create a hybrid dinosaur, the Indominus Rex,  for the intention of attracting sponsorship and at the same time increase visiting numbers. However, th...