Probably my favorite Indian film of the year. That's how a master tells a story. It completely transports you into its world and never lets you go. Everything from casting, to cinematography, to background score were directed with a singular vision. It's the kind of film you don't even realize you needed until it's over. 70s and 80s Hindi films used to be full of stories like this.
Jithu Madhavan has now told three stories with three completely distinct flavors. At this point, it's hard not to count him among the best filmmakers in the country right now. He had me in tears by the end. Do give it a watch if you have time, its currently streaming on Zee5.
This time we're diving into one of my all-time favorite Malayalam films, Mukundan Unni Associates, and exploring its surprising connection with Nightcrawler.
If you've watched either (or both), I'd love to know which one you think handles this idea better.
Comment and let me know your thoughts. As always, I'm looking forward to reading your interpretations.
The Furious, After many years an action film has gone this hard. It’s Taken meets The Raid with some of the most visceral fight choreography ever put to screen.
To describe this film as just a kung fu flick will be a great injustice, as each member of the cast brings a special style of fighting with him, Mo Tse (kung fu), Joe Taslim (judo), Joey Iwanaga (karate), Yayan Ruhian (silat), and whatever the fuck Brian Le was doing with his head, the moves he was pulling with that body will go down in legends, modern day Sammo Hung. Joey Iwanaga’s leg kicks were out of this world, those should be studied by scientists. The final fight of 2v1v2 was just…. You won’t believe that humans could move that way.
So if this film by any chance is showing near you, do give it a watch. It might be one of the best action film you could ever see in theatres.
Why THIS is the Cruelest Form of Justice in Cinema.
Regional Cinema has been churning out the best thrillers in our country for quite sometime now. This is just one of my humblest attempt to shed light on some of the recent greats in the genre. Hope you all like it.
How Aditya Dhar gets Propaganda Exactly Right in Dhurandhar.
Dhurandhar was the surprise i didn’t know i needed last year. I also tried to pour my love for Attack on Titan and Sicario in this, Dhurandhar reminded them a lot to me. Hope you all like it 😁.
One of the best sports drama of the year 🙌🏼 There is a sequence in the rain that might be one of the best cinematic moments of the year. The film is filled with those great moment.
“That distance gives power to time. That distance determines the value of the person. That distance is what i devoted my life to. That distance is… 100 meters.”
Hardest opening line of the year. Can’t expected anything else from the creator of ORB. If there is one thing that you should be watching on Netflix right now, it’s this 👇🏼 100 meters.
I think i have finally transitioned into a content creator. A few weeks ago I saw someone’s post that said, “You’re not a content creator until a video you try super hard on flops… and one you barely tried on pops off.”
Both of these have happened to me this past year, and honestly, I am so fortunate and grateful for this experience. It just reminds me how much I still have to learn, why I started in the first place. So if you’re still here after my big miss, Thank You. I’m taking every lesson from it and aiming to make the next one truly worth your time.
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Aamir Khan must’ve hoped nobody ever watched the original Thai film he remade with his son, Junaid. New video out now.
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Probably my favorite Indian film of the year. That's how a master tells a story. It completely transports you into its world and never lets you go. Everything from casting, to cinematography, to background score were directed with a singular vision. It's the kind of film you don't even realize you needed until it's over. 70s and 80s Hindi films used to be full of stories like this.
Jithu Madhavan has now told three stories with three completely distinct flavors. At this point, it's hard not to count him among the best filmmakers in the country right now. He had me in tears by the end.
Do give it a watch if you have time,
its currently streaming on Zee5.
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New video is live! 🎬
This time we're diving into one of my all-time favorite Malayalam films, Mukundan Unni Associates, and exploring its surprising connection with Nightcrawler.
If you've watched either (or both), I'd love to know which one you think handles this idea better.
Comment and let me know your thoughts.
As always, I'm looking forward to reading your interpretations.
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The Furious, After many years an action film has gone this hard. It’s Taken meets The Raid with some of the most visceral fight choreography ever put to screen.
To describe this film as just a kung fu flick will be a great injustice, as each member of the cast brings a special style of fighting with him, Mo Tse (kung fu), Joe Taslim (judo), Joey Iwanaga (karate), Yayan Ruhian (silat), and whatever the fuck Brian Le was doing with his head, the moves he was pulling with that body will go down in legends, modern day Sammo Hung. Joey Iwanaga’s leg kicks were out of this world, those should be studied by scientists. The final fight of 2v1v2 was just…. You won’t believe that humans could move that way.
So if this film by any chance is showing near you, do give it a watch. It might be one of the best action film you could ever see in theatres.
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Why THIS is the Cruelest Form of Justice in Cinema.
Regional Cinema has been churning out the best thrillers in our country for quite sometime now. This is just one of my humblest attempt to shed light on some of the recent greats in the genre.
Hope you all like it.
5 months ago (edited) | [YT] | 64
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New Video Out Now,
How Aditya Dhar gets Propaganda Exactly Right in Dhurandhar.
Dhurandhar was the surprise i didn’t know i needed last year. I also tried to pour my love for Attack on Titan and Sicario in this, Dhurandhar reminded them a lot to me.
Hope you all like it 😁.
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One of the best sports drama of the year 🙌🏼 There is a sequence in the rain that might be one of the best cinematic moments of the year. The film is filled with those great moment.
“That distance gives power to time.
That distance determines the value of the person.
That distance is what i devoted my life to.
That distance is… 100 meters.”
Hardest opening line of the year.
Can’t expected anything else from the creator of ORB.
If there is one thing that you should be watching on Netflix right now, it’s this 👇🏼 100 meters.
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New Video Out Now,
How Dragon EARNS its Redemption While Bhool Chuk Maaf CHEATS.
Dragon was one of my favourite Tamil films this year. So i had to make a video on it. Watch it and do reply your thoughts on it.
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I think i have finally transitioned into a content creator.
A few weeks ago I saw someone’s post that said,
“You’re not a content creator until
a video you try super hard on flops…
and one you barely tried on pops off.”
Both of these have happened to me this past year,
and honestly, I am so fortunate and grateful for this experience. It just reminds me how much I still have to learn, why I started in the first place.
So if you’re still here after my big miss, Thank You.
I’m taking every lesson from it and aiming to make the next one truly worth your time.
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How This Director STOLE India's Greatest Sci-fi Idea.
Watch Now.
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