
KANTARA (2022) – KANNADA BLOCKBUSTER FALLS SHORT OF GREATNESS
Kantara (transl. Mystical Forest) is a 2022 Indian Kannada-language action thriller film written and directed by Rishab Shetty. The film stars Shetty as a Kambala champion who is at loggerheads with an upright forest officer, Murali (played by Kishore). However, the movie mixes mythology with present day corruption and greed. The mythology of the movie involves…
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER (2022) – AVATAR’S LONG AWAITED SEQUEL IS AS MESMERIZING AS THE ORIGINAL
Avatar: The Way of Water is a 2022 American epic science fiction film directed by James Cameron and a sequel to the 2009 box-office smash Avatar. 13 years is a long wait for a sequel. Avatar (2009) when it released, became a pioneer in terms of the cinematic experience. Wearing one’s 3D glasses and watching…
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING (2022) – A DISAPPOINTING ATTEMPT TO TURN A LOVE STORY INTO A MYSTERY THRILLER
Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery thriller drama (basically even the director and producer couldn’t decide the genre) film based on the 2018 novel of the same name. It was directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar, based on the novel by Delia Owens. The movie follows an abandoned…
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