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Khalifa - Movie Review

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Vysakh's Khalifa: Part 1 is a gold-smuggling gangster saga that arrives with swagger, a big score and a bigger secret in its last act. It is the first of a two-part story, and you can feel the makers saving their best card for later. Mambarakkal Aamir Ali (Prithviraj Sukumaran), is heir to a vast gold-trading empire stretching across the Middle East, London, Nepal and Kerala. His father Younus (Renji Panicker) never wanted this life for him, and Aamir himself never planned to walk into it.  The first half takes its time with his love life, his family and the circumstances that slowly pull him back into the family business. His grandfather's smuggling legacy once worried even Mrs, Indira Gandhi, and that bloodline hangs over every frame. Then the film changes gears. Harris Basheer (Neil Nitin Mukesh), making his Malayalam debut, emerges as Aamir's foil, while Seittuji (Suresh Oberoi) brings quiet weight as his mentor.  Indrans and Shammi Thilakan add their familiar presenc...
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Jailer 2 - Movie Review

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Director Nelson Dilipkumar has once again delivered a blockbuster. Jailer 2, the second instalment of the super successful Jailer series, arrives over three years after the first film. The film opens on a surprisingly quiet note. Tiger Muthuvel Pandian (Rajinikanth) is working peacefully as a supervisor at a supermarket in a small town. Grandson Ritvik (Rithvik) leaves for school and daughter-in-law Shweta (Mirnaa) heads to work, while wife Vijaya (Ramya Krishnan) packs the lunch and runs the house. That calm does not last. Varman's best friend is searching for Tiger, and his men eventually land up in Muthuvel's town. The moment they identify him, the clashes begin. Only then do they realise that Muthuvel is also searching for their top boss. This mutual search leads to Goa and the Kalpak family. At the top sits Kalpak Bodhi (SJ Suryah), the big boss behind Varman and his men. Family patriarch Chakri Kalpak (Mithun Chakraborty), sister Kantha Kalpak (Vidya Balan) and brothers S...
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Runner - Movie Review

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Maia, how can I be like you? How do I build your patience, persistence and perseverance? How do I outthink a rival who plays dirty, as you did?  And how do I keep running non-stop, though I keep boasting that I own "Miles To Go" more than Robert Frost ever could have, had he been alive? These thoughts chased me through the brisk 84 minutes of Runner on Amazon Prime Video. We meet Maia Marten (Gal Gadot) , a sharp London lawyer and single mother. Her morning begins like any other, with a school drop-off and a run. Her day's work is to escort a key witness to court, someone who can finally nail the killer of two young women. Next comes her son, Noah (Rory Wilmot) , the centre of her world. He waves goodbye at the school gate. That ordinary moment is what the film later makes you ache for. Then the phone rings. The unseen voice belongs to The Caller (Damian Lewis) , who tracks her every step with chilling calm. His terms are brutal. She must cover 11 miles in 60 minutes ...
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