Rangasthalam (2018) - 170 min

Rangasthalam is an action film directed by Sukumar.
Starring Ram Charan, Samantha Akkineni, Jagapati Babu & Prakash Raj.
Chitti Babu, who has a hearing impairment is our hero. Things changed when his brother Kumar Babu returns from Dubai and decides to go against the ruthless president, Bhupathi in the upcoming election.
Chitti Babu, a character that will stay for a long time in the memory. Finally, Ram Charan comes out of his safe zone and he was so adorable as Chitti Babu, you will love it for sure. The length of the movie can be a problem for some viewers. Jagapati Babu shines in the role of president with fewer dialogues. It's hard to figure out what Sukumar trying to express and it has every element for an entertaining movie. The beauty of Rangasthalam village keeps you in the business from the moment it kicks off. Overall, it's a treat for a common audience and finally a genuine performance by Ram Charan.
Verdict: Great

Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) - 147 min

Mission: Impossible – Fallout is an American action film directed by Christopher McQuarrie.
Starring Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg & Rebecca Ferguson.
After the capture of Solomon Lane, his followers are looking for three plutonium cores. Ethan Hunt's new mission is to find it before they do.
This is the second time Christopher McQuarrie directing Mission: Impossible movie and this time he shows some intense action sequences. The death-defying stunts save the movie from the fallout. Tom Cruise still holds the attitude of Ethan Hunt and 56-year-old Cruise jumps off from building to building like a teenager. Like any other Cruise action movie, this film also contains running, bike chase and a helicopter chase which is insane to see by the way. In an interview Cruise said that he tried twice to shoot M:I action sequences in India, Somehow it didn't happen. In the story last chopper chase happens in Kashmir landscapes, actually, it was shot in New Zealand and Norway. The action sequences are well connected to the viewer, maybe because we know the fact of Cruise did it for real. Till now the best movie of this franchise will be Brad Bird's Ghost Protocol without any doubt. Seen that movie for a dozen times and still, it gives me the feeling of watching it for the first time. Now comes the music, M:I 2 scores in that department with refreshing and instrumental touch by Hans Zimmer. Overall, This may not be the best Mission: Impossible movie, still this is far better than the previous one.
Verdict: Good

Margot Robbie - Favorite Movie

I, Tonya (2017)  - 120 min
Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson & Bobby Cannavale.
It is a biopic about Tonya Harding, the first American woman to successfully land a triple axel jump in any skating competition. She wants to become a world-class skater, unfortunately, an incident happened.
The beautiful Margot Robbie looks not sexy this time which gives huge mileage to her performance side. Most of the films, they use her beauty as a selling material for their product. The film shows a genuine side of Harding and the intensive training to play this character helps Robbie to fully connect with Harding's physique and understands her fully. Allison Janney's portrayal of Tonya's chain-smoking mother works fine and the arrogant behavior added spice to the story. Overall, it's not a masterpiece or an engaging biopic, still, it provides some moments of triumph especially the competition scenes.
Verdict: Good

Calvary (2014) - 102 min

Country: Ireland
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Cast: Brendan Gleeson, Chris O'Dowd, Kelly Reilly, Aidan Gillen & Dylan Moran.
Father James Lavelle hears a confession and In the end, the confessor tells Lavelle that coming Sunday he is going to murder Lavelle. "I'm going to kill you because you're innocent".
A  beautifully composed movie with some fine shots of landscapes which tells a one-week countdown story. You cannot even imagine this movie without Brendan Gleeson. He was so damn real and carries the whole movie in the shoulders with his amazing performance. I still remember his performance in the movie 'In Bruges' which was awesome to watch. Some people call it a dark humor and for me, it's a pure drama. The unexpected climax was ok to buy and what really pisses me off is there is an unanswered question in the movie which forces me to google it to find out the answer which I didn't get anyway. Overall, it doesn't matter whether you like solid drama or not, it's a movie you don't want to miss.
Verdict: Good

Truth or Dare (2018) - 100 min

Truth or Dare is an American film directed by Jeff Wadlow.
Starring Lucy Hale, Tyler Posey, Violett Beane & Hayden Szeto.
Due to immense pressure from her friends, Olivia decides to attend a party in Mexico. While enjoying the night party, a stranger invites Olivia and her friends to a remote place to play fun games.
Truth or Dare is that kind of a game which I often play with my friends, especially girlfriends. Mostly we take Truth part to find dirty secrets. Coming to the film, this is not a horror story and you can call it as a teenage friendship story that ends up in a deadly game. Despite not being scary may be the reason why people hate this movie. For me, the game actually works like any other movie which plays out like this way. Overall, it's a one-time watchable movie and tries to watch it with fewer expectations.
Verdict: Average 

Monica Bellucci - Favorite Movie

Malena (2000) - Uncut Version
Starring Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana & Pietro Notarianni.
Set in the 1940s, It tells the story of a beautiful women Malena whose husband is out of the town. The people around her were jealous and they start to make stories about her, especially women's. The only one that truly cares about Malena is a 12-year-old Renato.
The entire story is told through the eyes of Renato's character and In the beginning, we only know that Malena is a gorgeous lonely woman. Monica Belluci's name is enough to watch this movie and the performance is haunting at the same time. Guiseppe Sulfaro is sweet and charming as Renato. This film opens like comedy - fascination thing and ends up with some serious notes. Tornatore's direction was very effective and his storytelling way is also catchy. Overall, it's a beautiful movie and tries to watch uncut version, entirely different approach from Cinema Paradiso film.
Verdict: Good

Trapped (2015) - TV series

Trapped is an Icelandic mystery tv series created by Baltasar Kormákur.
Starring Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson, Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, Bjarne Henriksen & Björn Hlynur Haraldsson.
Season: 1
No. of episodes: 10
Running time: 45–55 minutes
A corpse without head and limbs was caught by fishermen and they called local police. At the same time a Danish ferry reaches the port. The local police think the body was dumped from the ship and the killer might be a passenger.
A TV series from Iceland is a good news to hear and it became the most expensive TV show from Iceland. I watched some Icelandic movies like The deep(Lead role by Ólafur Darri Ólafsson), Jar city(Lead role by Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson) which I liked a lot anyway. The heroes of those films handle the main characters of this tv series. The mystery mode of storytelling with Icelandic landscapes and atmosphere is a visual treat to experience. More than the story I liked the characters and their lifestyle. Overall, it's an icy murder mystery and if you like cold climate mystery dramas, Trapped will be the right choice for you. Season 2 is coming.
Verdict: Good

Sacred Games(2018) -TV series

Sacred Games is an Indian web television series directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane.
Starring Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Radhika Apte, Elnaaz Norouzi &Surveen Chawla.
Season: 1
No. of episodes: 8
Running time: 45–55 minutes
After hiding for the past 15 years, Gangster Ganesh Gaitonde calls inspector Sartaj Singh to inform him something big going to happen within 25 days in Mumbai.
The energetic performance of Nawazuddin Siddiqui gives another memorable character to remember him for years and years. The strength he shows while acting is commendable. After a long time, finally seen old swag of Saif Ali Khan and it's good to see him in back in form. Radhika Apte puts forward a complementing job throughout the season. Showing historical milestones and what to say more they even hit hard to some political parties. The interesting thing about the story is Nawazuddin's part was handled by Anurag Kashyap and you can imagine how much bloodshed is going to be. Overall, Anything can happen in the series and some nude scenes also included in the story. Stay alert.
Verdict: Good

Dark (2017) - TV series

Dark is a German web series by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.
Starring Louis Hofmann, Oliver Masucci, Karoline Eichhorn & Jördis Triebel.
Season: 1
No. of episodes: 10
Running time: 50–60 minutes
It's a supernatural mystery about a teenager who is looking for answers why his father committed suicide. A suicide note is shown to viewers,"Do not open before 4th November 10:13 pm".
The dark version of Stranger Things. The difficult task of watching the series is to remember the character's name and their face, not just face you need to remember their childhood look. Like a Rubik's cube, the story unfolds slowly and fits together at some point. You will get a clear idea of its nature within 20 minutes. Music, atmosphere everything favors the dark narrative mode of the story and what to say more it's kind of an addictive feeling. Netflix is trying to bring out the best TV series from each country and the first time they come up with a German TV series. Overall, Remember the years 1953, 1986, 2019 and the faces of each character. That's it.
Verdict: Great