Raja Reviews

Odysseus fighting the tall warriors in suits

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The Odyssey Review

Christopher Nolan turns Homer’s epic into a breathtaking cinematic experience that is best enjoyed on the biggest screen possible. Beneath the mythology, battles and divine intervention is a deeply human story about war, loss, ego and the consequences of our choices. Matt Damon is excellent as Odysseus, the visuals are spectacular, and the music makes

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Thug Life

#ThugLife – Movie Review I recently watched Thug Life on OTT with zero expectations, especially after the mixed reception to Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan Parts 1 and 2 — films I personally felt were not his finest work. Having also heard a barrage of negative reviews for Thug Life, I was prepared for disappointment. To

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Joji Review

Joji is an excellent film that stays very true to its genre. Once you get connected to the world, you would feel you have lived with the family for 90+ mins.

A scene from Choir Girl where the lead character in his room looking at the photographs he has shot and put on the wall

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CHOIR GIRL REVIEW

CHOIR GIRL REVIEW – Choir Girl is a dark drama in English released in 2020. A photographer from lower economic strata becomes obsessed with a street prostitute in his neighborhood. Their unusual friendship unfolds into a gritty and gripping tale as they try to make a life for themselves. This is a debut movie for

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Tips on How to Watch Netflix with Your Friends during Lockdown

Tips on How to Watch Netflix with Your Friends during Lockdown This is a guest post written by Brad Smith Brad Smith is a technology expert at TurnOnVPN, a non-profit promoting a safe, secure, and censor-free internet. He writes about his dream for a free internet and unravels the horror behind big techs. The coronavirus

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Cinema Donkey Review

Cinema Donkey – Cinema Donkey is an Iranian comedy movie released in 2019. An independent film making crew is making a humanitarian movie and they need a donkey to be cast. Due to the limitations of the budget, they get a donkey roaming in the woods to be cast. Cinema Donkey aka Cinema Khar was

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Asuran Review

Asuran is a very well made commercial crime thriller served raw. It has all the ingredients that would keep you glued to the chair until the end and leave you with a powerful message.

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Joker Review

Joker is here to stay as a cult movie for very long and is arguably one of the best performances of Joaquin Phoenix yet. Joker is not just an origin story of Super-Villain but a movie that paints the side effects of the inequalities in society.

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Parasite Review

Parasite Review – Parasite is a South Korean black comedy movie released in 2019. The movie explores the significant divide in a society based on the socio-economic background through the two families at extreme ends of financial status. Director Bong Joon-Ho has attained legendary status and like all his previous movies this one too left

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Super Deluxe Review

Super Deluxe Review – Super Deluxe is a Tamil neo-noir film released in 2019. The story follows the lives of 3 different set of people dealing with different taboos in life and how each of their life influences the outcome of the other. It is almost impossible to write a review of Super Deluxe without

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Avengers: Endgame Review

Avengers: Endgame Review – Avengers Endgame is an American superhero fantasy movie released in 2019. This is the last installment of the Avengers saga which began with Iron Man in 2008. After the disastrous events at the end of the infinity war, the Avengers who are alive come up with a plan to take on

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Tel Aviv On Fire Review

Tel Aviv On Fire Review – Tel Aviv On Fire is an Arabic comedy-drama released in 2018. Salam is a Palestinian living in Jerusalem. He is working on a Soap opera as a scriptwriter. He gets his plot ideas from the commander at the check post he passes through. As the show becomes popular, the