This 10-digit number is your confirmation number. He has written screenplays and works for theatre. All Critics (14) An entire village destroyed! Coming Soon, Regal But from the first scene, writer-director Balaji Vembu Chelli sets out to strip this story of all its exclamation marks. A Review Of Pizza Hut’s New Detroit Style Pizza ... Steve Mnunchin’s Wife As A Sex-Addicted Hedge Fund Manager ... member pulled some powerful strings to help his wife make a movie … His long-form story on Vikram was featured in The Caravan Book of Profiles, as one of their “twelve definitive profiles.” His short story, The Call, was published in The Indian Quarterly. Her need for constant sexual gratification leads her into a secretive existence -- one that, ultimately, may put her family, career and life on the line. A journalist (Rajeev Anand) is awakened by the sound. Parents need to know that Snowpiercer is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie with frequent brutal fighting and violence: There's shooting, spurting blood, guns, knives, axes, and a scene of torture in which a character's arm is frozen and shattered. Get more of your favourite news delivered to your inbox. It could feed the news cycle for the next few days, says the journalist. |, January 9, 2015 We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your account. Parents need to know that Megan Is Missing is a found-footage horror film that's presented as being based on real events but is actually fictionalized. ! Coming Soon. is part media satire, part media horror movie, and an all-out original. But what if you went in search of a story and there was… no story? He gets the brief about the earthquake. It’s probably his editor. Don't have an account? What if someone was trying to cover up the “fact” that an earthquake did indeed occur, for selfish reasons? He has authored Conversations with Mani Ratnam and Dispatches From the Wall Corner. But who will watch? He is an Everyman seeking his big break, and, is an Everystory about what happens when Everyday events are transformed into Richter-shattering “scoops” by the media. Many people dead! How sensational the term sounds! What if? Get the freshest reviews, news, and more delivered right to your inbox! Forgot your password? The earthquake of the title is thus a metaphor as well as an actual calamity. Input your search keywords and press Enter. Go figure! Why not? What if someone was trying to cover up the “fact” that an earthquake did indeed occur, for selfish reasons? An entire village destroyed! Whatever the case, it fails on all fronts. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. What if? You can almost touch the mist that swirls around our journalist. Tamil Review; Review Of Nilanadukkam, By Balaji Vembu Chelli: A Fascinatingly Original Take On Our Scoop-Addicted Media Era The hallucinatory film had its India premiere at the Arthouse Asia Film Festival in Kolkata. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review. If one squints hard enough, all the nudity and grinding might retain appeal, but for those who can't switch their brain off, the picture is maddeningly inconsistent and comically performed. Cinemark Paul Hall, October 16, 2014 Another mediaperson is overheard on. A journalist (Rajeev Anand) is awakened by the sound. Sign up here. |, October 13, 2014 Many people dead! And if you report a story that no one tuned into, did that story really happen? Regal And if you report a story that no one tuned into, did that story really happen? What a scoop it could be for a journalist who happens to be in the vicinity! Why not? | Rating: C- Best Netflix Shows and Series To Binge (January 2021), The 100 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now (January 2021), 100 Best Movies on Amazon Prime To Watch (January 2021). He doesn’t race out of his hotel room. Martha (Natasha Lyonne) is a lonely but stoic lesbian whose sister Shannon (Judy Greer), a sex addict with no impulse control, ends up back in Fresno. He doesn’t race out of his hotel room. Addicted doesn't know how to competently address its issues of shame and guilt without simply reifying that sexual fulfillment is something that ravages unless tightly contained. Just below that it reads "Ticket Confirmation#:" followed by a 10-digit number. How sensational the term sounds! mystery and thriller, Lionsgate Films, This eerie music syncs up perfectly with the eerie, hallucinatory narrative. It’s the kind of premise that makes you want to end every statement with an exclamation mark! | Rating: 2/4 Nilanadukkam is part media satire, part media horror movie, and an all-out original. | Rotten (13). Would you manufacture one, imagine one, project yourself into one? All rights reserved. What a scoop it could be for a journalist who happens to be in the vicinity! But it does satisfy a base craving for cheap, immediate sensation. Why not do a report on the houses whose walls are painted with “two leaves” symbols, and yet, the government ends up doing little for these remote villages? Baradwaj Rangan is a National Award-winning film critic. Part soapy melodrama, part steamy thriller of infidelity gone sideways, this film is wholly unconvincing as a study of sexual compulsion. Far be it from me to totally trash a seemingly-silly soap opera males might find laughable to the same extent it moves females to tears. He is an Everyman seeking his big break, and Nilanadukkam is an Everystory about what happens when Everyday events are transformed into Richter-shattering “scoops” by the media. | Rating: 1.5/4 (Category: The race for ratings.) Addicted is the kind of film for which the Alan Smithee pseudonym was invented. What if the village was deserted for other reasons? What if the locals fed you myths and lore instead of “facts”? |, October 10, 2014 Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. Successful businesswoman Zoe Reynard (Sharon Leal) seems to have a charmed life. Copyright © Fandango. There are no approved quotes yet for this movie. Vedaraman Sankaran’s cinematography has a delicate texture we don’t usually find in micro-budgeted indie features. Even at a mere 70-odd minutes, the abstract storytelling begs to be read into. He sounds like he won an Olympic medal. The film follows Megan (Rachel Quinn) and Amy (Amber Perkins), young teens who are kidnapped and tortured after talking with a stranger on the internet. phone, telling his boss that he was the first on the scene to cover the quake. | Top Critics (8) Another mediaperson is overheard on his phone, telling his boss that he was the first on the scene to cover the quake. Cinemark |. There are no exclamation points in the staging, either. Please reference “Error Code 2121” when contacting customer service. (It’s in Kodaikanal, which is a little drive away.) What if? Based on a novel by Zane. It's kind of embarrassing. There are no exclamation points in the staging, either. | Rating: 2/5 What if the village was deserted for other reasons? Another metaphor? This is one of those "If it were a man doing it.....", this behavior would be more acceptable. As we follow him searching for his “scoop”, we see him missing the actual stories unfolding right in front of his eyes. Why not do a report on the houses whose walls are painted with “two leaves” symbols, and yet, the government ends up doing little for these remote villages? (It’s in Kodaikanal, which is a little drive away.) He gets the brief about the earthquake. Follows the lives two co-dependent sisters who work as hotel maids in Fresno. Watching "Addicted" is like eating Cheese Whiz straight from the jar. Please click the link below to receive your verification email. The actors are uniformly handsome and mostly serviceable, though the same can't be said about the filmmaking or the writing. Directed by Jamie Babbit. It’s the kind of premise that makes you want to end every statement with an exclamation mark! He says that he was addicted to “The Matrix” movie and violent video games, and he says that he lost touch with reality. While the leads are certainly attractive enough to bring the book to life, the film fails to live up to the melodrama and seductiveness that made the book popular. The body count is very high and includes important/key characters. He teaches a course on cinema at the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. The real-life story of former opioid addict Nico Walker would make a good movie, but this one suffers from constant style over substance. |, October 11, 2014 | Rating: 1/5 You're almost there! Don’t worry, it won’t take long. This eerie music syncs up perfectly with the eerie, hallucinatory narrative. Jen is enjoying a romantic getaway with her wealthy boyfriend -- until his two sleazy friends arrive for an unannounced hunting trip. It could feed the news cycle for the next few days, says the journalist. The journalist goes around in circles, a man lost in the misty wilderness. With Judy Greer, Natasha Lyonne, Malcolm Barrett, Jessica St. Clair. There are no featured audience reviews for at this time. Review Of Nilanadukkam, By Balaji Vembu Chelli: A Fascinatingly Original Take On Our Scoop-Addicted Media Era. He sounds like he won an Olympic medal. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer. We bring you engaging and informative content on movies that includes, reviews of films and web shows, interviews, film festival news, features and masterclasses. What if the locals fed you myths and lore instead of “facts”? Maarten Visser’s score is superb, ranging from flute snatches to jazz-ified riffs on Peer Gynt to a strange noise that made me imagine crickets walking on ground glass. The journalist remains unnamed. Vedaraman Sankaran’s cinematography has a delicate texture we don’t usually find in micro-budgeted indie features. Please enter your email address and we will email you a new password. Would you manufacture one, imagine one, project yourself into one? There's no nutritional value. |, September 6, 2019 He walks out. Coming Soon. 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The earthquake of the title is thus a metaphor as well as an actual calamity. And as he goes down the stairs, the stationary camera gazes at the empty corridor for a few extra seconds. Maarten Visser’s score is superb, ranging from flute snatches to jazz-ified riffs on. She has a wonderful, loving husband (Boris Kodjoe), two beautiful children and a thriving career. Billed as an erotic thriller but playing more like an R-rated daytime soap, "Addicted" marks a rare but dramatically neutered opportunity to explore a black woman's sexuality onscreen. By creating an account, you agree to the Privacy Policy "Addicted" doesn't know whether it wants to be a modern-day bodice-ripper, a morality-tinged cautionary tale or a serious snapshot of sexual compulsion. Coming Soon.