Watch – Odyssey

Over-hyped is my verdict. The premise of the story seemed excellent but I felt the film went down the path of pandering to mass stardom and also political ambitions. It could’ve been a wonderful outing for Vijay if he had stayed playing the role of a ruthless corporate CEO. Till about a quarter of the movie, it was well executed. Post the legal victory scene, it went downhill for me: predictable song and action sequences and an utter under-utilization of a heroine.

Watched on Friday November 9, 2018.

My rating: ★★½

Sarkar (2018) by A.R. Murugadoss

A successful businessman gets involved in a political battle with 2 notorious ministers regarding the well being of fishermen in Tamil Nadu.

Watched on Monday November 5, 2018.
My rating: ★★★

Ant-Man and the Wasp by Peyton Reed

As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym present an urgent new mission that finds the Ant-Man fighting alongside The Wasp to uncover secrets from their past

Watched on Monday November 5, 2018.
My rating: ★★½

Hotel Artemis (2018) by Drew Pearce

Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, 'Hotel Artemis' follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.

Doctor Who S11E03: Arachnids in the UK by an author from BBC

'Something's happening with the spiders in this city.' The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan find their way back to Yorkshire - and Yaz's family - only to find something is stirring amidst the eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield.

Doctor Who S11E03: Rosa by Mark Tonderai from BBC

Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.

Doctor Who S11E02: The Ghost Monument by an author from BBC

Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and her new friends stay alive long enough in a hostile alien environment to solve the mystery of Desolation? And just who are Angstrom and Epzo?

‘We don’t get aliens in Sheffield.’ In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O’Brien are about to have their lives changed for ever, as a mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky. Can they believe a word she says? And can she help solve the strange events taking place across the city?

And the Doctor is back…

Doctor Who S11E01: The Woman Who Fell to Earth from BBC

A mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the Sheffield night sky.

Watched on Wednesday September 26, 2018.

My rating: ★★★

U Turn (2018) from IMDb

The plot revolves around the death of motorists who break a traffic rule at a particular flyover in Hyderabad and the subsequent pinning down of the culprit by an intern journalist and police inspector duo.

Watched on Tuesday August 28, 2018.

★★★½

With a wider range of action movies to spoof from, this was much much better than the first part. I now hope there is a third part in the near future.

Thamizh Padam 2 (2018) from IMDb

Directed by C.S. Amudhan. With Iswarya Menon, Shiva, Jiiva, Manobala. A stringent cop tries all the possible ways to nab a dreaded don who poses a big threat to the society.

A very uninspired and insipid performance… To concede 3 before halftime is difficult to come back from and the way two of those were conceded was inexpiable.

Winning the away games invariably wins you the championship. 😯

But well played by Brighton Hove Albion which was the better team on the field.

Brighton v Man Utd, 2018/19 from premierleague.com

Brighton v Man Utd @Amex Stadium, Falmer