I saw a Malayalam film tonight that absolutely blew me away. Margaret of Don't Call It Bollywood emailed me that she'd heard great things about Angamaly Diaries -- did I want to join her tonight? So, I went in knowing pretty much nothing about it, other than that @Mozhin123 raved about it to me on twitter, too. Every single face in the film is new except one cameo by the debut screenwriter, actor Chemban Vinod Jose (Charlie, Kali, and Oppam). I had director Lijo Jose Pellissery's film City of God recommended to me, but this is my first film of his. Oh. My. God. Pellissery is the rock star of this film! The direction and editing knocked my socks off! Read the full review here: ... |