Oppenheimer – A Pompous Tale on the History of Atom Bomb! New Hollywood Movie Review 2023 – IMDb 8.9

Oppenheimer is a Hollywood movie directed by the legendary Christopher Nolan released on 21st July 2023. This film is a biopic of the prominent scientist, Robert J Oppenheimer. The film has got a significant cast, which includes Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Tom Conti, Matt Damon etc. Cillian Murphy plays the role of Robert Oppenheimer, and has absolutely nailed it. The film is getting exemplary reports from worldwide and has already collected a total gross of 90 million dollars from worldwide box-office. The movie also got a collection of 13.5 crores just from India. It is also reported that the film is widely accepted, chiefly by the youth audience in the age range of 18-34.

Oppenheimer Poster

Oppenheimer, not only elucidates the literal nuclear chain reaction in atom, but also, the broader idea of chain reactions when immense power is held by individuals or nations. By digging into Robert Oppenheimer’s life and his role in creating the atomic bomb, the film delves into the ethical, moral, and political implications of such great power. It provokes thought on the consequences and responsibilities that come with wielding extraordinary influence, considering their impact on historical events and humanity.

The film depicts the two sides of the emotions that occurs to the Americans and Oppenheimer himself after America’s dual bombings in Japan. Most citizens are found to be extremely proud about their country and their dominance in the World War II, while Oppenheimer, the Father of Atom Bomb, finds himself buried in the guilt of being the reason for the murder of thousands of innocent people. The film also gives audience a basic idea behind an atomic bomb and its creator.

The main upper hand of the movie we feel is Christopher Nolan himself. Oppenheimer is truly a visual treat by Nolan. The nuclear fissions, explosions, etc. are exhibited in a splendid manner. The Direction, Screenplay and BGMs are top notch. Nolan had attempted to make this 3 hour long, Biopic-War-Drama engaging even though it has got lengthy dialogues. Lengthy dialogues may be not everyone’s cup of tea, but still it suits the overall slow-burning pace of the film quite well. The stellar performances from the actors has also boosted the overall film experience. Another major trademark of the movie was that CGI was not used during the entire film.

Cillian Murphy as Oppenheimer

Main drawback that anyone would feel about the movie is definitely the long duration of 3 hours. Those who are not much into Historical dramas, will have the feeling of lag throughout the first half. Also the Quantum physics theories and other scientific speculations narrated in the movie will be bewildering for any specatators of the movie. But we find all these drawbacks necessary and acceptable for this kind of historical war movie.

According to us, Oppenheimer is the technically perfect movie of 2023. It is a high quality Biopic-war-drama which requires a theatre watch. It is undoubtedly another masterpiece of Christopher Nolan. We strongly recommend everyone to watch this epic in theatres itself!

IMDb – 8.9/10

The Times of India – 4.5/5

Our Rating – 4/5

Vikram – An Utter Mass-Action Punch!! IMDb 9.3

Vikram is a Tamil movie directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj released on 3rd of June 2022 in theatres. This movie has a tremendous cast which includes Kamal Hassan, Surya,Fahad Faazil, Vijay Sethupathi, Narain, Swathishta, Gayathri. The film is set to be the return of “UlagaNayakan” Kamal Hassan to the industry after a long gap of 4 years and we couldn’t ask for a better comeback than Vikram. For those who haven’t experienced the massive perfomance of Kamal Hassan in theatres, Lokesh has brought that experience to us through Vikram. The film deals with a general plot, ‘The fight for a Drugs-free world’ but, as we say its not about the story its about the presentation, and Lokesh kanagaraj just nailed it. The theatre experience was honestly marvellous and breathtaking.

As we mentioned earlier Vikram is about the brawl in opposition to the Drugs, which is quite ordinary. But the perfomances and the direction made it extra ordinary. Anirudh again proved to be a maestro with his stupendous BGMs in Vikram.The BGMs helped to elevate all the mass and fight sequences. The Stunt Masters Anbu and Arivu has also done their part superbly. All the action scenes were truly world class. The cinematography by Gireesh Gangadharan also requires applause.The plot becomes quite generic after some time. The screenplay also was just ok. The story also has got connections to 2019 movie Kaithi directed by Lokesh himself which is quite impressive. Each and every Kaithi reference was accepeted by the audience with massive plaudit and everyone is hoping for the return of Dilli (Lead role in Kaithi played by Karthi). The interval scene is simply a powerful punch but the climax feels more similar to Lokesh’s Master.

Kamal hassan

When we come to the acting department, it is almost a Kamal Hassan Show. He plays the role of Karnan aka Vikram and is going to one of his career best. Fahad Faazil(as Amar) and Vijay Sethupathi(as Santhanam) who plays the other lead roles in the movie has also performed exceptionally well. Another remarkable perfomance in the movie was by Vasanthi who plays the role of agent Tina. She goosebumps us with extraordinary action and mass sequences. The main attraction of the movie before its release was the role of Surya. The Cameo played by him just added more flavours to the film and was indeed terrific.

According to us Vikram is an Ardent Mass Action Flick which has to be experienced in theatres itself. The film was truly up to the Hype. And all we can say about the so called LOKESH CINEMATIC UNIVERSE is Aarambhikalangala!!

IMDb – 9.3/10

NDTV – 3/5

Our Rating – 4/5

Kaanekkaane Malayalam Movie Review – An Emotional Family Drama

Kaanekkaane is a Malayalam movie directed by Manu Ashokan released on 17 September 2021 on SonyLiv. The movie stars Suraj Venjaramood, Tovino Thomas, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Shruthi Ramachandran, Prem Prakash . The film shows the tale of human relationships and emotions. The film makes way for the reunion of the Director Manu Ashokan and scriptwriters Bobby – Sanjay after ‘Uyare’ and is considering to be their comeback film.

Kaanekkaane Malayalam Movie Poster

Suraj plays the role of a Deputy Tahsildar (Paul Mathai) who arrives in Ernakulam for some court matters. He is well-received by his son-in-law Allen (Tovino). Wondering when he would see his grandson again, Paul is leaving Allen’s home, when something strikes his eye. There comes a shift in the lives of the characters in this film. It leads to an emotional and thrilling journey for all of them. Suraj showcases his versatile acting again in this film. Tovino and Aishwarya also play out their roles beautifully (especially the combinational emotional scenes of Suraj and Tovino). The director has created an immersive experience for the audience by displaying the characters’ layered emotional graphs.

Kaanekkaane is a complete Family drama. It has scarcely an amount of mystery but was mostly predictable. The Film gets an emotional score and is a bit thrilling as the story moves forward. According to us, the film feels like a slow paced ordinary movie with a one-time watchable storyline. Cast selection is also good. The movie has a positive ending which can be easily guessed. The background scores also helped to intensify the emotional scenes. The screenplay is also appreciable.

OTTPlay – 3.5/5

Times Of India – 3.5/5

Our Rating – 3/5

Realme Watch for ₹3,999 With Blood Oxygen Monitor, Heart Rate Sensor, First Sale on June 5

Realme Launched their first smartwatch in their 25th May event along with several items like the Realme TV, Powerbank and Buds air neo. The Realme watch offers tons of features that are unbelievable in this price range.

Realme Smartwatch

The Realme Watch has a 1.4-inch colour touch screen display with 320 x 320 resolution, the pixel density is 323 PPI and has a max brightness of 380 nits, the screen is 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Features of the Watch

Realme offers an awesome deal for the price, the watch offers many fitness tracking features along with some smart features like smart notifications, music control, photo capture, mute and reject calls, unfortunately, you can’t attend calls and speak through the watch as there is no inbuilt microphone or speaker. The watch attracts fitness enthusiast with its several fitness modes and sleep tracking, a reminder to drink water and meditation feature. Realme has also put a Blood Oxygen level, which is awesome for this price range. The watch also has real-time heart rate monitoring.

The watch comes with 12 watch faces as of now, Realme says it will release more watch faces in the future via an update through the app Realme Link, it packs a 160mah battery which is claimed to last for 7 days under normal conditions, the watch is also said to have a dedicated battery saver mode that lets you run it for 20 days on a single charge.

The watch has Bluetooth 5.0 and it connects to your phone via the app Realme link.

Quick Specs Overview

Price

₹3,999

$50

Appearance

Size:36.5*11.8*256mm(W*H*L)

Weight:31g

Wrist strap

Type:Removable wrist strap

Width:20mm

Adjustable length:164-208mm

Battery

Battery:160mAh(BIS)

Theoretical working time:7 to 9 days

Battery life on Power Saving Mode:20 Days

* 7 days with heart rate monitor ON; 9 days with heart rate monitor OFF

Screen

Screen size:3.5cm(1.4”)

Resolution:320*320

Full screen touch

Sensor

3-axis Accelerometer

Heart Rate Sensor

Rotor Vibration Motor

IP68(1.5m) Water Resistance Rating

Connectivity

Bluetooth 5.0

realme Link APP

Android 5.0+

Health monitor

Automated Heart Rate Measurement, 24-hour Real-time Heart Rate, Resting Heart Rate, Exercise Heart Rate, heart Rate Alert, Blood Oxygen Measurement, Sleep Detection, Steps Throughout the Day, Calories, Distance, Water Reminder, Idle Alert, Activity Records

Sport mode

Outdoor Run, Walk, Indoor Run, Outdoor Cycle, Aerobic Capacity, Strength Training, Football, Basketball, Table Tennis, Badminton, Indoor Cycle, Elliptical, Yoga, and Cricket

Other functions

Music Control, Camera Control, Find Phone, Meditation, 12/24-hour, Stopwatch, Clock, Weather Forecast, Date Display, Dial, Cloud Multi-dial, OTA Upgrade, Data Storage, All-day Data, Automatic Motion Recognition(Running/Walking), Call Notification, Message Reminder, Alarm Reminder, Step Goal Completion Reminder, Binding Confirmation Reminder, Low Battery Reminder, Brightness Adjustment, Shake Adjustment, Wear Monitoring, Lift Wrist to Wake Screen, Power Saving Mode, Do-not-disturb Mode

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 Specifications leaked Bigger Screen than Band 4

A report from a reliable source has revealed that the Band 5 will have bigger and better Screen

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The Successor to Mi band 4, The Mi band 5 is to be released soon. When the band 4 was released, it was a huge hit, they sold almost one million units a week after the launch, the main thing that made the band 4 so successful is it’s price-tag compared to its features.It is sold in India for Rs 2,299 only Rs 300 greater than it’s predecessor Mi band 3.

A report from a reliable source has revealed that the Band 5 will have bigger and better Screen compared to it’s predecessor.The band 5 will have a 1.5 inch OLED touch screen display instead of the 0.95 inch display on the band 4.

Other than the display the Mi band 5 global variant will have NFC connectivity and will support different payments apps like Google Pay. While Mi band 4 only had NFC support for people who were in China and payments app for the Chinese consumers.

Talking about the probable price of Mi band 5 is that it would be around 2,500-3,500. Price is something that Xiaomi surprises us everytime, so it’s difficult deciding a correct price.

Realme Buds Air- Is it the Apple Airpod Killer?

When the day Realme announced they are gonna release a truly wireless earphone here in India, I wasn’t expecting much, speaking the truth , I really was surprised on how good this thing was. The Realme Buds Air is sold here in India for Rs 3,999. I’ve done a detailed full review of the product on YouTube.