Vasu Vennapusa

It left me feeling something I don’t like feeling. It’s that strange heaviness when a story tries to move you, yet something about it feels off. The situations feel created just to keep the movie going. The pacing is uneven, and the climax, instead of feeling mature or earned, comes across as forced and almost unbearable. It’s one of those films that tries to appear poetic and dramatic but ends up feeling hollow. Verdict: Emotional, yes — but the kind that leaves you uneasy instead of moved.

After a long time, The Lost Bus feels like one of those rare films that truly grips you from the first minute — it makes you feel the panic, courage under extreme pressure.The kids feel real, not cinematic props.

Stoker is a technically brilliant but polarizing film. If you appreciate Park Chan-wook’s style, you may admire the symbolism and boldness. But if, like me, you prefer suspense that stays in the psychological realm without crossing into disturbing fetishism, the second half might leave you unsettled for the wrong reasons. By “wrong reasons,” I mean unease that comes less from psychological depth and more from shock value — scenes that drift into taboo imagery or Uncomfortable Fetishization. For me, this distracted from the story instead of enriching it.