Movie City on Oak Tree Road, Edison (New Jersey), which screens Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada movies, is one of the worst theaters we’ve been too in the U.S.

The AC doesn’t work, picture quality is bad (scenes are horizontally split on screen sometimes), the toilets are in very, very bad shape, the Samosas they sell in the concession stand are pathetic and inedible, and overall Movie City is a disgustingly lousy movie hall.

It’s sheer agony to watch a movie at Movie City.

The theater’s management ought to be ashamed of itself.

Edison Township must inspect this awful theater and revoke its license.

We’ve heard that Ad Labs has taken over this theater. Let’s hope they fix Movie City soon before the crowds completely disappear.

In case you are wondering, the only reason we visit Movie City is because Tamil movies are usually not screened in mainstream American theaters like Regal or AMC, which screen Hindi movies routinely.

One of the revelations - and pleasant surprises - of Santosh Subramaniam is how much Jayam Ravi has honed his acting skills.

We were quite disappointed with Jayam Ravi’s unpolished performance in Something Something Unakkum Enakkum.

Suffice to say, Jayam Ravi is orders of magnitude better in Santosh Subramaniam, released on April 11/12 in the U.S.

If only, Jayam Ravi would improve his dancing skills now.

By and large, dancing in Tamil movies makes us want to lunge at the screen in frustration. It’s totally graceless, like a bunch of pigs jumping up and down. If you want to see some grace and style in dancing, watch some of Michael Jackson’s old dances, particularly for Billie Jean and you’ll realize what fine dancing is. Even Bollywood is not that good when it comes to dancing, maybe just a shade better than Kollywood.

And who the heck is the dance choreographer for Santosh Subramaniam. We’d like to know. The bozo has done a disservice to the movie and should consider sticking to choregoraphing funeral processions going forward. You know the kind common in many Tamil movies where a few wailing drunks beat their chests and lead the funeral procession.

Besides Jayam Ravi, Santosh Subramaniam - a remake of the successful Telugu film Bommarillu - features Genelia and Prakash Raj in key roles.

Santosh Subramaniam  is - no surprise here - yet another teenage love story.

The story itself is nothing to get excited about Continue Reading…