If I am unplugged, I would say, ‘Yes, I loved Vir Das’. While the plug is connected, I would say, ‘Only if he could be more diplomatic’. The beauty of Kapil is that he takes care of both the states, plugged or…
I hope you have already read the previous two lists. Let’s start today’s discussion. Eye in the Sky (2015)- It surprised me quite a bit. Political war thrillers have been so overdone, but this one really managed to work by narrowing its…
Hope you have already the first part of this series. Let’s start discussing today’s list of five more movies. The Abyss (1989) – This beautiful yet less known movie is a gem from the master director James Cameron in his early days….
Very often I am asked by my followers to share with them the lists of movies I would recommend to the movie buffs. Having watched thousands of movies of different genres, it is not possible to recommend just one list of good…
‘Aranyak’ is a time-tested novel by the ace Bengali novelist Bibhuti Bhushan Bandopadhyay. Those non-Bengalis unfamiliar with the name should be given a tip about the magnitude of greatness of the man. He penned Pather Panchali, the illustrious novel later made into…
The urge of being intellectual has been haunting Bengali movies for the past few decades, so much so that Bengali directors have literally forgotten the art of storytelling. Nothing is told in a simple, straightforward manner, one of the few basics of…
I do not see many people talking about a gem like ‘Mare of Easttown’. This is unfortunate. In today’s world, any product wrapped in a gaudy package with ultra-PR techniques gets peoples’ attention, while masterpieces like ‘Mare of Easttown’ with a classical…
Mahesh Manjarekar in his outings in the last one and half decades appeared a pale shadow of his older version, the one who gave us masterpieces like Astitva or Vaastav. Even though he made some interesting Marathi films meanwhile, Bollywood was definitely…
Netflix is back with another Korean web series as Hellbound started streaming barely a week back. The success of Squid Game must have prompted the makers to go online with the product which mostly appears to be hastily made, hurriedly edited, and…
The observation of the Bombay High Court in the Aryan Khan matter exposes the dark realities of how the investigative agencies of this nation are purposefully being utilized to extort people who do not conform to the norms set by those running…