Book Reviews – The Immortals Of Meluha (2010)
What makes a book rise above the ordinary? I’ve often wondered, and realised that what makes for a great book is its timing. That’s a key decision an author has to make. S/he must anticipate what the reader is looking for.
The Immortals of Meluha by Amish arrives with [...]
Book Review – Johnny Gone Down (2010)
This is the book of the year by far. Brilliantly written thriller that you can’t stop reading until the last page and leaves a lasting impact after. What I liked particularly was the deep, dark main character and the extraordinary but believable situations he finds himself in.
Who says that [...]
Movie Review – Inception (2010)
I’m nearly at a loss for words. Just when you thought Christopher Nolan couldn’t get any better than “The Dark Knight”, he outshines himself there and continues to deliver another masterpiece, one with so much power and rich themes that has been lost from the box office for several years. [...]
Review – Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) {Movie}
Wristcutters” is about guy named Zia (Patrick Fugit) who commits suicide after his girlfriend breaks up with him. Once he does, he doesn’t die but goes to a place where others who have committed suicide live as well. It’s a bizarre tale of love, friendship, and the afterlife [...]
Review – Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya {Movie}
Well frankly saying it is a ten year wait to watch a full length romantic movie after ALAIPAYUTHE being released. Great work Gautam,the movie is very close to heart with no added ingredients.The movie is pure and simple, and the narration is excellent. It may not be the usual stuff with [...]
Review – Good Will Hunting (1997) {Movie}
Before I go on with my ranting, I want to first mention that I write this post with the intention of making known my belief of what this movie is about and what sort of connection it’s attempting to make. One who’s never seen this movie should feel that [...]
Review – Fight Club (1999) {Movie}
Great movies can sometimes take a little while for the general public to accept. Such as the case for films like Citizen Kane, The Shawshank Redemption and dare I say it, Fight Club. Initially, when the film opened to theaters in 1999, critics and audiences were split. Some thought [...]
The Indian Superman (1987)
You will believe a movie can suck.
Superman is one of those rare movies that manages to offend on every level. It is badly acted, badly directed, badly filmed, and makes no sense whatsoever. And just to add that extra level of offensiveness, the whole project is probably illegal. This Superman, namely [...]
Review – Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found (2004)
Will Bombay soon become the world’s largest city? Yes, says Suketu Mehta. And what are the implications? His personal portrait of this emerging South Asian megalopolis examines what happens when the incredible mix of modern India converges on a city unable to encompass it.
Mehta’s Bombay (now known [...]
Review – No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)
The first time I heard the name Bob Dylan was at a party in Los Angeles in 1962. Someone put on a record of some guy with a twangy voice strapped to a harmonica. He was singing songs about death and dying and I wondered why a young [...]
