
Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ (2021) Review
Let’s get right to it—it is a knockout, a masterpiece, brilliant on every level. And to the question everyone will ask: it is equal to the original. In fact, I […]
Let’s get right to it—it is a knockout, a masterpiece, brilliant on every level. And to the question everyone will ask: it is equal to the original. In fact, I […]
It was perhaps the month of March, in the year 2002. I was studying in the College of Basic Science at Bhubaneswar. At that point in time, we had the […]
Back from the premiere of his debut film, Malcolm is all gung ho whereas Marie is dead calm. The discussion veers from his film to their relationship in no time […]
It was someday in 1995, I don’t remember exactly which though. I was ten, eleven years old and was in the early stages of the pre-teenage rebellion. Most of my […]
I grew up in the nineties as a Hindi cinema buff. So naturally, my choice of music always revolved around Hindi cinema music. I adored Kumar Sanu, I idolised Kishore […]
Vikram Seth’s ‘A Suitable Boy’, arguably one of the largest single-volume novel in English literature. In a nutshell, it’s about a women’s journey to find a suitable groom for herself. […]
If you’re into eating betel leaves, better known as ‘Paan’, then the term ‘Chaman Bahar’ is not new to you. For the uninitiated, Chaman Bahar is the sweetener that enhances […]
When Clint Eastwood stepped in to direct the film, there were bowls of protest. Bruce Beresford and Steven Spielberg both toyed with directing the picture, Beresford going so far as […]
Sometimes there are films that you like for no particular reason. Not because of its songs, not because it’s funny or full of melodrama, but for the way, the film […]
The year was 1998, I about 14, that age when often people get infatuated with girls. Shah Rukh Khan had just proclaimed on the silver screen – ‘Pyaar Dosti Hai’. […]
Love, for the lack of a better word, is transcendental. The feeling of being loved is surreal. There is no optimum way to explain the rush of blood and the […]
WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen is without peer as the greatest rock and roll poet in music history. His blue-collar background has brought out some of the most intensely personal songs […]
LUCY IN THE SKY Though Natalie Portman is brilliant in this odd film, do not let it fool you. It might pretend to be about something hugely important, but in […]
Through the nineties, Tom Hanks won two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor and was nominated for another. In 2000, he was nominated again and frankly should have won, again. […]