“The miniaturist of Junagadh” – a short, beautiful, and haunting portrayal of loss, hope, art and optimism during India’s partition
( Note to the reader: I wish to thank Rinku for sharing this film with me. Rarely do I get[…]
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“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande” – an intelligent sensitive, and delicately nuanced movie that explores the nature of sexuality and the role of pleasure in human life.
( Note to the reader: If reading about sexual matters offends your sensibilities, I request you to use your discretion[…]
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Breaththroughs, amateurs, and the story of the extraordinary men who ran the four-minute mile
(Note to the reader: I owe the genesis of this essay to four events. A few days ago, I happened[…]
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Ilayaraja turns eighty – The man and his genius.
It is true this man is arrogant, narcissistic, disrespectful, condescending, incorrigible sometimes, brazenly proud, and egoistic, but damn it! –[…]
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12th Man – Director Jeethu Joseph Shines, and RRR – a lackluster extravaganza by Rajamouli – two movies this weekend.
There is no doubt in my mind at least, that Jeethu Joseph, the Malayalam director, is one of the most[…]
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Memory, Alzheimer’s and “Still Alice” – a sensitive portrayal of the impact of Alzheimer’s.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you[…]
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Gangubhai Kathiawadi – a glossy affair missing substance, only alleviated by the brilliance of Alia Bhatt
I was afraid this would happen, and it did. “Gangubhai Kathiawadi” failed to impress as a movie I can cherish.[…]
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Mai – The miniseries. A brilliant portrayal by Sakshi Tanwar of a mother’s pain, grief, and the need for emotional closure.
In the last few years, there have been a couple of intense movies, especially in Bollywood, depicting how a mother’s[…]
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Death on the Nile – adaptions of Christie’s brilliant mystery.
Agatha Christie wrote sixty-six crime novels during her illustrious career. I have read most, and I keep returning to them[…]
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36 chambers of Shaolin – the movie, the Hero myth, and the art of training and mentorship.
Whether it is the turbulent journey of Ulysses in Homer’s Odyssey or the heroism of Rama in Valmiki’s Ramayana or[…]
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