Reading this post, I have mixed feelings. My own kids are yet small, but I’m pretty clear on the kind of knowledge I want them to have of their culture and on being desi. Because desi is what you are, born of 2 desi parents. I am Hindu but not really religious, which causes many […]
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The Lakehouse
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxkmbk1a2Qk] There’s a tune stuck in my head. You know how that happens, don’t you ? You hear it on and off, sometimes louder, sometimes toned down but it’s under your skin, it’s everywhere. It transports well, from the house to the car, from the car to the outside world. And it has a negligible […]
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It’s the end of the year. Imagine that – a whole year went by and it feels like we were just celebrating the end of 2005 ! And since I’m in the let’s-review-the-year mood (see my Top 5 films of 2006), here are the Top 3 hindi comedy shows on TV : 1. Naya Office […]
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At Youtube, a hilarious desi take on Christmas : [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBfdZHksr9Q]
Read the rest of this entry »Casino Royale
Much has been said about the new Bond. And all they say is true. Really, here’s a Bond I actually like. In Casino Royale Daniel Craig essays the part almost to perfection. Lots of muscle, great physical fitness, and apparently a sharp mind to go with that (how else do you dare challenge a master […]
Read the rest of this entry »My Don Review on Rediff
The review appears on Rediff here. The original (and more expansive) review appears on my Movie Blog here. Categories : _films , _film_reviews
Read the rest of this entry »Friends with money
This is a smart, witty film, which is in places funny, even though it has a sad/neurotic under-tone to it. It is the story of 4 friends : Christine (Catherine Keener) unhappily married to fellow screen-writer David, Jane (Frances McDormand) a famous fashion designer married to Aaron (who Christine thinks is gay), Franny (Joan Cusack) […]
Read the rest of this entry »My KANK review on Rediff
Rediff had called for review submissions of this movie, and I sent mine (a shortened version of the original which appears on my movie review blog). It was judged to be among the 10 best reviews (which makes my day, to put it mildly) and is now featured on Rediff here. Categories : _films , […]
Read the rest of this entry »Memoirs of a geisha
First off, I’d like to say that this is a well made film, with good actors and a strong storyline – definitely worth a watch. ** SPOILERS AHEAD ** However, it was a let-down to me, I guess because I’ve read the book and expected so much more from the movie (Oscar nominations and all). […]
Read the rest of this entry »Spielberg’s Munich
Munich released recently is directed by Spielberg. It is engrossing, the kind of film about which you would say “It moved at the pace it should have”. Munich tells the story of Israels’s action against the 11 people who planned to kill/killed it’s Olympic athletes (1972). The job of asssinating the 11 Palestinians is given […]
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