The Artist Versus The Technocrat
This essay shall be an inquiry into the psyche of great artists who in spite of their struggles against overpowering…
For a Few Dollars More [1965] Review : A Sequel worthy of its recognition
For a Few Dollars More Review: Since his last showdown in the town of San Miguel, Man with No Name…
Twenty-Four Eyes [1954] Review – The Collective Suffering and Healing of a War-Scarred Nation
“If you ever feel like crying, come to my house. We’ll have a good cry together”, says the perseverant teacher,…
Revisiting Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par after reading Carl Honoré’s In Praise of Slowness
Besides being a well-crafted and earnest drama, Taare Zameen Par is one of those few Indian films which explore the…
How Masaan (2015) Divorces Women’s Desire From Shame
There’s a song in ‘Masaan’ (2015) with the lyrics, “Mann Kasturi Re, Jag Dasturi Re”, meaning “The Heart is Emotional,…
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) Review : The Arrival of Spaghetti Western
It has been a long time since I watched Sergio Leone’s Dollar’s Trilogy or Man with No Name Trilogy. But…
The Weaker Sex in Breaking Bad
Why did Walter White become a drug dealer? The sincere, incorruptible man he was, was it solely cancer that made…
Silence (2016): An Unforgettable Journey Through Human Faith
Silence (2016) Review: To make something ambitious, actually happen, it takes love, talent, and dedication, and Silence lavishes it as…