This movie....
I am speechless. I laughed so hard I started crying and then at some point, I started to cry for real. When Om Puri says “…to not be scared of cancer….” I saw it again immediately, just to be sure. And I’m not going…
All The Names by Jose Saramago
I know I said I wouldn’t write any more reviews, so its good that this is not a review but awe-struck, gushing adulation. What a book! Senhor Jose works in the Central Registry and passes his time collecting namecards and details of famous people. One day, an unknown…
Deconstructing Deconstruction
So I figure I’ve written enough reviews to figure that I need not write another. Was it worth it? Definitely. At first, deconstructing everything is really painful. When I started, I could not watch or read anything without constantly thinking what I’m going to write about…
Star Wars III The Revenge of the Sith - Movie Review
Very impressive! A wonderful story told in magnificent fashion. After the disappointment of the first two episodes, I was all set for further crap from George Lucas but he blew me away quite unequivocally. Well, not quite so unequivocally. The start was pretty pathetic in terms of writing, acting etc.…
Life of Pi by Yann Martell
What a great book! It started of a bit iffy though. The writing was poor, but fresh and somehow innocently charming. It made me laugh, but even so I couldn’t seem to look beyond Martell’s “orange Thumbs Up” and his Sufi Mr. Kumar. I…
FabMall
So since I’ve often praised FabMall in my previous posts, it’s time for more honest appraisal of the online store. In one word: “What the…” Fabmall used to be so cool! They have lots and lots of books, the site worked well and…
The Abolition of Work - A Short How-To
I just finished reading Bob Black’s essay The abolition of work. It’s a wonderful essay, and having read it I felt compelled to write this: There is no doubt that work, as it is carried out today, is a terrible thing. It fills one’s day with mostly…
Cube^2: Hypercube - Movie Review
The movie’s about seven people trapped in a cube with no idea how they got there and no idea what they’re supposed to be doing or how to get out. It seems a simple enough analogy of the existential problem, but treated with a depth of…
Reef by Romesh Gunasekara
If you liked The God of Small Things, you will probably like this one too. I loved it! It’s a slim volume, less than 200 pages, written with such love and affection that it’s almost poetry. The book is set almost exclusively in a house in…
The Great Indian Baccha Party
I was very angry last night after watching half of Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, and when I woke up this morning, I knew why. HKA was meant to reaffirm my faith in Indian creativity and so it’s failure was not just one bad film for me, but the loss…