It has been ages since I watched a horror movie. Not that I don’t like them. It is just that this streaming business does not give me that screaming chill thrills anymore. Distraction is the main culprit. I have over the last year tried to watch many horror movies, only to switch to something else in less than 10 minutes. And this is not just … Continue reading Barbarian in the theaters
Rotten Tomatoes critics had given this movie a 35% when I decided to watch. This was last Saturday. The audience score was slightly better. I wanted to watch it for a few reasons. One that it had Michael Caine, two that I was in a mood to see some action on big screen. Third I had the time and my AMC pass had one movie … Continue reading Watching Medieval when Critics gave it only 35%
I watched ‘The Kashmir Files’ a few days back. I wanted to make a video of my thoughts. Finally I made it in Malayalam, but thought in English I will write instead of making a video. ‘The Kashmir Files’ is very disturbing, gripping and unsettling to say the least. And I want to share my thought as I watched the movie. In fact it took … Continue reading The Kashmir Files – Watch before you take any stand about the film
The Netflix Original ‘Social Dilemma’ is the talk of town. Watched it last Friday and here is my Content Creator’s Perspective of the documentary. I had just finished a Digital Declutter… Not with total abstinence but a content creator’s Digital Declutter… This video is probably a Content Creator’s Dilemma đŸ™‚ If you have not watched it, I highly recommend you to watch it. Vinod! Continue reading Social Dilemma – The Netflix Original
Yesterday I had a chance to watch Perunthachan (The Master Craftsman); the 2nd play by the SF Bay Area Malayalam Literary and Arts group Sargavedi. A much larger production in terms of crew and acts than their first Kattukuthira (Wild Horse) which successfully ran multiple venues in the United States. In my opinion this is a step close to big time serious Malayalam theatre in US. There … Continue reading Perunthachan (The Master Craftsman) SF Bay Area Sargavedi’s 2nd Theatrical Beauty
The last time I saw a movie in an Indian theatre (if my memory is not failing me) was ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ sometime in 1997-1998. After leaving India, even though I regularly watch all movies, and come to India, I had never watched one in an Indian theatre. So Karwaan is a personal special. Leaving the personal side aside… Karwaan is a simple story … Continue reading Dulquer-Irrfan Karwaan and some thoughts
The writer in Tharoor has always fascinated me. I have found his prose very beautiful. I have to admit that I say so by only reading his ‘India: From Midnight to the Millennium’. But in this trip I bought a few of his books and read his superbly written collection of essays ‘Bookless in Baghdad’. This journey has given me good reading time. The book … Continue reading Bookless in Baghdad – A reader’s delightful stroll through 230 pages
Earlier this year I had written a post Say ‘NO’ when you have to; And do it with Confidence. I wrote it when I was reminded of an earlier career incident when a friend had told me that I had a problem with Saying NO. For the past few years since I have been exploring the ways of Minimalism and Essentialism. One reason is because a … Continue reading Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Book Review
Homo Deus, Yuval Noah Harari’s second Book is all about Tomorrow. In ‘Sapiens’ he took from Yesterday to Now and Homo Deus takes us from Now to our many Tomorrows. While both books are independently readable, I think to get the true essence and the premise of Yuval’s arguments we need to read both the books. ‘Sapiens’ in my opinion was trying to break some … Continue reading Homo Deus – Read it with Sapiens to acknowledge the breadth of arguments
Sacred Games is the new Netflix Original series based on Vikram Chandra’s 2006 thriller novel of the same name. With Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte in title roles, you will enjoy binge watching the 8 episodes. A kind of Indian Narcos if I could say. But one thing is clear, we have more stories to be told and made that we will … Continue reading Netflix brings you Vikarm Chandra’s Sacred Games
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