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… Read More ›
Reviews
Watching Medieval when Critics gave it only 35%
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… Read More ›
The Kashmir Files – Watch before you take any stand about the film
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… Read More ›
Social Dilemma – The Netflix Original
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… Read More ›
Perunthachan (The Master Craftsman) SF Bay Area Sargavedi’s 2nd Theatrical Beauty
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… Read More ›
Dulquer-Irrfan Karwaan and some thoughts
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,… Read More ›
Bookless in Baghdad – A reader’s delightful stroll through 230 pages
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… Read More ›
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less – Book Review
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… Read More ›
Homo Deus – Read it with Sapiens to acknowledge the breadth of arguments
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… Read More ›
Netflix brings you Vikarm Chandra’s Sacred Games
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… Read More ›
Vinod Narayan 