Olympus Has Fallen Review – $80 Million Metaphorical Masturbation

By Madmax673 President Benjamin Asher (played by Aaron Eckhart): “United States of America will not negotiate with terrorists”! It’s hard to understand Hollywood’s recent infatuation with Greek mythology. Even Zeus might contemplate a compromise with Prometheus, seeking his infinite wisdom to help him get rid of the carnal abuse. Let’s see. While Obama had been […]

Whither India on the Net

Distressing! No, a catastrophe is the better way to describe India’s tryst with the Internet. We’re not talking of a looming catastrophe but one that’s already upon us. Save as a catastrophe, there’s no other way to describe Internet usage and penetration in India. Source: World Startup Report, March 19, 2013 Forget the unbridgeable chasm […]

Paradesi Box Office Report – Miserable

UK Tamils have raised their middle finger to Bala’s latest movie Paradesi. Is this the beginning of the end for Bala whose reputation has rested on producing “realistic” films on the subalterns (people living on the margins of society)? Related Stories Paradesi Review – Bala Moons Yet Again

Where Do Old Films End Up in America?

This morning we’d gone to our local Walmart to pick up some Silk Chocolate Soymilk. We were prowling around the Super Walmart when our eyes fell upon a strange sight. A huge bin of DVDs of old Hollywood films for 96-cents each. We rummaged through the movie bin to see if there were any decent […]