One of the recurring nightmares of my life runs thus: It’s past midnight. And I am plodding down a dark street in Washington DC. The moon is AWOL, the stars are playing hide-and-seek and the sequester has shut down street lights. Then I hear footsteps approaching. The footsteps get louder and ominous as the person […]
By Madmax 673 I went in with a lot of expectation for this reboot version of Evil Dead as it’s hard to forget the original classic. Second, this flick, unlike other Hollywood franchise movies that rush into reboots, has waited three decades. Even more to me is that this is my third movie review for […]
No good film is too long and no bad movie is short enough. – Film Critic Roger Ebert (June 18, 1942 — April 4, 2013) I’ve often wondered if Roger Ebert, who died today of cancer, ever had the misfortune of seeing an Indian movie. The fact that Ebert lived up to 70 suggests he […]
I imagine saying those words – “My family, they are all dead, in an instant they vanished” – and I reel. – Sonali Deraniyagala in Wave (p.116) I don’t understand all this hype about Sonali Deraniyagala’s book Wave. Maybe, it’s because Sonali lost all her dear ones (husband, two young sons and both parents) in […]
Yes, I know, I know, I know that Indians are the most dishonest chutiyas in any galaxy. Expecting honesty from these gaandus is kinda like expecting Abhishek Bachchan to improve his IQ or Salman Khan to embrace Ahimsa! 😉 Still, it’d give me immense pleasure if you all could answer this poll on DuckDuckGo without […]
By Madmax673 For anyone interested in ‘Kovil Thirupani’ (temple deeds & renovation), a visit to the Sri Siva Vishnu Temple in Lanham, MD is a great opportunity. Looks like the temple is working on procuring “Mooshika Vahana” (Mouse vehicle for Lord Ganesh) for ‘Vahana Seva’ at $15,000 for use in the temple festivals. Devotees are […]