Books and Movies

Hey Guys! Charlie Kaufman is perhaps one of the most interesting screenwriter-directors working in the industry today. His first film, Being John Malkovich is perhaps one of the most compelling films ever made, and it received generally great reviews all across. Another one of his hallmark films was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which is again, an incredible film. Apart from this, he has two (now three) director credits to his name as well (Synecdoche, New York, and Anomalasia). Needless to say, he has had an illustrious career in the film business. And recently, I watched his new film, "I'm Thinking of Ending Things", and I can easily say it's one of my favourite films of the 21st century.                                                CAST: Jessie Buckley: Young Woman Jesse Plemons: Jake David Thewlis: Father  Toni Collette: Mother REVIEW: When I first ...

Hey guys! So, as many of you already know, I'm a huge Bond fan. I love watching Bond films, reading Bond novels, some of my most played songs on Spotify are James Bond songs, and overall, I just really love everything related to James Bond. The good thing about Bond is that everyone has their favorites, you could put 100 Bond fans in a room and it is an almost certainty that no two Bond fans will have the same ranking of the 007 films. Needless to say, everyone has their own favourite Bond actors, mine is either Daniel Craig or Pierce Brosnan depending on my mood that day. Given that, I want to say that I love all of Daniel Craig's films. Yes, that includes Spectre and Quantum of Solace, the latter of which often finds itself at the bottom of many a Bond fans' ranking lists. So today, I wish to make my case and defend this much maligned second outing of Daniel Craig's tenure as James Bond. Without any further ado, let's jump right into it. Under the Shadow of Casino...

Hey guys! So, last night I watched Ingmar Bergman's 1957 masterpiece, The Seventh Seal. The film  is largely in the Swedish language. and is perhaps one of the most deeply profound, complex, and brilliant films I have seen.  The film follows a knight, Antonius Block (Max Von Sydow), and his squire, J (Gunnar Bjornstrand), as they return home from the Crusades. He comes home to find his country ravaged by the plague. When he arrives, he is greeted by Death, who has been following him for quite a while. Antonius challenges Death to a game of chess to prolong his life so that he can look for answers regarding his questions about God.  All the while, the Knight and his squire journey throughout the land gathering a troupe of different people and witnessing the horrors and the cruelty that the plagu e has brought about in people.  So today, I will try to explain two of the most prominent themes of the film: God and Humanity. 

Hey guys! So, I've decided to go on a Kubrick binge and watch all the Kubrick films. Some films I've seen before, some I haven't. Last night, I watch Kubrick's last film: Eyes Wide Shut. The film stars Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman and is 2 and a half hours long. However, those 159 minutes feel more like 20 seconds with the visionary filmmaking style of one Stanley Kubrick. Now I'm gonna give my thoughts and observations about the film. PLOT: The film follows Dr. Bill Harford and his wife Alice through three days in New York City at Christmas time. Beginning with a prolonged opening sequence of ballroom dance in the high society of New York. There Bill meets an old friend of his and a textbook smooth guy tries to hit on Bill's wife. The next night, while high on some pot, Bill's wife details a sexual fantasy she had for another man. Soon, we find Bill roaming the streets of New York and so begins a night full of chance sexual encounters.  THE FOLLOWING CONTAI...

Hey Guys! I'm sorry for the delay in posing, there's really no excuse, just my laziness. Fear not though, for I have returned and now promise to regularly update the blog! Today, I want to talk to you about a new Hindi web-series, Amazon Prime's Paatal Lok. PLOT: A high profile case regarding an assassination attempt on a journalist is handed over to cynical police officer, Hathi Ram Chaudhary. As he delves deeper into the case, nothing is as it seemed at first. CAST: Hathi Ram Chaudhary : Jaideep Ahlawat Sanjeev Mehra : Neeraj Kabi Vishal "Hathoda" Tyagi : Abhishek Banerjee REVIEW: Paatal Lok is the latest in the Hindi television "Renaissance", that started with streaming services producing Hindi shows that are not regulated by stringent television laws. These shows are different from your average Hindi soap operas, which tend to focus on in-house dramas and romance stories dealt with in a PG-13 manner. These new wave of shows, like Mir...

Hey guys! Graduating from high school is one of the most significant events in a person's life. It an event that I, myself, am currently going through. You spend the first 18 or so years with loads of people, some of them stay, some of them leave. What is common is that all of them play a role in shaping a person, That person is, you. And, for most of us, the most significant role in this process of "person-making" is played by our parents. We get really attached to them. We have our differences and our disagreements with them, but at the end of the day, we still go back to them when we are faced with a challenge or a tough situation. Around this time, most of you who are my age will be looking forward to beginning our terms in college and finally find freedom. But what is freedom? Is it really that desirable?  I watched 2 films recently that made me ask myself this question; Greta Gerwig's directorial debut, Lady Bird, and Francois Truffaut's French New...

Hey guys! So this will be my first post in a while, I'm sorry for that, but hey, better late than never, eh? So Knives Out is a 2019 Rian Johnson murder mystery written by him as well. Now I have seen two movies written and directed by him, Star Wars The Last Jedi, and Looper. But I don't actually like either very much. This might be the first Rian Johnson movie that I ACTUALLY like. PLOT: The apparent suicide of a billionaire mystery writer leads to the unveiling of many secrets of the family as genius detective Benoit Blanc tries to unweave the webs. CAST: Benoit Blanc: Daniel Craig Ana de Armas: Marta Cabrera Michael Shanon: Walt Thombrey  Jaimie Lee Curtis: Linda Drysdale Toni Collete: Joni Thombrey Katherine Langford: Meg Thombrey Chris Evans: Hugh Ransom Drysdale  REVIEW: Knives Out, woah where do I begin with this film? This movie is such a thrill ride, I can't even begin to explain what I feel after a film. This is undoubtedly a l...