He who has a "why" to live for can bear with any "how"... About the Book My Rating : ★★★Published In : 2017Plot : Authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles attempts to link the longevity of the Japanese people with the concept of Ikigai - the happiness of always being busy, as revealed by the daily... Continue Reading →
Review : Love, Death and Robots
★★★★ A sprawling anthology of 18 animated shorts with run-time at an average of just 12 minutes, lashed together by a prominent David Fincher producing credit, this pic’n’mix show is short, satisfyingly wicked and self-consciously NSFW.. !! The binge-worthy title features 18 shorts, each with their own signature animation, storytelling style, and varying levels of... Continue Reading →
How Game of Thrones caved-in to the Norms of Television
There’s no one explanation for how Game of Thrones became a culture-spanning phenomenon. Slipping into the microscopic gap between the Golden Age of Television and the binge-watch era, HBO’s fantasy epic earned an investment of resources from its network that would have been unthinkable previously for such a budget-conscious medium and managed to bind together a diverse group... Continue Reading →
Pixar’s Masterclass : Inside Out
★★★★★ Continuing in the series of Pixar's Masterclass, this time we're looking at a movie that dares to explore existential crises, a movie that's aimed at the whole family, and as always, all of this via an animated medium !! It's okay to be sad. The greatest lesson given by Pixar ever ... Over the... Continue Reading →
Lost – The Show That Changed TV Forever
Whenever we see Redditors sweating out elaborate theories about our favorite TV shows now-a-days, it’s because of Lost. Whenever we see deep-dive online recaps, it’s because of Lost. Networks preferring a shorter, more compressed series with a definitive ending in mind.. ? That’s because of Lost. Lost changed TV in a defining manner, for better and for... Continue Reading →
Book Review : Animal Farm by George Orwell
It is still a keen area of debate whether Animal Farm remains relevant for readers of this generation, and I certainly believe it is. After reading the book, I found its themes and messages just as powerful, moving and relevant as they must have been seven decades ago... About the Book My Rating : ★★★★★Published... Continue Reading →
Book Review : ‘I was a Drug Addict’ by Ravindra Singh
About the Book My Rating : 4.5 / 5 Plot : A first-hand memoir of a young boy and his experiences and struggles as a drug addict. He narrates his life story right from boarding school experiences to the hippie phenomenon in the 1980's to his rehab and subsequent experiences with the withdrawals. Review The... Continue Reading →
Movie Review : Trainspotting
★★★★ It's a really honest portrayal of drugs and is surely one of the finest "drug" movie out there. There's a joyous feeling coupled with despair that really pervades that film and I think it does the subject justice. Danny Boyle's classic holds up terrifically well. PlotMark Renton (Ewan McGregor), a young man with few prospects and... Continue Reading →