The kind of emotions sports evoke is sometimes hard to comprehend. For someone not bothered with it life goes on unfettered. For the rest, it's an emotional rollercoaster.
Australia vs India 2020-21 : Reminiscing the Unthinkable
Book Review : Ikigai – The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
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 →
Podcast Review : An Oral History of The Office
★★★★★ With the soothing voice of Brian Baumgartner and expertly-edited oral history covering tidbits from the entire cast and crew, the podcast provides first-hand account of how the show that struggled initially (struggled is being rather moderate taking into account the abysmal ratings of the show after Season 1 !!) , but a crazy confluence... Continue Reading →
Movie Review : Whiplash
★★★★ If I tell you that this diabolically entertaining spellbinder is about a student trying to master the arcane art of jazz drumming at an elite music conservatory, you might get all bored and pass on it. That would be really stupid though !! Whiplash is a battle to the death. It’s also a well... Continue Reading →
Decade in Review : Best T20I Batting Performance
Aaron Finch 156 (63 balls, 11 fours, 14 sixes) England v Australia | The Rose Bowl, Southampton | August 29, 2013Compared to the other batting feats in this list which involved calculated risk-taking under extreme pressure on the biggest stages, this one came in the first of a two-game T20I series towards the end of... 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 →
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 →
Movie Review : The Truman Show
★★★★★ It's a cautionary tale about the invasive, corrupting nature of a society that believes it has the right to watch everything. And as we all know, it's a point that gets more prescient as we edge into the second millennium. With reality shows defining millennial TV and communications technology advancing with increasing rapidity, a... Continue Reading →
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