The Seamless Western Ghats In a scene from Kamal Haasan’s Anbe Sivam, Madhavan’s character declares, “Love is a feeling,” to which Kamal retorts, “Communism too is a feeling.” If Anbe Sivam symbolized communism as a feeling, then Lenin Bharathi’s Merku Thodarchi Malai (MTM) epitomizes communism as an ideology and way of life for the landless … Continue reading
Author Archives: Prakash J
2016 / English / Movie Review
Westworld (2016)
In Ford We Trust No more a benchmark for Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Turing test in today’s times is more a hobbyist’s indulgence than a purist’s pursuit. To say the least, the test has become something of an anachronism. Yet, its usage in popular culture has anything but diminished. HBOs latest sci-fi TV series Westworld … Continue reading
2016 / English / Movie Review
The Invitation (2016)
The Invitation I Wish I Had Declined One of the characters in The Invitation says to the other: “Until you stop making a joke out of everything, you’ll never learn a thing and nobody will care about what you think” The Invitation could have done with its own advice and not succumbed to being pretentious. … Continue reading
2015 / Hindi / Movie Review
Tamasha (2015)
Dekh Tamasha Dekh! If your grouse with Tamasha is that “…it’s the same damn story”, then just give the poster a second glance that clearly states: Why Always the Same Story? Continue reading
Furious 7 (2015)
Papa Do Preach There are more money shots in Furious 7 than a dozen action flicks put together. Now, that’s pure escapist fare. One that lures the entire strata of society—from the Bourgeoisie to the Proletariat—into its make-believe world. Continue reading
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