10 Childhood Books You Never Grow Out Of
Once upon a time, I met a boy. He seemed perfect. He was funny and smart and cute and considerate. I made myself believe...
Alternative Rock- Lesson 101
My last article http://edtimes.in/2015/01/stairway-heaven-rock-101.html was an introduction to the world of rock. I also mentioned that I would be dealing with the subgenres of...
Zindagi TV: Breaking Stereotypes Everywhere
Hearing the word “Pakistan” in a conversation, you assume it to be about the political tension, the latest absurd announcement rolled out by Taliban...
The Significance of Deepa Mehta’s Elements Trilogy
“Cinema is a matter of what’s in the frame and what’s out”
-Martin Scorsese (founder, World Cinema Foundation)
For many years, Parallel Cinema has played an...
Books vs Films: The Eternal Debate Continues
As the screen version of Fifty Shades of Grey hit movie screens around the world to much excitement and apprehension, the reviews have all...
Better Call Saul: Creators Ready to Break Bad Again
If there are two things I am truly passionate about, they are photography and television. Some might even call me an addict. God. That...
The Looming Tower- Al Qaeda’s Path to 9/11
The essayist E.B White in 1948, once observed, “New York, for the first time in its history is destructible. A single flight of planes,...
Five Old Hindi Films Today’s Young Adults Should Watch
A few years back, on a bright and lazy Sunday afternoon, finally bored of all that was on the TV, I asked my father...
Guilt, Shame and Forgiveness: A Disenchanted Poland and Ida
To say that Ida is a delicately crafted movie of an orphaned nun (Ida Lebenstein) and her aunt (Wanda Gruz), in the 1960s in...
Breaking Bad Over? ‘S All Good Man
After five seasons of TV entertainment at its prime since heavyweights of the crime drama genre such as The Wire and The Sopranos graced...
Flume: The Heartbeat of Australian Electronic Scene
Harley Streten’s career in music production started with a box of Nutri-Grain cereal. Aged 13, he came across the cereal box at a local...
Broootally Honest: Foxcatcher Review; Much Hopelessness, Such Self Destruct
I don’t remember ever leaving a theatre with a strong feeling of “what the fuck was that?” Honestly, I don’t remember the last time...
12 Monkeys: Is Time Travel Just Monkey Business?
Interstellar. Men in Black. X-Men: Days of Future Past. Hot Tub Time Machine. In Time. Back to the Future. Terminator. Star Trek. 12 Monkeys....
Anti-heroes: Immoral but Socially Relevant?
The trend of the anti-heroes has been prevalent throughout history, for example – Achilles, Don Quixote, Karna, Krishna or Odysseus to name a few...
How Bollywood Decodes The Anatomy Of Women
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwegkC3Z3V8&app=desktop
The recent video released by Indiatimes titled ‘This Girl Perfectly Explains Why Rape Has Become A Joke In India. She Literally Celebrated Rape-Public Day...
Go Set A Watchman: The Return Of The Mockingbird
I don’t remember the first time I read To Kill a Mockingbird or the second. But I remember the third time. Somewhere in the...
No Country For Funny Men: AIB Kicks Where it Hurts
Now anyone who is even a tad bit active on social media must be aware of the fiasco surrounding the recent AIB roast. The...
Bollywood Weekends: Hole in YOUR Pockets
Sooo I went for this movie called Happy New Year. And while I was sitting there in my seat impatiently, waiting for the new...
Laxman’s Caricatures and Indian Economy: Connecting the Dots
"I drew objects that caught my eye outside the window of my room--- the dry twigs, leaves and lizard like creatures crawling about, the...
60th Filmfare: Black Lady Goes to…
31st January 2015: The film fraternity took to their seats to witness the biggest award night of Indian Cinema. Red Carpet! Glamorous Actresses! Suited...
The Inheritance of Loss: A Must For Today’s Youth
The Inheritance of Loss, by Kiran Desai, is a novel of self-actualization and realisation of one’s true identity in the times of turmoil. As...
Superheroes On TV: Latest A La Mode- Part 2
Last week I wrote about superheroes in DC comics being adapted as TV shows. We promised to bring you an update on the characters...
Chet Faker: The Electric Soul Man
Born Nicholas Murphy, Chet Faker is an Australian electronica artist who had his breakthrough after doing a mellow rendition of the Blackstreet classic ‘No...
Coldplay: The Scientist Stops the Clock
Imagine an arena filled with laser lights and stadium sound systems, bathed in confetti that would put Santa to shame. And yet the ambiance...
Birdman: The Unexpected Vice of Ignorance
‘And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so?’
‘I did.’
‘And what did you want?’
‘To call myself beloved, to feel myself...
