A blog that makes you think

Month: July 2016

  • The Great Derangement

    The Great Derangement

    We have devastating effects of climate change occurring at a frightening pace and yet, serious literature seems to be blissfully ignorant of it. “In this regard”, says Ghosh, “the avant-garde, far from being ‘ahead’, was clearly a laggard”.


  • Kabali

    Kabali

    This is not a movie release. It’s a phenomenon called Superstar Rajini.


  • Who Is Keyser Söze?

    Who Is Keyser Söze?

    A movie is a narrative. The Usual Suspects has a narrative inside this narrative and this is where some people get confused. What if the second narrative is unsatisfactory or the loose ends don’t add up? Does that mean that the main narrative is faulty as well?