On the few occasions I’ve watched Fareed Zakaria’s show on CNN, I’ve hated the bozo. His weekly shows on CNN are awful, even for those like yours truly who love to watch an Indian face on TV in America. Unlike my favorite yesteryear ABC journalist and TV host Sam Donaldson, Fareed Zakaria behaves like a […]
Hey schmuck, yes, I’m talkin to you – Jason Bourne is not indispensable in Bourne Legacy. Nor are Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass must-haves. Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz and director Tony Gilroy will do just fine. I must confess that after scanning all the negative reviews, I did harbor some trepidation before entering the […]
(For Zarboan) Five decades from now when SI is long under the ground and all you schmucks have turned into senile dotards donning adult diapers and living in seniors’ centers, the Spanish film The Motorcycle Diaries will continue to delight moviegoers. For dos reasons, sweeties. Che Mystique – Burns Bright First, the flame of the […]
Screw Blockbuster! Screw Netflix Instant! Screw RedBox! I’m back on the Netflix DVD train, the only place where you can reliably depend on an eclectic collection of movies in the U.S. This afternoon with a glass of Chocolate Gin cocktail in my hand and fried peanuts seasoned with curry leaves, grated ginger and coriander perched […]
I’ve always been ambivalent about a Bourne movie without Matt Damon. It’s like embarking on a mission to make a bad Indian movie without Abhishek Bachchan or Ajith. No Abhishek Bachchan or No Ajith, no guarantee of a bad-ass Indian film. Mission Impossible. 😉 Ditto with the Bourne films. No Damon or No Paul Greengrass […]
India has very little to be proud of. No gold medals in the Olympics. No good movies. No good leaders. No good people. But one thing India has lots of – Rabid Dogs! Oh, I mean of the quadruped kind (we’ll deal with the biped rabid curs on another occasion). 😉 My favorite newspaper, the […]