State of Play Review – Folks, Go for It

What’s not to like about State of Play. All ye naysaying cretins, speak out now or forever hold your tongue. A fine thriller set at the intersection of Washington politics, investigative journalism, murder, extra-marital romance and an evil defense contractor, State of Play is the must watch movie of this season. Featuring a solid screenplay […]

Screw Bollywood Producers; Support Multiplex Owners

Folks, greed is often inversely proportional to quality. Case in point – Bollywood. Most Bollywood movies are either unwatchable trash or stolen (and frequently both). Now the Bollywood bubbleheads are at loggerheads with the multiplex owners. You ask, about what? Over money, what else. Seeking 50% share of the box office revenues, Bollywood producers are now boycotting the […]

Sudhir Venkatesh on Why no Bandhs in America

Since all ye wide-eyed schmucks worshipping at the altar of the blue-eyed Hrithik Roshan and the bountiful bosomed Namita have no clue who Sudhir Venkatesh is, let’s first introduce the fella. Sudhir Venkatesh, a Columbia University professor, is an acclaimed sociologist in the U.S. who owes his reputation to his work on the street gangs of […]

I Love You, Man Review – Funny, but Not for Desis

The theme is nice; the lines are funny; the acting is solid. Yes, we enjoyed this delicious comedy. But we doubt I Love you, Man will fly with our desis. At least, not with the Bollywood or Kollywood craving crowd. Maybe, the movie might resonate with the ABCDs but not with most of our regular […]

Tokyo Sonata Review – Amalgam of All Things Beautiful

For those of you sick of the interminable run of crappy Bollywood and nighmarishly ugly Kollywood movies, Tokyo Sonata will restore your faith in movies. At first, we were debating if it was worth making the trip to New York City to watch Tokyo Sonata. But after watching this lovely movie, we can happily say […]

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