Smartphone Growth on a Tear

Long ago, the wise ones at the SearchIndia.com blog predicted that in the not too distant future all mobile phones would be smart phones. Indeed, we are fast moving in that direction. Smartphones grew at a scorching pace in the third quarter of this year and were up 89.5% year-over-year, according to the number counters […]

Gol Maal (1979) Review – Mildly Amusing Nonsense

(For SI blog reader Guruprasad) Remind us never ever to heed the requests of these old fogies from Mysore. At the insistent request of one such individual with antediluvian tastes, we watched the old Amol Palekar starrer Gol Maal the other day. Our principal takeaway from the film – Whatever you do in life, make […]

Animal Kingdom Review – Gripping Australian Crime Thriller

Notwithstanding the considerable difficulty your truly faced in following the Australian accent of the actors, Animal Kingdom is a fine, unpredictable crime film. The winner of the World Cinema dramatic Grand Jury prize at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, Animal Kingdom is the debut feature film of director David Michôd. Crime Films There are crime […]