PinnedA brief history of RussiaEurope turns into Asia not just one way, nor do all major European nations derive their identity from the Roman empire. …Russia14 min readRussia14 min read
Pinned2046; or the road from Nostalgia“In the old days, if someone had a secret they didn’t want to share, they went up a mountain, found a tree, carved a hole in it, and whispered the secret into the hole. Then they covered it with mud. And leave the secret there forever”. …20464 min read20464 min read
Dec 10, 2022Zidane of FrankfurtThere is a thing about great stories: they contain intensely personal moments that anyone can deem their own, and form a representation of the full work; a thumbnail, if you like. A novel condensed into a monologue, the world reflected in an inverted dewdrop. …Football7 min readFootball7 min read
Jan 1, 2022An Officer and a SpyThe movie is directed by Roman Polanski, a french director who has been evading American justice for close to 50 years now, on the charge(though apparently the charge-sheet was never filed, but the arrest-warrant is still valid) of raping a minor. His movies are no longer released in the US…Cinema4 min readCinema4 min read
Nov 18, 2020Cat on a hot tin nuclear reactorUnGreat Films 4: Cat on a hot tin roof(1958) A purple eyed wife asks her blue eyed husband to dress up for his dying dad’s birthday party. The crippled husband pours himself another drink. He is angry. At her? We might think, but no. At himself? Yes, but he doesn’t…Tennessee Williams4 min readTennessee Williams4 min read
Aug 8, 2020Threading a PhantomAn appreciation(not a critique) of PT Anderson’s Phantom Thread, originally written on 6th Feb 2018. Hello Hello! I went to see Phantom Thread tonight. A little deliberation, a little fright; a couple of flights, of stairs. I reached huffing puffing & hollowed. …Daniel Day Lewis9 min readDaniel Day Lewis9 min read
May 15, 2020Top Gear and The Grand Tour for a travel enthusiastI got into TG from watching YouTube videos of their stupid challenges, and that stupidity kept me hooked through to the Amazon Series TGT, which is just the same show with a bigger budget and a worse tent. One of the features of their travel is the absence of them…Top Gear4 min readTop Gear4 min read
Apr 27, 2020“In a Lonely Place”`s desperationIn a Lonely Place is a 1950 American Noir film starring Humphrey Bogart(the one from Casablanca) and Gloria Graham’s eyebrows(the rest of her is in a supporting role). It’s about a murder mystery in which Bogart is a suspect, but that is the backdrop to the real story of a…In A Lonely Place2 min readIn A Lonely Place2 min read
Apr 24, 2020The Ballad of Jack and The EstablishmentIt’s not hard to guess that I would be a Daniel day Lewis fan. Who isn’t ? So to complete his pack, I watched The ballad of Jack and Rose. It’s the story of an ex-hippy who was the last person still living in a commune in a small island…Film2 min readFilm2 min read
