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Top Ten Films of 2012 (And Then Some)
January 3, 2013, 1 Comment

  That’s right folks, it’s that time of the year when Lekha and Danish furiously research IMDB and Rott ...

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“Zero Dark Thirty” — deplorable propaganda
December 27, 2012, 3 Comments

Kathryn Bigelow’s “Zero Dark Thirty,” a newly released film on the decade-long pursuit, and ultimate assassination ...

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Talaash: A Second Opinion
December 9, 2012, 10 Comments

**SPOILER ALERT:  PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE MOVIE OR READ ARGHYA’S SPOILER-RIDDEN ...

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Talaash (2012): Still Searching (For a good title)
December 3, 2012, 1 Comment

(This has spoilers only if you assume that there’s anything to be spoilt in the first place. I think there isnR ...

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Why I could never win Student of the Year
November 2, 2012, 9 Comments

[A Guest Post by Suharsh Sinha. Suharsh is a lawyer working in London who can be regularly found outside Cineworld Shaft ...

Cloud Atlas (2012)
October 30, 2012, No Comments

THIS. This is what I go to the movies for. I encountered David Mitchell’s novel on which this movie is based back ...

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English Vinglish (2012)
October 14, 2012, 2 Comments

Most people who grew up in the 80s or 90s will fondly remember the British TV show, “Mind Your Language“.   ...

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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
July 26, 2012, 6 Comments

NO SPOILERS! All superheroes are ultimately tragic characters. Most of them lost their parents in terrible circumstances ...

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Bad Bollywood and the Doctorate
July 9, 2012, 11 Comments

I have often been accused of dragging unsuspecting souls to god-forsaken movie theatres, tucked away in the innards of L ...

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)
June 1, 2012, No Comments

There is a degree of stereotyping that comes with foreign films about India. Just as Parisians must accept accordion mus ...