Also published on Letterboxd Stylized entertainment with some great choreography. There are some big misses. The diner scene for example, which seems to be one of crowd’s favorites, left me cold. It’s a manifestation of “no means yes” misogynistic bullshit. The relationship feels as if it was simply ordained by the...

Also published on Letterboxd Most different than other “anti-war” war films, but also plays on a very thin line between philosophical meanderings versus armchair intellectualism. One of those rare films where you love it in pockets but the combined package is a mess. There are tons of things to love in this film....

I run a group chat which is a space for in-depth discussions about long-form articles/blogs/books or anything else that fascinates us. Unfortunately, since the group chat is on WhatsApp, new members can’t access old entries, so this post is a compilation of all the suggested links posted in the group so far....

Started on: Dec 16th, 2025 Finished on: Mar 18th, 2025 Time to read: 39 hours, 54 minutes Also published on Goodreads “Medieval” and “Dark ages” has become two faces of the same coin in popular culture, so much so that we almost always use it as a synonym for decadence. Like all sweeping generalizations, though,...

Check it out on Letterboxd Extremely happy that a film with an original story is the biggest blockbuster of the year, but man did it feel rushed and poorly executed, especially in the second half. I don’t watch trailers before watching a film, so I had no expectations as to what’s going to come. The film,...

Started on: Dec 20th, 2025 Abandoned on: Dec 23rd, 2025 Also published on Goodreads I picked up this book expecting it to tread into the choppy waters of war, ethics of killing and the psychological costs associated, something that the title itself told me to expect. Alas, as I continue reading, two things became...

Check it out on Letterboxd Technicolor maximalism at display. Every shot feels controlled and patient and you can feel the craft shining through. The story is immaterial, maybe even treated as a crutch to let the visuals speak some narrative. Oh, the visuals. Sitting in the theatre on a Monday evening; and I almost...

Started on: Mar 26th, 2025 Finished on: Apr 8th, 2025 Also published on Goodreads Memoirs are by definition biased, which means you have to always put things in perspective and exercise caution while forming judgement. However, it is seldom that you get an insider look into the dirty underbelly of Big Tech, partly...

Verdict: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Check it out on Letterboxd An important film not just for the career of Kitano but an interesting take on the Yakuza genre films. Sharp cuts, pensive soundtrack and absurdist portrayal of the leading man. When you typically watch gangster films, the violence is glorified and the men responsible...

Read 2 times Started on: July 29th, 2023 Finished on: Aug 24th, 2023 Time to read: 14 hours, 31 minutes Also published on Goodreads Update from my 2nd reading A kind friend gifted me the hardcover version of this book. It was a sublime experience - to be able to hold the narrative in your hands, flip through the...

Started on: July 12th, 2024 Finished on: Aug 29th, 2024 Time to read: 9 hours, 9 minutes Also published on Goodreads I have been riding motorcycles for past 7 years. I’ve had so many crashes in the early days that people were afraid of sitting as a pillion on my bike. Slowly I started internalizing few things and...

Recently when my mom got a new phone, I wanted to remove some system applications from the phone which are bloatware. Now doing this with a laptop is fairly easy, we can just use adb to uninstall, however the task becomes difficult if you cannot use a PC. Found a way to do this via Shizuku + Hail: Install Shizuku...