For aficionados of space sci-fi franchises such as myself, this is it! 726 Episodes. 13 Feature films. 50 years of being a pop culture phenomenon – that’s Star Trek for you. Part of the charm of watching these new reboots comes from experiencing the five decades-old series return to life … Continue Reading
Places to Eat on Campus
The students in college are broadly divided into three non-exclusive sets. The first set includes those people who try to eat regularly from the Food Court, or one of the messes they’ve diligently subscribed to, the second set of people are the ones who’re halfway into the first and halfway … Continue Reading
Udta Punjab: Spoiler-free Review
“Drugs di maa di!”
You already know what’s in store when a film arrives with a tagline such as that one. But what you probably didn’t know is that Abhishek Chaubey’s vivaciously spirited visualization of the fast-moving drug scene in Punjab is nothing short of an appalling masterpiece – one … Continue Reading
Shakespeare Retold: A Review
Manipal’s Kalamanch presented a pair of one-act plays in, ‘Shakespeare Retold’, held in the Library Auditorium. The first play was a direct adaptation of The Tempest and the second- Gulaab- was an indianised version of Macbeth. Shakespeare’s stories are undoubtedly beautifully stitched together with a deep understanding of our race, … Continue Reading
‘The Jungle Book’ Review
The Jungle Book. Need I say more?
When I first heard that Disney was remaking The Jungle Book into a live-action movie, I’ll admit I was all too excited. But at the same time, I was really quite worried about whether they’d ruin it.
For most of us, this movie … Continue Reading
Batman V Superman : Dawn of Justice Review (Spoiler Free)
First things first – In the last few days, I’m pretty sure we’ve all heard how critics around the world have really not held back in expressing how disappointed they were with Zack Snyder’s newest film. And while I personally feel that the film isn’t as bad as they’re making … Continue Reading
Deadpool: The MTTN Review
With an opening credits sequence that insults every person who would be fawned over in a different movie, Deadpool confirms, right at the beginning, that it is exactly what it’s been sold as: A lesson in not taking yourself too seriously. If only the Indian censor board had paid more … Continue Reading
Airlift: MTTN Review
No, this is not Argo. There, I said it! One question that has been bothering most ever since they saw the feature trailer. Airlift is its own film, a spellbinding story that gradually builds tension along the way, and one that never really made it to our history textbooks. … Continue Reading
Star Wars – The Force Awakens: The MTTN Review [Spoiler-free]
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
And you already know the rest. So here goes – our spoiler free review of Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens…
No other movie in recent memory has had to feel the weight of hype and expectations like Star … Continue Reading