‘Hotel Mumbai’ captures both terror and resilience in the tragic attack
On November 26, 2008, the City of Mumbai, India, was under siege by terrorists in a co-ordinated shooting and bombing …
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Diversity Wins at TIFF 2018
It’s a wrap for the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival as the awards were handed out on Sunday, September 16, 2018, …
Dano’s ‘Wildlife’ elicits showcase performance from Carey Mulligan
Wildlife is a detailed capture of the dissolution of a marriage, from the point of view of the couple’s only child. …
It Takes an International Film Festival to Remind Us
It takes an International Film Festival to remind us that we live in a world with many countries and myriad …
Arti at TIFF and Ripple on Rotten Tomatoes
Two major news. Yes, the above title says it all. I’m in Toronto now, all geared up to watch the …
Finally, Guernsey from Book to Screen
It was nine years ago that I posted a book review of The Guernsey Literary and the Potato Peel Pie Society, …
Let ‘Things to Come’ be a Cooling Respite
July’s gone, but we’ll always have Paris. There are many words I can use to describe the Paris born, veteran …
‘Cleo from 5 to 7’: A Film for Paris in July
Summertime… and the viewing is nostalgic. On a lazy, hazy summer afternoon, what better way to spend your time than …
Summer Reads before the Coming Movies
What to read next? I’m sure that’s not a question in many readers’ mind as their TBR pile is high. …
Middlemarch Book I: What are siblings for?
Dorothea and Celia Brooke remind me of the Dashwood sisters Elinor and MariAnne. Like MaryAnne, Celia, being the younger, holds …
‘The Rider’ is Poetry on Screen
“The Rider” opens this weekend in selective cities. If it’s screening in your area, don’t miss it. What is a …
“I am an immigrant” Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro speaks for millions
Who isn’t from a lineage of immigrants in this relatively new continent of ours ‘discovered’ just a few hundred years …
