Jul 6, 2020The Cosmic Voyage“We are travelers on an unending voyage of discovery” The Documentary unveils various facts and figures about the workings of the entire vast universe — from the edge of the known universe to inside the nucleus of an atom. …Existentialism2 min readExistentialism2 min read
Jul 6, 2020Medium is The Message“The effect of the program is incidental” — Marshall McLuhan’s famous idea that Medium is the Message can be interpreted in many ways. Essentially McLuhan means that the way that we send and receive information is more important than the information itself. …Mcluhan2 min readMcluhan2 min read
Jul 6, 2020PULP FICTIONSay what one more goddamn time! This movie is one of my all-time favourites and I feel like a lot of people would agree with me on this. I can’t pinpoint on even a single aspect of this film that doesn’t work beautifully, whether it’s Uma Thurman, John Travolta and…Pulp Fiction4 min readPulp Fiction4 min read
Jul 6, 2020NetworkWhen the movie Network was first released in the late 1970’s it was accused of being a slightly far -fetched satire but unfortunately, having watched it in 2019 one could even say that it’s a very realistic depiction of a rating-hungry television and entertainment industry. Network argues its premise quite…Media2 min readMedia2 min read
Jul 6, 2020The GodfatherJust another Godfather review Francis Ford Coppola set a benchmark with his cinematic rendition of Mario Puzo’s novel of the same name. Whenever someone talks about “gangster” movies, this is one of the first movies that come to any critic or film lover’s mind ever since its initial release in…The Godfather2 min readThe Godfather2 min read
Jul 6, 2020Ingmar Bergman’s Wild StrawberriesA collection of dreams, unresolved differences, and memories Loss. Betrayal and Pain. This idea of personal introspection can be seen in Ingmar Bergman’s film Wild Strawberries. The narrative used by Bergman is presented in a nonlinear structure and incorporates flashbacks and dream sequences in order to express questions on introspection…Ingmar Bergman3 min readIngmar Bergman3 min read
Jul 6, 2020Jean Luc-Godard’s BreathlessJean Luc-Godard’s Breathless Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard absorbs the viewer not because it represents an engrossing story but because of the way, it unfolds that story. Is it a cautionary tale? A love story? A crime story? It is either all of these things or none of them. One important…French Cinema2 min readFrench Cinema2 min read
Jul 6, 2020Throne of Blood by KurosawaThe most magnificent part of Akira Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood is that he took an already acclaimed literary text and uses various facets of filmmaking to birth yet another masterpiece. Kurosawa’s movie is a brilliant synthesis of diverse cultural, aesthetic, and historical sources, he uses the protagonists of the film…Film Reviews3 min readFilm Reviews3 min read
Jan 17, 2020DEALING WITH EXCLUSIONAn Essay on Ostracism and exploration into its effects on the human brain (through case studies) “The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to…Loneliness16 min readLoneliness16 min read
Jan 17, 2020Whistleblowing: Ethical or Unethical?“A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.” — Albert Camus. First used formally in the 1950s, the term “whistle-blower” denotes an individual who publicly exposes some unsavory practice on the part of their employer. While the origin of the word is not entirely clear, it…Ethics8 min readEthics8 min read
