A very good video from the Wall Street Journal explaining the economics behind Trump’s economic plan to put across-the-board 60% tariffs on everything from China and 10%-20% on everything else from the rest of the world. Some of the key…
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Some great new resources out for the Yr 9 & 10 Financial Literacy courses Financial Literacy CoursebookUnderstanding Financial Literacy – Basics contains content and tasks – including crosswords and wordfinds – to build up students’ knowledge and understanding of money…
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By karzzexped For reasons I can’t quite explain, I vividly remember my first time watching a movie in a theatre. Perhaps it was the haunting subject matter Bala chose for his debut film, or maybe it was the deeply disturbing song Enge Sellum Indha Paadhai, which still echoes in my mind, just as fresh as the […]
By Suraj Aliabadi La Chienne (1931) and Scarlet Street (1945) were two movies made by two directors with contrasting set of sensibilities and modes of storytelling. I saw scarlet street first made by German Director Fritz Lang and was really fascinated with the way the story went about dissecting the persona of Mr. Chris Cross […]
By Vinu Karthick Did Venkat Prabhu deliver The Joker to Vijay as Jeevan? Vijay’s performance embodies this Archetype, enhancing the psychological depth of the story with emotional intelligence.For me, their exploration of this archetype extracts a phenomenon, hitting it out of the park—both literally and metaphorically. There’s an African proverb: “If a child does not […]
The most interesting aspect of the film is its pace. The director is in no hurry. He savours every moment, and makes us feel the maximum impact. The rest of this review may contain spoilers… There’s a lovely image in an early scene of Murphy, where an old radio box resembles a human face. The […]
With the A Level essay paper on Tuesday next week and the NCEA Level 3 exam on 18th November here is a revision note on monopoly. The word monopoly or monopolist probably brings to mind a business that takes undue…
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For the most part, this is a quiet, subtle drama that turns into a detective story. The general feeling of us piecing together things just as the protagonist’s mind pieces them together is beautifully done. The rest of this review may contain spoilers… Amal Neerad follows up his very macho Bheeshma Parvam with the very […]
By Bhagat Vikram Embark on this adventure with Tom to rescue his parents. Will he succeed? Chapter 1 One cold morning Tom was going shopping. He was surrounded by big and burly bodyguards. They took most of the space in his private Benz as they were large as elephants. And to make them more intimidating […]
By Latha Rajasekar Not a mere age-appropriate story line, but also a solution-driven premise, that grants adequate space, for Rajinikanth to offer what his ‘understanding’ followers would be content with. The investigative thriller, twists and turns the screenplay, making the lead man to even tweak the context of his punch line, to indicate – ‘Hero’s […]
With the AS Paper 2 next week here is a revision note on the costs and benefits of growth and a mindmap. This could potentially be a 12 mark question in Section C. Costs of economic growth Benefits of economic…
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The success of the film is that it grips you and doesn’t let you go. There’s no horror or terror. But there’s suspense. The rest of this review may contain spoilers… Black opens in the past. There’s a broken love triangle, with one of the people involved still holding a grudge. There’s a car travelling […]
