On Wednesday the RBNZ cut the Offical Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points – 0.25%. It has now forecast the OCR to reduce by the same margin at their next 3 meetings and gradually work the rate down to… Continue reading →

The chief pleasure of the ‘Stree’ films is watching Rajkummar Rao, Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi, and the delightful Abhishek Banerjee. Whoever thought of throwing in these four together is a genius. The Stree universe, directed by Amar Kaushik, truly has the most obedient ghost in the history of the movies. In the first part, she […]

For Vikram, who plays Thangalaan, the film is a triumph. But how can a single performance save a movie? ‘Thangalaan’ places so much on Vikram’s shoulders that it feels like that is all that matters. They say you should enter a film with zero expectations, and simply submit yourself to what the film is – […]

The minor comic bits are okay. But the major part of the narrative struggles to maintain a tone that can make the characters seem convincing even as the things they do get wilder and more farcical. In Raghu Thatha, Keerthy Suresh plays Kayalvizhi, a bank employee who is an activist about two things. One, she […]

Kamal Haasan completed 65 years in showbiz on August 12. Here’s a page in case you want to share memories, anecdotes (eg. “the first Kamal film I saw was…“), talk about the Hariharan book, talk about how Kamal’s career might have been had he not also chosen to be a star, his songs, whatever strikes […]

From my review of Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag: The basic one-liner sketch of Sholay is simply this: Bad Guy polishes off Good Guy’s family. Good Guy hires a couple of Bahadur-equivalents to bring down Bad Guy. Period. But you know and I know and everyone knows that when it comes to Sholay, its story is so not […]

By Vikas Yadav Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba opens with Rani (Taapsee Pannu) running towards the police station. Later, her husband, Rishabh (Vikrant Massey), runs after a thief who steals Rani’s purse. We also see a man holding two mannequin heads trying to catch up with a woman riding a rickshaw. It’s only natural then that […]

Below are notes on Quota and Allocative Efficiency from elearneconomics. When the government imposes a quota (a restriction on the quantity that can be produced, exported or imported) it forces the market price up and decreases the quantity sold or… Continue reading →

This is a blunt movie. Barring a few scenes, the delicacy we associate with Halitha’s work is missing. Minmini opens in a boarding school in Ooty. A teacher walks into a classroom and sees a beautiful chalk drawing on the blackboard. She needs to get on with class, but she doesn’t have the heart to […]

By Latha Rajasekar Engulfed by a sinister aura, this beautifully narrated drama, surfaces the buried emotions of two women, only to align their moralities eventually. The leading ladies ‘grieve their grievances’ through intense, ‘layered performance’, and we audience find ourselves becoming ‘agony aunts’, comforting the onscreen-duo. Director Christo’s premise is straight from a chapter of […]

Online trading site Rally Rd has introduced an opportunity to part own various luxury items. For instance you could become part owner of a $61,500 Birkin Bag or top of the range Lamgourghini car. Rally Rd acquire the most noteworthy… Continue reading →

By Vishnu Mahesh Sharma बात दिसंबर 2015 की है | इम्तियाज़अली की एक फिल्म तब शायद अपने थियाट्रिकल रन के दूसरे हफ्ते में थी | फिल्म का नाम था तमाशा | उसे फिल्म कहना शायद ग़लत हो | मेरे लिए तो वो ऐसा अनुभव था जैसे कि मेरी चेतना को झकझोर कर किसी ने उसे […]

The budget limitation is sometimes a spoilsport, but at every point, you can see the effort of trying something new. Despite the over-emphasis at times, the film works. Pari Elavazhagan’s debut film is inspired by true events, and its title is Jama, which means theatre troupe. Knowing our Tamil cinema, there is the fear that this […]