Les Miserables- Review and Thoughts

I walked out of the cinema after watching  Les Misérables  with two thoughts in my head: Hugh Jackman really committed to the suffering;...

What I think of Les Miserables?

Over the last 30-odd years, I have somehow managed to remain innocent of all things   Les Misérables . From its germination in Paris thr...

Warning: Being clean is bad for your health !

Creating a sterile environment is difficult, but we go to great lengths to try to achieve it. Only last week, I watched with some amusement ...

The Thing About Waiting (Part 2)

Two weeks ago, I wrote about waiting. And no, not the poetic kind — not “waiting for love” or “waiting for rain in a drought.” I mean the ac...

The Hobbit: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know Before You Run to the Nearest Theatres...

The long awaited, highly anticipated "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" movie is finally in theaters. In the months leading u...

The Thing About Waiting

Picture this. 9am in the morning. Instead of saying grace to another beautiful morning or thanking the universe for another day on earth, yo...

Reviews: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)

How ironic that a film whose characters can zip across forests faster than deer should be so slow and laborious itself! Breaking Dawn...

Breaking Dawn (part 1)

I know that this comes in a little too late considering that the movie was released sometime last year, but then again, there is nothing w...

A Review and a Reflection: Snow White and the Huntsman

Trailers are tricky little beasts. They promise us a dazzling, epic ride — explosions, brooding stares, cinematic grandeur — and then you wa...

5 things you should say to a FAT friend/ loved one

Afterwriting on the 5 things you should not say to a FAT friend/ loved one, I havedecided to suggest a line or two that you might want to s...

5 things you should never say to a FAT loved one/ friend

We all have been in a situation whereby a loved one who is bordering on the weighty sideasked you that multi- million dollar question: Do y...

Good Writing = Good Storytelling?

It’s that time of the year again, when the cinemas feel like a buffet of stories. Every corner you turn, a new adaptation or reimagining of ...

Review: The LORAX by Dr Seuss

For those of you who are not familiar with Dr Seuss’ work, it is about time you get in touch with your inner childhood and go watch The Lo...