Tribhanga is that Film Which Makes You Call Your Mum and Say, “I Just Wanted to Hear Your Voice”
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Tribhanga is that Film Which Makes You Call Your Mum and Say, “I Just Wanted to Hear Your Voice”

Since watching Netflix’s Tribhanga, I’ve recommended it to several close women friends despite its agonising flaws, simply for its arresting central premise. So many of us have travelled the path the three women in the film are walking on. Confident in our abilities to make better, different, more authentic choices than the ones made by our own mothers and then realising we’re a lot more like our mothers than we ever intended to be.
How to Sledge with Style, a Lesson from Tim Paine and Rishabh Pant
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How to Sledge with Style, a Lesson from Tim Paine and Rishabh Pant

The ongoing India-Australia series has been a glorious endorsement of two things – competitive Test cricket and a good old-fashioned sledge. Right from Tim Paine’s “Can you babysit?” to Rishabh Pant’s “Ever heard of a temporary captain?”, the “contest” has been loved by commentators and fans alike.
Joji Review: This Fahadh Faasil Macbeth Movie is Unlike Any Other
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Joji Review: This Fahadh Faasil Macbeth Movie is Unlike Any Other

Joji, Dileesh Pothan’s Malayalam-language Macbeth adaptation, is not a historical epic or a gangster movie. It is set in a leafy rubber estate in Kerala’s Kottayam. But what makes the film different is not just the setting but also Fahadh Faasil’s interpretation of Macbeth as a mousy schemer instead of a tormented warrior-type.