How Julie & Julia Showed Me, a Boy from UP, How to Write and Live Better
Four years ago, I was inspired to become a better cook after watching Nora Ephron’s Julie and Julia. That quest for improvement turned out to…
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Big Little Lies Season 2 Deserved a Better Finale
The haphazardly-stitched together Big Little Lies finale became unrecognisable from the hundreds of other cable TV finales that believe in the performance of closure and…
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: The Magic Lives On
Besides being an old-fashioned film, designed purely for the purposes of glorious, full-throated entertainment, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again provides a refreshing perspective on…
What Indian Media Can Learn From The Post
Steven Spielberg’s The Post, is a powerful appeal for a brave media, and even braver owners. It’s a lesson that media owners desperately need and…
What’s Not to Love about Olivia Colman, the Queen of Everydayness?
The wondrous bit about Oscar-winner Olivia Colman is that she fits in as easily as an everyday person as she does as a royal. She…
Big Little Lies and the Truth About Women’s Grief
If season one of Big Little Lies was all about shattering the them-not-us illusion of what a victim of domestic violence looks like, season two…
Mary Poppins Returns Review: A Whimsical Critique of the Big Bad Adult World
If the chief villain of Mary Poppins Returns is the big bad adult world, then the cutthroat bankers are its henchmen, and the dancing lamplighters…
From Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Chic Suit to JLo’s Gift-Wrap-inspired Gown, the Best & Worst at Golden Globes
Awards season 2020 kicked off at last night’s Golden Globes, and with big-name celebrities, naturally, comes fashion. Forget saving their best outfits for the Oscars,…