Let’s just take a moment to appreciate that Captain Marvel is the MCU’s 21st offering. At this point, Marvel Studios has been tweaking a formula that is over a decade…
LVS #5 Asking Better Questions (P.B. Mehta at the India Today Conclave 2019)
This episode talks about Pratab Bhanu Mehta’s excellent speech at the India Today Conclave this year. To be precise, it talks about some of the questions asked of him (and…
In Memoriam Keith Flint
Celebrity deaths tend to have little effect on me. But when news of Keith Flint’s suicide first popped up on my Twitter feed, it hit me. Hit me hard. It’s…
Review: Triple Frontier
How flexible is human morality? Beyond the explosions, gunfights and moments of delicious tension, Triple Frontier’s greatest success lies in forcing the audience to ask itself that very question. Netflix…
The LexValidus Show Episode 4: “Dude Where’s My Podcast”
Yes, it has been a while. This Q&A + teaser episode will explain why. Here is the short version: The move to Anchor is bringing some major changes to the…
Review: Aquaman
Regardless of what director James Wan would have you believe, the primary antagonist in “Aquaman” is not King Orm or Black Manta. No, the biggest villain in this movie is…
Review: Creed 2
Franchise. I’m beginning to loathe that word. Seems like every time I turn my head towards a movie poster, it is a sequel of some sort. Sure, many of said…
Review: Pixel 3 XL
2018 has been a hell of a year for Android. The year isn’t over yet and we have seen some stellar devices for the platform. It speaks volumes about how…
Review: The Predator
This is how I imagine the decision to make The Predator was made: Executive 1: “You know what? We should make another Predator movie” Executive 2: “Not this again. Look,…
Hinting at Hate
The following is a piece I wrote for the official blog of the Indian National Congress Party. It was originally published on the 30th of July 2018. As the saffron…
