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Bharat Joshi
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…
Herding the Electorate.
The following is an article I wrote for the official INC blog. It was originally published on 10th August 2018. The Blackfoot people of North America have a word called…
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…
Review: Mission Impossible Fallout
The Mission Impossible series has been a bit of a mixed bag. For all the emphasis the franchise puts into its action sequences, its primary strength has always been its…
Only Human
It seems that the news cannot get enough of the now famous “Hug” initiated by Rahul Gandhi in last week’s parliamentary session. Depending on which side of the fence one…
Review: Ant-Man and The Wasp
You know what is wrong with the world today? People hate vanilla too much. No, really. There is a visceral hatred of all things vanilla. In fact, that hatred extends…
Nazi Rhymes: 5 Listening
The following is a piece I wrote for Newscentral24x7 as part of a series depicting the parallels between Nazi Germany and present day India. It was published on the 10th…