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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: 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,…
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…
Nazi Rhymes: 4 Intellectuals
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 3rd…
From Puppet Masters to Assassins
(Image: Zina Saunders) In his controversial book “Manufacturing Consent” author Noam Chomsky states that the media plays a a vital role in the public’s acceptance of an unequal society. That…