Writer, film critic, retired Federer enthusiast.
Joined October 2009
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Schitt's Creek will (hopefully) win Emmys next week, but the show has meant the world to me at a time the world has lost a little meaning.
Wrote a personal-ish essay about why I was destined to discover the Rose family during this pandemic. Read:
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Great chat on the triumphs and challenges of Indian indie cinema in 2026
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Substack essay this week is about grief as an ex that you keep texting when you need familiarity and comfort:
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with all the noise around Rashmika Mandanna (arguably a bigger star than her husband) here's a piece I wrote on the actor last year
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Manoj Bajpayee almost pulls it off. But the timing of the film is...off.
Review, Gajab Raat:
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Just for this kind of writing I avidly read all of @ReelReptile’s reviews, even if, or perhaps especially when (because they are so bad they seem to bring out the best in him), I will never watch the film👌
The fourth word in the title of this film sounds a lot like the place you'll find me at after reviewing it.
Review, Pehla Pyaar Doosri Baar:
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A decent children's film that softens adult themes.
Review, Little Thomas:
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A surprisingly sweet father-daughter story that dropped on Netflix out of nowhere.
Review, Matargashti:
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A docudrama that unfolds like promotional material for the upcoming Ganguly biopic.
Review, Doosra:
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When you end up using adjectives that fat-shame a crime series.
Review, Chaar Yaar:
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The fourth word in the title of this film sounds a lot like the place you'll find me at after reviewing it.
Review, Pehla Pyaar Doosri Baar:
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A spy comedy that keeps infiltrating its own identity.
Review, Udta Teer:
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A by-the-numbers biopic of India's first female sumo wrestler is elevated by a solid subject and lead performance.
Review, Sumo Didi:
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A city with no construction regulations, constant tree-cutting for frivolous reasons, and flyovers taking a decade to get constructed (and still ending up misaligned) has toxic air. Truly shocking.
Shocking that Mumbai is surpassing Delhi in pollution: Bombay High Court
report by @Neha_Jozie
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For anyone interested in critics and criticism, shamelessly plugging this great chat from back in 2023 where I picked some of my favourite minds - @anupamachopra, @ReelReptile and @kaagazkafool - on their approach to the art of criticism. Good times.
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Great lineup of sessions at @ifp_world . I'll be doing a session with the giant brain himself @ReelReptile on the state of film criticism
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Genuinely one of the most heartbreaking interviews I’ve seen of a sportsman at rock bottom. The interviewer gives a perfect example of how to be there for someone struggling. The compassion shown. The hug. The kindness. Hope Mark gets the help he needs.
