The Fifth Horseman is Fear
“My hands are trembling!” says our doctor, vigorously flapping his hands as he tries to shake off imaginary cobwebs. Veins, that, at a much more
September 28, 2022
Cinema
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
There’s a lot of alcohol in this film that gets poured down our beloved kōhai’s throat. She, surprisingly, suffers from none of the ill effects of
August 22, 2022
Only Yesterday
Tokyo’s lonely sun has two solitary witnesses. One is all out of breath, the other is equally out of composure. Taeko, walking ungainly with the
August 17, 2022
Mahanagar
I probably jumped the gun. You see, the vice of quoting something is a feverish act. There’s a passage, a scene, a song – what
August 4, 2022
Seemabaddha
Halfway through Seemabaddha, Ray does something that surprised me pleasantly. He introduces a certain Mr. Ramalingam, a soon-to-be retiree at Peters’ Fans. He meets Shyamal, our
July 25, 2022
Jana Aranya
“I’ve heard that booksellers don’t read the books they sell,” tells Biswanath Bose, mouth-stuffed with a banana. “Do you ever eat your own bananas?”, he
July 20, 2022
