By Elkay Takhel Men have always been fascinated by thrilling car chase sequences. Especially in the olden days when CGI meant getting the stunt driver’s face blown up instead of the lead actor’s, who’s doing the fake driving. Nowadays, magicians with a keyboard and a mouse have covered almost everything up, and that includes the “action” hero’s pimples. The movie… Read more →
By Elkay Takhel “We” consider ourselves to be the most superior of beings, the smartest of all the “beasts.” But we often forget that on a larger, universal scheme of things, our existence holds, maybe, not even an iota of importance nor consequence. Nature, at one small wave of her well-manicured hands, can wipe every proof of our being “here”… Read more →
By Elkay Takhel Every once in a while I have this thing where I’d imagine a different event or a different reality to the things that had actually occurred. How wonderful it would be if I had a rewind button or could just have the same experience again just to do it differently altogether. Sigh, woulda, coulda, shoulda. This happens… Read more →
By Elkay Takhel More often than not, many of us in our growing-up years had found ourselves caught up in make-believe games. Many a times, we were Katana-swinging Samurai or perhaps a Ninja. How we miss those times. Well this here’s a flick that spins the Samurai yarn once more and how exquisitely done. The tone of the entire movie… Read more →