All posts by Danish Sheikh

Cloud Atlas (2012)
October 30, 2012, No Comments

THIS. This is what I go to the movies for. I encountered David Mitchell’s novel on which this movie is based back ...

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The Descendants (2011)
January 26, 2012, No Comments

There’s an utterly schmaltzy, tear infested trainwreck of a movie lying in wait under the cover of Alexander Payne ...

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The Best Television of 2011
January 9, 2012, No Comments

Okay I’m going to cheat here and give you a list of the best television episodes of 2011 – it’s a muc ...

THE DIRTY PICTURE (2011)
December 3, 2011, 1 Comment

Early in  The Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan’s fiesty Silk tells a detractor that he should probably keep all his con ...

The Invention of Morel
October 9, 2011, 3 Comments

The first time this slender marvel of a novel was pushed at me, I was told it stood as the inspiration for Lost.Since I ...

How Grey’s Anatomy just became relevant again
September 24, 2011, 4 Comments

Eight seasons is a hell of a long run for most network television shows today, and to maintain a semblance of quality th ...

The Tree of Life
August 12, 2011, 3 Comments

“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the Earth; when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of Go ...

Ranking Potter #5 – Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
July 29, 2011, 18 Comments

….Aaaand, we’re back. I’ve been busy getting over the awesomeness that was Deathly Hallows Part 2 (hin ...

Ranking Potter #6: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
July 9, 2011, 2 Comments

It isn’t David Yates’ fault. It isn’t the cast’s fault. And it certainly isn’t the visual ...

Ranking Potter: #7 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
July 7, 2011, 2 Comments

The Chamber of Secrets has reopened. Enemies of the heir, beware. Something’s trying to keep Harry away from Hogwa ...