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I saw Get Out, a 2017 film by Jordan Peele. This film was recommended to me by TG. Follow the spoiler warnings and you can read this review without getting the film spoiled. What is it about? The film is written and directed by Jordan Peele, who is definitely on a prolonged high-point in his career since the last few years. His last few films have gotten numerous accolades and love from critics. Read more...
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I recently came across a 2017 Bengali film called Nagarkirtan. This film was recommended to me by AP. The film is available on the streaming platform Hoichoi TV. The film is a beautiful work of art. I will clearly mark the point after which this post contains spoilers. What is it about? The film is written and directed by Kaushik Ganguly, who is famous for making movies about oppressed classes and sexualities. Read more...
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I have been very busy in the past few months. Lately, I have had a little bit more of time in my hands to watch films and think about them. I have explored some Charlie Chaplin films. Some of the films were suggested to me by RS. Here are the films that I saw. Film name Year of release The Kid 1921 City Lights 1931 Modern Times 1936 The Great Dictator 1940 Each of these films is excellent and each one of them merits a blog post in itself. Read more...
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This is a spoiler-free book review of Permutation City. This book was written in 1994 by the Australian mathematician and writer Greg Egan. He has a very peculiar background, which is that of mathematics and programming. In mathematics, he is known for having solved a combinatorics problem. The problem is very easy to explain, there’s even this Quanta magazine article about it. What is it about? It is a fiction based on the theme of uploading one’s consciousness to a computer. Read more...