Dr. Aashish XaxaThe Desert Man: My tribute to Irrfan Khan.In 2012, I went to the now-defunct ‘Shakuntalam’ theatre at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. I had heard a lot about this legendary theatre from…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Dr. Aashish XaxaThe Dead Don’t Die: My Review of ‘The Irishman’ (Netflix, 2019)The Five Satins’ doo-wop classic ‘In the Still of the Night’ opens Martin Scorsese’s new epic ‘The Irishman.’ It opens in an old-age home…Dec 3, 2019Dec 3, 2019
Dr. Aashish XaxaOf Immigrants, Afro-Americans, and Mexicans: My Roundup of Oscars 2019Immigrants. Homosexuals. Afro-Americans. Mexicans. This may sound like an all-star line-up to oppose Donald Trump at a political rally…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Dr. Aashish XaxaRyan Gosling looks beyond the Moon: My review of ‘First Man’The mid-latter half of the 20th century witnessed an interesting streak of innovation in space domination between the two partners of the…Oct 12, 2018Oct 12, 2018
Dr. Aashish XaxaIntimacy in the Wilderness: My review of ‘ALPHA’ (2018)The Hughes brothers (Allen and Albert) have made some of my favourite, yet some of the most underrated movies. ‘Menace II Society’ (1993)…Aug 25, 2018Aug 25, 2018
Dr. Aashish XaxaReview of There Will be Blood: Of God and Oil — Not much of a difference eh!?Upon viewing Daniel Day-Lewis’ supposedly final outing in ‘Phantom Thread’ (Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson), I thought of revisiting…Mar 23, 2018Mar 23, 2018
Dr. Aashish XaxaContested Urban Development in ShillongWhen I speak to someone about Shillong, the first images that they conjure up are that of the lush greenery, the local attractions, the…Mar 7, 2018Mar 7, 2018