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…4 min read·May 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…7 min read·Dec 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…7 min read·Feb 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…7 min read·Oct 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)…4 min read·Aug 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…7 min read·Mar 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…7 min read·Mar 7, 2018----
