Star Wars: Why & How to Watch?

Four decades. Non-fanatics are still astounded by the fact that a sci-fi trilogy of the late 70s made using tacky special effects, rubber puppets, miniature starships and what not, went on to become such a big cultural phenomenon with millions of ardent followers. Not kidding, there are people who literally live & breathe Star Wars…

Rogue One: Star Wars Review (Spoiler-Free)

Let’s face it – very few films truly appeal to everyone in this age of cynicism where 3D-CGI blockbusters are a dime a dozen. As much as I would have loved to indulge myself in a sheeny cavalcade of space battles and those “prequel-style” CGI set pieces, (get my sarcasm, Mr. Lucas?) something different was…

Star Wars – The Force Awakens: Review [Spoiler-free]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away… And you already know the rest. So here goes –  my spoiler free review of Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens which I wrote for MTTN (Manipalthetalk.net) back on December 24th, 2015…   No other movie in recent memory has had to feel the…