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Unbearable Gratitude and Joy: Vishal Chaturvedi’s Film ‘Hanuman Ansh’ is Here, There, and Life Itself

It has taken me two or three days to settle on what to start with…

When One Painting in San Francisco Opens an Entire World: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Woman with a Hat’

I had gone to the Musée Matisse with a very specific painting in mind. I…

Two Patels, One Joke: How Nimesh Patel Became the Funniest Indian American Voice — and Put Kash Patel in His Crosshairs

On Thursday, September 4, 2026, Netflix released a teaser for “Nimesh Patel: Buy the Dip”…

Remembering Dolly Parton: From the Great Smoky Mountains Her Songs Will Always Echo Across America and Beyond

For three decades, the Tennessee Valley was more than a place we lived. It became…

‘A Steaming Cup of Chai on a Rainy Afternoon’: Netflix’s ‘Musafir Cafe’ Divides Critics While Winning Hearts

“Musafir Cafe,” streaming now on Netflix, brings together Vikrant Massey, Vedika Pinto, and Mahima Makwana…

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility of Staying in Touch

There are movies we remember because they were extraordinary, and then there are movies we…

Thin Air: Netflix’s ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ Wins its War With Arithmetic Instead of Noise

In 1982, Govind Nihalani put a camera inside a fighter cockpit and left it there.…

Anatomy of Hubris: ‘The Odyssey’ Proves That Men are the Primary Architects of Their Own Misery

Watching Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” in an IMAX theater in Atlanta was a soulful  experience.…

Where Christopher Nolan Failed: Lupita Nyong’o is Given Surprisingly Little With Which to Become Helen of Troy

Great myths do not resist reinterpretation. They resist superficiality. Artistic liberty succeeds only when every…

You Should Know the Odyssey and Greek Mythology Fairly Well Before Watching Christopher Nolan’s Magnum Opus

Whether a movie is good or bad, and I realize this even more as I’ve…

‘Employee Dharma Handbook’: The Scourge of Caste Discrimination Showcased in a Play by TheaterWorks

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicked off Season 56 with the world premiere of “The Employee Dharma…

I Watched ‘The Odyssey’ First Day, First Show: The Liberties Christopher Nolan Takes With Homer’s Epic Are Real, And They Are Brilliant

FDFS is not an acronym I expect most of my American friends to know. First…