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Karwaan Rambling

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Let me start off by saying this is a genuinely good movie. Movies like these are the reason why I like movies so much. It was fun not bored me which seems to be norm for me these days. It was a light-hearted fun movie. Definitely worth recommending to others and maybe even re-watch with loved ones.    I don't like re-watching movies so it is saying something. These sort of movies also highlight the beauty of life which we tend to forget amid our chaotic lives. It helps us become more optimistic towards life. It appeals to our gentle gracious instincts which are rarely touched in our lives. These sort of movies also emphasise the need for art and cinema which we often forget after watching one commercial cookie-cutter "content" posing as cinema after another.  PLOT   M ovie kicks off very typically with a disaffected corporate worker stuck in a unsatisfying job, who is in around his mid 30s and is single. He works in the IT industry cause ofcourse he ...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 2 Commentary

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 Things get back to normal again in this episode, meaning a case arrives at the doorstep of the Buffy gang and they solve it. So in the begining of the episode while visiting the graveyard, which is just another day of work for Buffy considering her line of work. So in the cemetary, She stumbles into a open grave, literally. She realises that dead bodies from the graves are going missing. The gang comes up with different theories like Someone is building a zombie army or Vampire have to do with this somehow. But, both very plausible theories turns out to be wrong. However, it turns out two of the kid from the school are behind this. One of kid's brother got killed in a car crash. But, he somehow managed to resurrect him but he is resurrected with the scars of the crash and he looks horrendous. Naturally, no living women will go near him, sounds very familiar problem to me. So anyways, they decide to piece together a body made out from different dead bodies parts to get him a girl t...

The Enemies of Reason Part 2 Rambling

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 This blog is ramble about the second part of the documentary, The Enemies of Reason.  This is a follow-up on the blog about the first part of the documentary which is named,    "Slaves to Superstition" . Which dealt with the world of clairvoyance. It included Psychics Fortunetellers, Astrologers and the so-called Psychic Mediums.  The Second part is called " The Irrational Health Service " . Which is about the world of so-called " Alternative Medicine ".  Alternative Medicine is a cluster of disciplines which claims to cure and heal but has yet to prove any real efficacy. It looks like it would work but it doesn't. Alternative Medicine can also be called Pseudosciene. The documentary is hosted by renowned Evolutionary Biologist Richard Dawkins. Dawkins firstly delves into the field of "Faith Healing" or "Spiritual Healing". Palpable by name, this part of pseudoscience falsely claims to heal and cure people by spiritual practices an...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 1 Commentary

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  Finally, After so much delaying and postponing, I watched it, the first episode of Buffy S02. It was excellent to say the least. I got hooked again on this show just like the start of the first season. I noticed it a few times but never mentioned it that soundtrack of the show is brilliant, just awesome. It matches perfectly to the show and captures the vibe of the show. The Plot                                                                   The episode kicks off with Xander and Willow taking a walk and discussing how much the summer sucked and also talked about Buffy who has gone on a LA trip with her dad. During the conversation, they share a very intimate moment but out of nowhere a vampire lurks behind them. Xander tries to fight him off, barely. Then, Buffy arrives to kick the vampire's ass and then he va...

The Enemies of Reason Part 1 Rambling

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 This is just the ramble about the first part of documentary. The Enemies of Reason is a TV documentary which deals with fortunetelling and the "supernatural"  along with psuedoscientific domains of medicine also known as alternative medicine. Dawkins argues that if "alternative medicine" was real medicine, then it would be shown in scientific studies but in scientific studies, it has little to no efficacy. This is a two-part documentary. The First part is named "Slaves to Superstition". The First part deals with "Fortunetellers" and "Supernatural experts".  In the begining of the documentary, Dawkins investigates astrology and does it hold any water. He finds out that horoscope is simply a bunch of general statements which can apply to anybody. He conducts an experiment to demonstrate this. He tells one person of each zodiac sign, what was written in the horoscope of Capricorn as their own horoscope. 6 out of 12 people agree that this ...

Reacher Rambling

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 Reacher is an Amazon Original Series based on Lee Child's bestselling novel "Killing Floor". Novel was released back in '97. Reacher is a crime thriller with action thrown into the mix. Before this series, couple of movies has been made on Lee's novel. In which Tom Cruise played Jack Reacher. Which were not groundbreaking but fine. Watchable movies but not top notch. So the series is based on the story of Jack Reacher, a veteran. Reacher comes to a town named Margrave around the time a murder takes place. Most of the story happens in Margrave however characters sometimes travel outside. Margrave is a small town which naturally lays suspicion on the newcomer, Reacher. So he gets arrested. Then he is sent to jail where inmates try to murder him. But, he gets through by sticking his finger in the eye of an inmate. Fight scene was well choreographed. Finally, he gets out of jail only to find out that the victim of the murder, he got arrested for, is his estranged bro...

The Terminal List Rambling

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  The Terminal List is a Amazon Original TV Series released on 1st July 2022. It is based on a bestselling book by Jack Carr. Another Prime Original called Jack Ryan is also based on a bestselling book by Tom Clancy. Without Remorse starring Michael B. Jordan, was also released by Amazon which was based on Tom Clancy Book.  Without Remorse was a movie however unlike Jack Ryan. W/O Remorse didn't do the trick for me. I found it rather bland and meh. I know that Action movies are not actually cerebral and high brow but it relied to much on the fame of Michael B. Jordan. I didn't even remembered the plot after the ending of the movie. It was utterly forgettable. It was simply just Michael B. Jordan Murder Porn. Maybe I didn't like it cause I am not particularly a big fan of Michael B. Jordan or maybe the movie was just terrible. Cause I am also not a big fan of Chris Pratt but I ended up liking Terminal List and started to partially like him. I thought he was not that good-loo...