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V for Vendetta, 2005 ★★★★☆
The Wachowski brothers next movie has been eagerly awaited even though the final two parts of the Matrix trilogy didn&
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Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Escape from India's Caste System ★★★★★
Regardless of the title, this post might venture beyond the realms of a book review and try to scratch some
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything ★★★★☆
Should you think twice before citing an economics bestseller (previously an oxymoron) in class? If you think otherwise, a student
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Q&A ★★★☆☆
As mentioned before, out of the two books I received from Simon & Schruster, I started out with Q&
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Q&A ★★★☆☆
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A Day without a Mexican, 2004 ★★★☆☆
Couple of days back, I saw A Day without a Mexican, part comedy part social commentary movie on the days
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Madagascar, 2005 ★★★★☆
We saw the latest animated flick Madagascar last night as part of the Memorial Day movie rituals. Thankfully, rest of
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Black, 2005 ★★★★★
I will not even venture into a long drawn review of Black, the movie currently attracting crowds at the local
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The Last Samurai, 2003 ★★★★☆
I finally saw (long time back though) The Last Samurai after missing it in the theaters. All war movies --
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Super Size Me, 2004 ★★★★☆
Fast food has long defined America's culture and junk food conglomerates like McDonalds', Pizza Hut, and KFC
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Animal Farm ★★★★★
George Orwell had this uncanny knack for writing ominous conspiracy theory fiction that somehow come true. Animal Farm takes potshots
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Interpreter of Maladies ★★★★★
Jhumpa Lahiri certainly deserved her Pulitzer. I recently read the assortment of short stories in her literary debut book, Interpreter
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The Passion of the Christ, 2004 ★★★☆☆
Snow in Georgia was the talk of the town for two days until the sun was out in its full
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Life of Pi ★★★★★
Life of Pi seemed to be the more interesting read, although I am not sure what the Man Booker Prize
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster ★★★★☆
Strangely enough I have been whiling away my exam nerves by reading up on immaterial readings. The postponement of the