Screen & Sound
Definitely Maybe but Not the Greatest
October 2026
Oasis were very good. I tried. I just don't get the rest.
“I don't think he's ranking a band. I think he's ranking a summer.”
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Screen & Sound
Film, TV and music, and the arguments they start.
Screen & Sound
Please Don't Call Me Abu Bakr
September 2026
My wife says I'm her Abu Bakr. She means it as the highest compliment. I'm taking it as an insult.
“Piety is a lot easier to perform than patience.”
Screen & Sound
From Bombay to The Taj Story
July 2026
How a beautiful film started something ugly, and what changed between one cassette and one scroll.
“When you no longer need beauty to smuggle the argument in, it means the argument has already won enough ground to stand in the open.”