Let’s Get Married (2023), starts well but disappoints
LGM (2023) is a new-age movie about marriage. Harish Kalyan as Gautham and Ivana as Meera are the lead couple with Nadia playing the role of the mother to the…
July 2023
DD Returns (2023), an enjoyable comedy horror film
This was a movie that was surprisingly good. In recent years, Tamil cinema has made it to death the comedy plus ghosts genre. Santhanam himself has acted in quite a…
Oppenheimer (2023), a master class on biography
Biographies on screen are difficult. If the filmmaker is obsessed with accuracy, it becomes documentary and boring. Instead, if you make it engaging you move away from the facts and…
Kolai (2023), a murder mystery that tries too hard and fails
Generally, I like Vijay Antony‘s selection of stories but I was let down with this “Who did this” variety murder mystery. I tried to like the film but there was…
The World of ChatGPT & Generative AI
Over 100 people attended my talk on Generative A.I. – The World of ChatGPT and Why should businesses care. I gave demos of ChatGPT, Bing Chat, Bard, Stanford Alpaca 7B…
Thandatti (2023), a tale of sparkle and dullness
Thandatti (2023) is a rare film in Kollywood. It’s not a masala movie, it doesn’t have any big stars, and it’s not a full-length comedy or thriller. Instead, it’s a…
செயற்கை நுண்ணறிவு எடுத்துக்காட்டும் தற்காலத் தமிழின் நிலைமை
இன்று கூகுள் பார்ட் தளத்தில் ஒரு வாக்கியத்தை ஆங்கிலத்தில் கொடுத்து தமிழில், தற்கால வழக்குத் தமிழில், மாற்றவும் என்று சொன்னேன். அதற்குக் கூகுள் விடையளித்ததில் சில ஆங்கில வார்த்தைகள் இருந்தது. அது கூட பரவாயில்லை, ஆனால் அப்படி ஆங்கில வார்த்தைகளைக் கூகுளின்…
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
What is with Hollywood’s obsession with the second world war and treasures claimed to be associated with Jesus Christ and Romans being looted by the Nazis? I don’t know. But,…