Annie Kapur
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Movie Review: "Fantastic Four" (2025)
(Note: it's an opinion, not a fact. If you enjoyed this film then that's fine by me. It's really not my thing though). Fantastic Four is a movie that has never done too well at the box office and if you're as old as I am then you probably remember the one from 2005 and hated it. You probably also remember the one from 2015 and hated that too and ultimately, the one in 2025 probably proves to us that this comic book is not very well-suited to the screen. Be that as it may, they keep making it over and over again, launching them into the new Marvel Cinematic Universe and preparing us for Doomsday. I'm not going to lie, this has to be one of the worst things I've ever wasted my time watching.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time" by Will Durant
The 'Great Man' theory is a theory I don't believe in by any degree. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is basically where you state that these great men who have changed history have done so through them having some pre-conceived attributes and therefore, they have the ability and the responsibility to change the world for the better. Tolstoy's novels basically disprove the whole theory as do the novels of Dostoevsky and the fact that Hitler existed. Will Durant's book The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time may not limit itself to Western history, but it definitely only makes tokens of the Eastern world. I'm not sure how to put this lightly so I'm just going to say it: there's something deeply wrong with how these people have been chosen. Many of them have been selected on the basis of the subjectivity of 'changing the world' rather than actually enduring and changing anything at all. Some of them I agree with, but there are plenty that are perfectly replaceable as we will see.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Movie Review: "Frankenstein" (2025)
This is a spoiler-free review - but seriously, how can you not know the story by now? So I've finally watched the new Frankenstein movie on Netflix and though I probably would have been better off seeing it in the cinema, I have to admit I haven't been to the cinema in a while. Reasons for not attending are between me and my broken brain at this moment in time - all will be revealed perhaps next year. Anyways, Frankenstein seems to be a popular story to adapt but not everyone can do it well. There are various adaptations that didn't try too hard to stick to the book and yet did very well, there are others that tried to stick to the book and did terribly. One thing I think all of the adaptations have in common though is that none of them are entirely a 5/5 production. Why? Well, man is that book wild! You simply cannot capture that insane atmosphere 100% on a screen. But, let's take a look anyways...
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Ending Up" by Kingsley Amis
About two years' ago, I thought I would try out a random novel by Kingsley Amis called The Old Devils and I was completely sold. Finally, a Kingsley Amis novel I could actually enjoy! After this, I definitely became more confident with my reading of this author because I'm not going to lie - I have read many more books by his son. I picked up a short book called Ending Up from a used bookstore recently and well, it's time to really get stuck in. I was surprised. I enjoyed it, and it was pretty much over before it even began - so you can imagine how short it was.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg) was published in 1924 after more than a decade of writing and revision. The original thought was to write a short story in 1912. It was inspired by Mann’s visit to a Swiss tuberculosis sanatorium where his wife was recovering, and the novel grew into a philosophical and symbolic epic, exploring themes of: time, illness, and the intellectual and ideological conflicts of pre-World War I Europe.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Loved One" by Evelyn Waugh
Rereading Evelyn Waugh is definitely the flavour of the season and I am quite surprised that I didn't think about doing this earlier. So far, I've reread books like Scoop and A Handful of Dust among others. Today, it's The Loved One. Evelyn Waugh's wit never seeks to amaze me and to me, he is perhaps one of the greatest literary voices of the 20th century. It really is only Evelyn Waugh that can make such a great satire about America, across the ocean from us and probably further away back then. It is also really only Evelyn Waugh who can make a satire out of death. This has been one of my favourites to reread and now you'll see why...
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby
I've never read anything by Nick Hornby before and the reason for that is because I didn't think his books were written for people like me. This is the same thing I was talking about in my review of Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey. I said that I didn't think I was the intended audience of the book and so, when it came to reading it - that was probably why I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. When it comes to Nick Hornby's books I definitely didn't think I was the intended audience. I despise football but I had to give it a chance. Let's have a look at how it went.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "The Accidental Tourist" by Anne Tyler
I've reviewed books like Clock Dance and perhaps books I was more on the fence about like Vinegar Girl. I have also reviewed Back When We Were Grown-Ups, which felt like it should have been better, but The Amateur Marriage definitely picked up her collection for me. Celestial Navigation was a great book and I've read a ton of others by the same author. From my observations over the years, I can definitely see that Anne Tyler is a woman of many talents as a writer - even though not everything written by her is my thing. Let's see how The Accidental Tourist goes, shall we?
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Scoop" by Evelyn Waugh . Top Story - November 2025.
Yes I'm back to rereading some Evelyn Waugh. Scoop is one of those books where anyone who's read it has something nice to say about its wittiness, the way it tells the story and of course, Evelyn Waugh's amazing cast of characters. Often regarded after Brideshead as his best work, I've often read about this book in other texts by people like Christopher Hitchens who have hailed this book as a seminal text of the 20th century. Scoop, I can honestly say is a fantastic book that is a lot of fun to read. It has not only great wit and intellect, but also contains a storyline which is both immersive and one of those experiences that is practically unforgettable.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Love, Sex and Frankenstein" by Caroline Lea
I have obviously been on my travels again and thankfully, this one included a Waterstones stop. One of the books I managed to collect from there was this one of which I have heard plenty about on social media. Love, Sex and Frankenstein is a story about Mary Shelley and a wickedly tasteful one at that. I have read plenty of books about Mary Shelley including In Search of Mary Shelley by Fiona Sampson and Romantic Outlaws by Charlotte Gordon. There are many books about her life, her works and her gothic attitudes out there but there is always room for more. I am so glad that we live in an era where so many biographies about one person's life are not only acceptable but they are encouraged. Let's have a look at what the book is about then...
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Love in a Cold Climate and Other Novels" by Nancy Mitford
I'm going to admit it, I've had this book lying around for a while and when I say 'while' I mean about a month. I bought it used and it was already crinkled and so, it getting kicked around on my bedroom floor every time I got out of bed in the morning wouldn't have made much of a difference. But, I eventually remembered it was there and, through the flip of a coin was choosing between this and another book to take on a road trip. Nancy Mitford came up and so, away we went. The first novel inside this anthology is entitled The Pursuit of Love where we meet a couple of girls, some very odd and outdated stereotypes and of course, faltering love through the years.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
Book Review: "Love and Friendship" by Jane Austen
You're probably surprised that I'm only sharing this now but I have a beautiful story behind this book. I got this book some years' back and I bought it on my birthday from a prominent bookshop. The copy I bought was a beautiful Penguin Clothbound Classics edition and has some great stories inside. I've read it a couple of times since I bought it and I still can't believe how eloquent and witty Jane Austen was during her teens. By reading this I think anyone could see how talented she would become in her future years. It really is a treat to read whenever I find it again.
By Annie Kapur5 months ago in Geeks
