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Ular (Snake, Malay; 2013) Director: Jason Chong This is a knock-off of the many Hollywood and Bollywood horror flicks. Even the film poster bears an almost near-replica resemblance to Hollywood's blockbuster 'Anaconda (2008)'. Besides that, it is a worthy effort, nevertheless. The CGI effect looks believable. It creates uneasiness; not laughs. The storyline seems credible enough. How different can a disaster movie be? As per usual, it starts with a potpourri of characters landing at a resort island, gleaming from ear to ear, hoping to have a whale of a weekend. Whale, they did not have, but snakes aplenty. The owners of the resort took great pains to keep the news of killer snakes away for the public. To ensure the safety of the guests, the owner did install an electric fence to keep the snakes at bay. As to how Murphy's laws dictate, anything and everything may go wrong when it is destined to go wrong. Thanks to a few mischievous frolicking holiday-makers, the fences f...

Death: An Inside Story (2020) Sadhguru Death gives us purpose in life. With the fear of mortality, Man probably would not be doing most of the things that we see around us. He knows that his life on Earth is finite. Hence, he needs to work hard as he wants to experience all the pleasures found here before his light burns out. Knowing that he has an expiry date, there is a need to produce progeny and care for his offspring, hoping that he will be cared for in old age. Because of the fear of death and ignorance of what lays before and after this life as we know it, Man has created stories. These stories give purpose to his Existence here. The anxiety of what may in store after our sojourn on Earth, if it actually just a lifetime makes us believe many theories of life and death. If time is a continuum with no ends, Man has to spend a mighty long time after this life. On the other hand, if time is cyclical, Man will be returning. The next time around, things made not be good. So he be...