I.Watch.I.Read

The blog I have been following lately is called I.watch.i.read. The owner of the blog is a Hindi guy called Laya Maheshwari, a college student and movie buff who shares his reviews on films and occasionally on books and PC games (Lego Harry Potter LOL). He started the blog in June 2010 and has posted a few entries each month since then. In the owner’s introductory note, I found that he had a team of people with whom he was jointly working on the website. He named each of his friends who were dealing with the design of the blog  (e.g. the logo on the top and the stars at the end of the reviews).

Looking at the blog, I found it very well organized, and its details meticulously edited. The blog contains a sort of slideshow section (dunno how else to call it), in which the latest four reviews are shown in brief. Below that come the actual posts in cut versions so that you can click ’read more’ on the one you are interested in. The reviews introduce Hollywood films such as “The Iron Lady”, “The Woman in Black”, “The Hunger Games” (latter being the last post written in March 23) and sometimes Bollywood films as well, which is reasonable considering the guy’s whereabouts.  The content of the reviews is professionally written, comprehensive and very detailed. It gives such a vivid account I felt like I was actually watching the film. 

However, the blog doesn't seem to be very frequented. The couple of comments I saw on some posts were in most cases written by the owner's close friends. Actually, one of his posts written in February this year, namely "Of $50, a little housekeeping and a lot of slacking" is addressed to "Regular readers (yes, both of you)", very self-ironic indeed. This post is the only one since the intro that says something about his life, how he's getting on with school, and how he manages his blog. I think entries are very handy as they are more casual and entertaining than all those high-brow reviews, and also it's good to know something about the person whose blog you adore so much.

All in all, it is quite a resourceful blog, considering both its design and content. If you are into movies or just ran out of ideas what to watch, then consult this blog for advice.