Thursday, 8 January 2026
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 13/ 25
April is a drama written and directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili that follows Nina, an obstetrician working in rural Georgia. Despite legal restrictions, she secretly helps women seeking abortions, guided by her personal ethics and commitment to care. When she is accused of medical negligence and placed under investigation, Nina is forced to confront social judgment, legal pressure, and moral scrutiny. The film premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where it received the Special Jury Prize.
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 12/ 25
A Japanese animated romantic action comedy that continues the story of Chainsaw Man following the first season of the anime. Produced by MAPPA and directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, the film adapts events from the fifth and sixth volumes of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga. Centered on the emotionally charged “Reze Arc,” the movie blends intense action with romance and dark humor as Denji becomes entangled in a dangerous new relationship that challenges his loyalties and survival. Released in Japan in September 2025, the film was both a critical and commercial success, emerging as one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of all time.
Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Engine Trouble by R.K. Narayan - 1.3
The Engine Trouble is a short story by R. K Narayan, a writer from Madras.
Engine Trouble is the story of a man who won a road engine in a fair/ exhibition lottery.
The exhibition got over and he was asked to remove it from the Municipality grounds.
Since he couldn't, he had to pay a rent of 10 rupees a month for keeping the road engine.
After three months, he decided to move the engine to a friend's field.
He hired an elephant and fifty coolies to push it there.
On the way it crashed into a compound wall of house and destroyed it.
In the end, he decided to sell it for scrap metal.
Watch the video - Engine Trouble - Video Link
William Hazlitt - On the Love of Life - 1.4
William Hazlitt is the author of the lesson - On the Love of Life
The lesson reminds us that life is valuable.
All living beings are connected to the circle of life.
We should enjoy the small and simple pleasures of life.
Simple pleasures include enjoying nature, friendship, and special moments.
Life becomes meaningful through relationships and learning from failures /struggles.
Difficulties in life help us grow as individuals.
We should live with gratitude and a strong will to move forward.
People fear death because they love life.
Hazlitt sees old age as a time to remember and value life’s experiences.
Life is a journey where experiences shape our character.
The only way to live life is with passion not just happiness.
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 11/ 25
A quiet, realistic family drama that follows Shu-Fen, a single mother who moves to Taipei with her two daughters to rebuild their lives by running a small noodle stall in a night market. As they struggle to survive in a cramped apartment, the film explores everyday hardships such as financial insecurity, emotional distance, and generational conflict. Shu-Fen’s younger daughter, I-Jing, is left-handed, a trait viewed by her grandfather as ominous due to his superstitious beliefs, while the elder daughter, I-Ann, takes on adult responsibilities by working at a betel nut stand. Burdened by debts and her sense of duty toward her estranged husband’s medical and funeral expenses, Shu-Fen faces mounting pressure. Long-suppressed tensions and hidden truths finally surface during a family banquet, where relatives and outsiders gather, forcing the family to confront their beliefs, sacrifices, and fragile bonds.
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 9/ 25
Monday, 5 January 2026
Remembering Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is widely regarded as a giant of African writing. His works have often been described as intellectual and cultural weapons—first directed against colonial domination and later against the corruption and failures of post-independence African ruling elites.
His play The Trial of Dedan Kimathi dramatizes the life and struggle of Dedan Kimathi, who led the armed resistance against British colonial rule in Kenya. Ngũgĩ also challenged colonial legacies within academia. His protest against an English-centric curriculum led to the introduction of courses on African literatures—both oral and written—at the University of Nairobi.
In a decisive cultural and political move, Ngũgĩ stopped writing in English and began writing in Gikuyu, the language of his childhood, affirming the value of indigenous languages in African literature. A committed advocate for cultural decolonisation, he became increasingly disillusioned by the failure of the Kenyan government and other African states to realise the hopes and aspirations of the pre-independence struggle.
Ngũgĩ is celebrated not only as a novelist and dramatist but also as a major postcolonial theorist. His influential collection of essays, Decolonising the Mind, offers a powerful critique of the continued dominance of colonial languages such as English and French in former colonies. Although he was frequently considered a strong contender, Ngũgĩ never received the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 10/ 25
Sinners is a 2025 American horror film produced, written, and directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in 1932 in the Mississippi Delta, the film stars Michael B. Jordan in dual roles as criminal twin brothers who return to their hometown, where they are confronted by a supernatural evil. It co-stars Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton (in his film debut), Jack O'Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, and Delroy Lindo.
Sunday, 4 January 2026
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 9/ 25
Little Trouble Girls is a Slovenian 2025 drama film directed by Urška Djukić and co-written with Maria Bohr. It follows 16-year-old Lucija, a shy Catholic school student, and her evolving relationship with classmate Ana-Marija. The film premiered in the Perspectives section at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for Best Feature Film and was nominated for the Teddy Award. It was also Slovenia’s submission for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards. While on a choir retreat at a countryside convent, Lucija develops new feelings that challenge her beliefs and disrupt her friendship with Ana-Marija, forcing her to confront her identity and desires.
Saturday, 3 January 2026
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 8/ 25
No Other Choice (2025) is a South Korean satirical black comedy thriller co-written, produced, and directed by Park Chan-wook. Adapted from Donald Westlake’s novel The Ax, it stars Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hye-ran, and Cha Seung-won. The film follows a struggling paper industry expert who begins eliminating his rivals to secure a job, resulting in a darkly humorous descent into violence.
Friday, 2 January 2026
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge 7/ 25
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024) is a black comedy-drama film written and directed by Rungano Nyoni, featuring Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, and Henry B.J. Phiri. An international co-production between Ireland, the UK, the U.S., and Zambia, it premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2024. The film was released in the UK and Ireland in December 2024, and in the U.S. in March 2025. After Shula discovers her uncle’s body on a deserted road, funeral preparations bring out hidden tensions and buried secrets within her middle-class Zambian family.
Thursday, 1 January 2026
Happy New You - 2026
Trust those who trust you.
Choose those who choose you.
Call those who call you.
Respect those who respect you.
Invest in those who invest in you.
Hold on to those who hold you.
Be more selfish for your mental health
Watch the video here - Happy New You
Best Movies of 2025 - 25 Day Challenge - 6/ 25
Sirāt is a 2025 Spanish drama film directed by Óliver Laxe and co-written by Laxe and Santiago Fillol. The story follows a grieving father (Sergi López) who travels through the vast deserts of southern Morocco with his son and a group of wandering ravers in search of his missing daughter, blending elements of spiritual quest, familial bonds, and surreal encounters. The film premiered in the main competition at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2025, where it won the Jury Prize, drawing acclaim for its visual poetry and immersive sound design. Sirāt was released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2025.
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