Ritesh!

@riteshwriter.bsky.social

రితేష్ Writer and Retired Critic. (He/She/They) Local Biryani connoisseur, Comics oddball, and Football freak.

Of course Kiyotaka Taguchi used miniature sets like in Tokusatsu production even while directing a hand-drawn anime lol. He just can't help himself. His two loves are practical miniature sets and action choreography.

Think it's funny that guys were trying to run 'Emily Wilson is just against and doesn't like or appreciate action cinema' and she's out with a new piece wherein she loudly proclaims her love for Die Hard. Hilarious. 😂😂😂

Funniest thing about that Verge chat on Bluesky is the talk about this place being a hub for Sports because they got some news reporters and official team accounts on here lool. That ain't how it's done. You need the culture--the really diverse global audience, the compmakers, cool editors etc.

E-Ink technology being under the monopoly of one single corporation everybody has to pay a licensing fee to is one of those deeply depressing realities I get bummed out by.

Everytime I watch training footage of Xabi Alonso at Chelsea, I'm just struck by just how much better he is even retired than all the players he's coaching lol. That first touch, the passing with perfect technical empathy, the reaction speed, just how elegant & easy on the eye he makes it all look.

To any editors that follow me: I am looking for writing work! I would love longer work, obviously, but I am opening myself up for shorter work as well-- back up, single issue, etc. Quick turnover right now in particular

Basically the height of caricature at this point: Israel is demanding that as part of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, it be allowed to continue attacking Gaza.

🚨Israel has formally objected to three provisions in the Board of Peace approved roadmap for Gaza, including demands that would allow it to continue striking the territory, prevent Hamas’s collected weapons from remaining under the NCAG’s control, and exclude Qatar and Turkey from verifying compliance, Haaretz reported.

🔸 Continued Israeli attacks: 
Israel is demanding continued freedom to carry out strikes across Gaza even after the agreement takes effect. A source familiar with the matter told Haaretz that “Israel demands freedom to strike areas of the Gaza Strip.”

The decommissioning deal between Hamas and the BoP inevitably falling apart due to Israel's flat and outright rejection of it, which the underlying framework that established the BoP allows Israel to do, is not exactly surprising.

With Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s GREAT The Samurai and The Prisoner playing in theaters and the man himself doing the rounds here in the states, I thought I’d share my interview with him from a few months ago. A career highlight: inreviewonline.com/2026/04/20/f...

Filmmaking Happens in the Present: A Brief Interview with Kiyoshi Kurosawa | In Review Online

A new interview with filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa, director of Chime and Serpent's Path, for film review site In Review Online.

inreviewonline.com

It is a constant source of anger to me how, without dismissing the harm Tories caused, so many people who condemned the Conservatives anti-asylum/immigration policies are happy to defend Labour's when they are actively worse in practice. Bad policy doesn't cease to be bad based on who implements it.

I can't believe I'm about to head into a season of football without either 'KDB will pull off some magical nonsense' or 'Pep will somehow figure it out' buffs. Like finally feeling true mortality 😔😔😔