I skipped reminding you for two months, and then last month I got an alert that my DCIB account was overdrawn $60, so I am reminding you all again so I don’t get in trouble for paying for things with money I no longer have.
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Housefull 4 Review (SPOILERS): Everything Gets Better Once Rana Duggabatti Shows Up!
Yes, this silly silly movie that released weeks ago is getting the full no spoiler/spoiler review treatment from me. Whatever, I had fun with it! And you can watch it if you want once it hits streaming and then come back and read these reviews. Or if you already caught it in theaters, read this review to talk about your response to the complexities of the narrative.
Continue readingHousefull 4 Review (No Spoilers): Clever Meta Commentary on Historical Fiction, and Also Dumb Sex Jokes
This is exactly what I want from a Housefull movie. No surprises, nothing unexpected, and Akshay Kumar is continually humiliated and tortured.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Do Laundry!
Happy Saturday! I am going to write reviews and do laundry and then go to my friend’s birthday party tonight. Busy busy! You all get to entertain yourselves in the meantime.
Continue readingFriday Classics: Hum Hain Rahe Pyar Ki, Playing House with Juhi and Aamir
My God is this a cute movie! It’s the kind of movie that you just want to pinch it’s cheeks and toss it in the air and dress in novelty clothing. SO CUTE!
Continue readingChristmas Give Away Three Bonus Prizes Announcement!!!!
Well, comments continue to be terrible (they always are in November and December, unless there is a new good Shahrukh movie, that’s why I do the giveaways), so I am upping the stakes this year! A special one time prize for the person who makes the most comments among all the weeks!
Continue readingTGIF: Pick Your Favorite Juhi Chawla Anarkali!
Hey, a real TGIF! In honor of Juhi week, lets look at lots and lots of pictures. Pictures are fun, pictures are easy, pictures are something I can do between many many work phone calls (4 co-workers are at a conference, one is home sick, one is home moving house, and one is here with me trying to handle the entire office on our own. Oh, and Albie Dog is here, trying to be helpful).
Continue readingHum Hain Rahe Pyar Ki Pre-Review Post: Recasting! With a Gender Flip! Prithviraj-Rani, Tell Me You Wouldn’t Watch That!
I bowed to the pressure and rewatched it last night to prepare for a review, and it is so much cuter than I remembered. More importantly, it is just BEGGING for a modern day north-south remake.
Continue readingJuhi and Shahrukh, the Onscreen Version of Shahrukh’s Marriage
So I was rewatching bits of Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman and considering how specific the Juhi-Shahrukh interactions are, especially from Shahrukh’s side, and I had a thought. And now I will look at their filmography and see if the thought I thought holds up.
Continue readingJuhi Week: Ram-Jaane, Where Juhi Was Shahrukh’s Match
I fastforwarded through this movie to remind myself what it was like, and my goodness the Boring Dude is way more boring than I remembered! Juhi makes terrible romantic decisions.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Which of These Things Illogically Angers You the Most?
Well, “Good News” is now “Good Newwz” because people are DUMB. And this is reminding me of all the other times that slight spelling changes and similar have INFURIATED me far more than they logically should. I can’t be the only one, right?
Continue readingHappy Juhi Week! Every Film Where You Would Have Made a Better Lead Actress
This is a silly silly post. But it’s cold, and work is INSANE today. Let’s talk about all the movies where we really wish Juhi could have been the lead actress instead of the lead actress we actually got. Or at least would enjoy seeing her version as an alternative.
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Posters, and Trailers, and Albie Dog!
It’s gonna be another crazy day at work, I can feel it! I haven’t even had a chance to make coffee yet, and my hair is only half brushed. So this is going to be a very short and superficial post.
Continue readingJuhi Day! An Example of How She Can Steal a Film in a Small Role, Luck By Chance
Such a good movie! And especially rich in actresses, Konkona and Dimple and Sheeba. And yet, Juhi is still something special.
Continue readingVote Here! Which Juhi Movie(s) Should I Review For Juhi Week?
I can’t decide! Help me! I’ve seen a whole bunch that I haven’t fully reviewed and I can do a quick rewatch and throw up a review. But which ones????
Continue readingHappy Juhi Day! Aaina, Where She Once Again Steals a Man from Amrita Singh
It makes no sense! I can barely get over the idea that Amrita Singh and Juhi Chawla would be fighting over Jackie Shroff (Even I have to admit that he does look good in a mustache), but why would Jackie Shroff ever be interested in Amrita Singh if he could get Juhi Chawla? She is so clearly superior!
Continue readingHappy Juhi Day! Is Tum Mere Ho The Worst Movie She Made? And if So, Why Do I Still Love It?
Happy Juhi Day! This review was original Aamir focused, but there’s lots of Juhi in there too. And oh my gosh is this movie fun to watch!
Continue readingHappy Juhi Day! Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, Her Happily Cynical Take on Media
Thank goodness for Juhi Day. Through a random combination of sickness and family emergencies and conferences, my office is half-staffed today and I get to spend the day being yelled at over the phone because the person they need is not available. But Juhi always cheers me up!
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening To Juhi Week?
Happy Wednesday! I am just crawling through this week, the weekend really wiped me out. But hey, Juhi is here for me!
Continue readingHappy Juhi Day! Darr, Her Hero Role
Forget Shahrukh, this is an amazing Juhi role and Juhi performance. She goes from feeling safe and happy, to feeling frustrated because no one respects her fears, to feeling trapped because no one is letting her confront her fears, to finally taking back the power for herself.
Continue readingHappy Juhi Day!!!! My Favorite of Her Art Films, Which You Should ALL WATCH, Jhankaar Beats! (it’s on Netflix)
Happy Juhi Day! And also happy “Margaret is totally emotionally and physically exhausted and is just posting a bunch of reruns” day! 15 hours of driving and two packed days of family stuff can kill you.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Juhi Chawla! This is Why You Are Awesome
It’s Juhi’s birthday today! Well, in India. November 13, and it is already after midnight there.
Continue readingMixed Up Post: Trip Report, Hello Dolly Casting, What is Your Favorite Musical?
I’m back! I’m tired! Hours and hours on the road yesterday, after hours and hours on the road Friday, and hours and hours of doing intensive important family stuff in the days in between.
Continue readingHappy Armistice Day! The Best Shanti Songs!
The veterans got all those great fanfics yesterday, time to move on! Armistice day now, lets look at peace songs. Or, rather, catchy modern songs that use “shanti” as a repeated phrase.
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Siddhant Chaturvedi is on the Rise, Streaming is on the Fall, and LATAJI!!!!
Quick little news post, I’m trying to write this in the hotel room before we hit the road. But hopefully it will give you all something to talk about as a crawl through a blizzard.
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