WARNING! BRUTAL DOG ON TOY VIOLENCE!!! DO NOT READ FARTHER IF YOU HAVE A WEAK STOMACH!!!!
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Monthly Archives: December 2019
Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara: The Loneliness of Masculinity
Thank you Netflix-Excel deal! I got a chance to watch this movie for a second time, and I liked it quite a bit better on this watch. Especially now that I started with the knowledge I gained on my first watch, that the key to the whole thing is Hrithik.
Continue readingChristmas Week: Godavari! A Sweet Family Boat Trip Holiday Love Story
Another super happy sweet Sekhar Kammula Telugu film with an awesome heroine and a nice hero! Really, he’s just the best director.
Continue readingChristmas Week: Anand! A Happy World, Happy Family, Happy Love Story Kind of Movie
This is such a lovely film. Really, I recommend it. You need to get used to it a bit, like a hot bath, but once you sink in and lose yourself, you will love it.
Continue readingExcel Entertainment Moved to Netflix! Which Movies Should You Watch in What Order of Priority???
Woo, Excel Entertainment! Such an odd interesting company, I was going to say that they have never produced a bad movie, but I forgot about Game. Besides Game, they have never produced a bad movie.
Continue readingChristmas Week Movies: Kumbalangi Nights, a Dark But Hopeful Family Film
I didn’t love love this movie as much as some other people did, but it is still a very very good film. And a visually beautiful film. And although it gets really dark in a lot of places, it ends in a place of hope and peace and love that feels very Christmas-y.
Continue readingChristmas Week Repost: Ohm Shanti Oshaana! My Favorite Malayalam Film
I guess tied for favorite? I also really adore City of God. But this one is the first one I loved.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Listening to One Week Before CHRISTMAS!
Happy Wednesday! Stupid winter solstice nonsense madness. I hit rock bottom depression on Monday as soon as the sun went down and it went away when the sun came up. And then came back again. And then went away again. Anyway, just 5 more days of darker, and then it gets light again. But I’m warning you, BE HAPPY! I am NOT in a good place.
Continue readingChristmas Week: Hum Saath Saath Hain, the Ramayana in Bright Colors
I thought I’d reviewed this movie, but I’d just hosted a tweetalong. Oh well, I am sure I can zip out some kind of a review in no time.
Continue readingHappy Birthday John Abraham! Here’s Some Random John Wonderfulness
Happy birthday John Abraham! You bring so much joy to the world in so many ways, let us all celebrate!
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Vidya Balan, a Late Bloomer
Okay, I’ve done Rani and Anushka and Dips, it’s time to attempt Vidya. There is A LOT that happened to her, but really when I look at her career, it is more of a straight line than I realized.
Continue readingWould You Like To Meet Me in Person? (Considering a DCIB Weekend Trip in the Spring)
Every Spring I get kind of bored and depressed because it’s cold and dark and Christmas is over. So I am looking for something to look forward to, and what occurred to me was that I could do a weekend trip somewhere and frame it around possibly meeting some DCIBers in person!
Continue reading10 Days of Christmas Movies! Why Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is the Perfect Family Movie
This is the post I wrote about why Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is meaningful to me, and it inspired many lovely comments from other people telling their own stories. There’s something about this film that inspires warmth and friendship and community and joy in a way that is very Christmas-y.
Continue reading10 Days of Christmas! Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, the Most Sappy Heartwarming Christmas-y Movie of All!
Happy Christmas! 10 days left! And to start off our celebration, I am giving you the sappiest happiest family-est Hindi film EVER!
Continue readingChristmas Update! Albie Dog Turned on His Little Stuffed Raindeer Friend
This might sound crazy, but I don’t think Albie Dog knows it is Christmas! Or, generally, that this should be a time of peace and goodwill to all, including stuffed toys.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me 9 Days Before Christmas and 4 Days Before Dabangg 3 and 1 Day Before John Abraham’s Birthday?
Happy Monday! I have the annual quilting potluck and white elephant gift exchange tonight, and I have no idea what food to bring. Oh well, this is what grocery store deli sections are for.
Continue reading10 Days of Christmas! Indian Movies With that Loving Family Christmas Feel!
Just to be clear, these are NOT movies about Christmas!!!! They are family friendly loving sweet hopeful films about “the human spirit” or whatever. And I thought it would be nice to have a little festival of family happy love movies as we all get in the holiday spirit.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Deepika Padukone, Just Keeps Getting Back Up Again
Oh Dips! I can’t be the only one who has a vaguely worried and protective feeling about her, right? She just seems to have been hit by life so many times.
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Grand Finale of Rani Week!
I originally wrote this post for Preity’s birthday, and I still think it is a great unusual role for her, but Rani’s role and performance is pretty good too!
Continue readingSilly Sunday: My Favorite Christmas Movies Remade in India! White Christmas, Best Man Holiday, Frozen
Ready for a silly silly indulgent post? But whatever, I have now both wrapped and mailed all my presents (meaning I am better than all y’all!!!!), so I can afford to be indulgent. Oh, and also, even if you don’t read all of these, take the movies as recommendations. Assuming you enjoy emotional love stories with happy endings (mostly) and random song sequences.
Continue readingCongrats to Christmas Give Away Winner Week 6!!! EMILY!!!!!
Yaaaaaaay, Congrats Emily! In other news, Alisa/Bollywood Newbie has now made the exact same number of comments in 3 separate weeks. I am beginning to worry she is a pod person. Or has a very strange disorder that compels her to make exactly 38 comments on DCIB every week.
Continue readingRani Week: Hichki! Rani’s Safe Return to the Screen
Second to last review of Rani Week! Her most recent film, which was….fine. Not a groundbreaking message, not really worth a rewatch, but fairly painless for one watch in theaters and Rani is still charming.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Baby Photos, Albie Dog Photos, A Christmas Sweater, and Frozen 2
Sorry, not a lot of film news small talk. But lots of Margaret news small talk! My nephew is in town again, and we have done lots of things.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Anushka Sharma, Angry Feminist Dressed Up As Innocent Harmless Movie Star
Again, I don’t like to do 101s of people who are in the middle of their careers. Things that happen in the future could make everything look different, the most important part of their lives could be still to come. But as of this snapshot moment in time, at the end of 2019, this is how it looks.
Continue readingTGIF: Happy Hot Cocoa Day! Let’s Match Hot Drinks to All the Stars!
I already reposted the ice cream one, moving right on to hot drinks! It’s TGIF, it’s time to have fun.
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