Personally, I think I land on Fun/Bad. But go into it with an awareness that it might just land on “bad” for you.
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Monthly Archives: January 2020
Snowy Shahrukh Discussion Post: What is His Best Entry Scene?
It’s snowing in Chicago, and will continue snowing for…..ever? The point is, it’s grey and drab outside and I need a distraction. So let’s have a totally silly and self-indulgent fan discussion!
Continue readingHappy 1 2 3 Day! Some Counting Songs to Get You in the Holiday Mood
Now I am all mad at myself because I can’t remember if I celebrated “1 2 3 4” day back in 2004. Oh well, I’ll have another chance in 2040. And January 23rd 2045 will be the best EVER. But just regular old January 23 is okay too I guess.
Continue readingWednesday Malayalam: Android Kunjappan, a Malayalam Take on a the Robot Revolution
Remember how I said I was feeling rumpled today? That’s partly because I finished this movie right before work and it’s one of those stupid frustrating Malayalam open endings. I’m sorry, I was raised in America where an ending is happy or sad, and there are NO QUESTIONS. I don’t have the emotional/mental strength to handle all of these “it’s more beautiful and real for being incomplete” endings.
Continue readingI’m Feeling Rumply! Let’s Have a Post of Non-Rumply Things
Blegh, weird sort of upsy-downsy day. Nothing really wrong-wrong, just rumpled feeling, you know? So I am going to medicate myself with non-rumply things.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Thinking and Watching and Listening to This Week?
Happy Wednesday! I’m still recovering from traveling last weekend and just crawling through the work week. Very eager for Saturday when all I have to do is house chores and sleep in.
Continue readingBirthday Face Off! Sushant Singh Rajput Versus Tovino Thomas
What an auspicious day, two hot rising stars born at once! But the question is, which one is better?
Continue readingTalent of the 2010s, Female Edition, Sonam to Sara
I already did this for the boys, but can the girls be far behind? And yes, “girls”. Most of these actresses started out before they were 20 and in my book that means you are still a kid.
Continue readingShubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Trailer! Rorschach Test, Does This Make You Laugh or Cry?
Either response is acceptable, I think it probably depends on how emotional you are feeling today. I just find it interesting to think about because I think the filmmakers were going for laughs, but have a respectful awareness that the topic may make some people cry.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Today’s Hindi Heroes, Smart or Dumb? Place Your Votes!
I got like 5 hours of sleep last night and I still have to get through 2 more hours of work (after leaving for the airport at 4:30am my time, then flying, then landing, then driving straight to work), so I am going to put up a very silly sleep-deprived post.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me as I Travel?
Happy Monday! I got up slightly before dawn to catch an airplane, and then am going straight to work. So don’t expect much clear thought from me today, but questions are always appreciated.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: The Job of a Director, Hollywood versus India
I just reviewed Junglee, one of the few Indian movies directed by an American which I can still legitimately call “Indian”. And in that review, I started talking about what is and is not universal in the job of a director, and then I realized I really should make this a 101.
Continue readingFriday Classics: Junglee, a Very Light Movie About Heavy Animals
Supposed to write this on Friday, but then I was traveling all day, so oh well. I’ll write it today instead while the baby naps. Shouldn’t take long, this is the lightest film in the world.
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Notebook, the Most Delightful Romance of 2019
This is such a delightful little surprise of a movie! I really hope a lot of you were able to watch it. And if you weren’t, put it on your list to watch soon, because it is really wonderful.
Continue readingSilly Sunday: Fedora Anushka and Sundress Kat Lesbian Love Story, Help Me Workshop This!
I feel like we could crowd fund this one, right? Just pay Anushka enough to produce it on a shoestring, and then get a locked youtube video that can be shared only with the DCIB community. For Happiness.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Javed and Shabana, An Interesting Couple
They are a nice couple, and it was Javed’s birthday yesterday and now Shabana is in the hospital for hopefully mild reasons, so it seems appropriate to write a quick background on them individually and together.
Continue readingHappy Javed Akhtar Day! Zanjeer, Amitabh’s Most Romantic Action Film
I know this is the film that invented the Angry Young Man. I know it is a Big Story about power and the state and so on and so forth. And that’s why I enjoy it and respect it the same way I enjoy any of the other Amitabh classics, Sholay or Deewar or Trishul or Agneepath. But the reason I love it just for me, is because Jaya and Amitabh are SO IN LOVE. Like, so in love that it is blinding. It’s not a surprise they got married as soon as they finished filming, it would have been a surprise if the DIDN’T get married.
Continue readingJaved Akhtar Day! Trishul, My Favorite Salim-Javed Script
It was Javed’s birthday yesterday, and I am traveling, so I am going to repost a couple of my old favorite Salim-Javed reviews. Starting with this one, which did not turn out to be the best film but is my favorite of their scripts.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Hang With a Baby!
Happy Saturday! Sorry I only put up one post yesterday. But I had so many on Thursday! So you could entertain yourselves with those.
Continue readingAnother Terrible Trailer! For Love Aaj Kal 2 This Time
What has happened to the trialer makers of Hindi film???? Have they all been kidnapped and their incompetent teenage children are trying to take over? Was there some horrible brain weapon that wiped their memories? Or did they go on strike and instead Hindi filmmakers have to use slave labor from some country that doesn’t even speak Hindi?
Continue readingHappy Birthday Sid M! In Which Movie Were You Prettiest?
Oh Sid! I really liked you, and then I forgot about you, and somehow now I have come to love you again. The heart wants what the heart wants.
Continue readingThings We Illogically Believe in: From Amitabh’s Hair to Hrithik’s Abs
I was talking to Popka Superstar and realized there were all kinds of things that I cling to, even though logic tells me they can’t possibly be true. But if I believe hard enough I will MAKE them to be true!!!!!
Continue readingDiscussion Post: What Was the Best non-Hindi Movie You Saw in 2019? Or in the 2010s?
As I am sure you have noticed, my posts tend to be Hindi focused. Because that’s where I know stuff, like being able to scroll through a list of films and remember which ones had really shockingly bad wigs. But that doesn’t mean I don’t care about other places! I just don’t know enough to do an awards post. I’ll do a discussion post instead, and you can all educate me.
Continue readingThursday Tamil: Sarvam Thaala Mayam, Music and Caste and TV
This is one of those irritating movies where it is 2/3rds perfect and 1/3rd messed up. So I totally recommend it for the 2/3rds, but I am also aware of the 1/3rd.
Continue readingWorst/Best Wig/Hair of the 2010s, Poll Post!
I just wrote an insanely long and detailed and analytical post on male actors of the 2010s. But I am guessing this post will get twice as many comments and three times as many views. We all care about Hair.
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