Well, yaaaay! A very very well-made movie! It even got applause at the theater I was at when it ended. I love movies like that, where you can just sit back and admire the craftsmanship.
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Friday Classics: Dhoom 3! Is It Too Big or Just Big Enough?
Finaly Dhoom review! Which brings me to the most important question of our time: John or Hrithik or Aamir???? Who is the best and/or hottest villain of the Dhoom series?
Continue readingTGIF: Pictures that Are Temptation for the 7 Deadly Sins
Ready to be tempted? In 7 different ways? I’m excited!
Continue readingWomen’s Day FanVid Post! Strong Women
I don’t think I’ve put this one up before for Women’s Day! But it is SUCH a good collection of videos, and very thematic for the holiday.
Continue readingAnnual Women’s Day Post! Women Being Worshipped!!!!
My first thought for International Women’s Day was a “look at these pretty women!” post, but I already did that. So, I’m going to go a little deeper. International Women’s Day is supposed to be about men respecting women. Doesn’t always work, of course, but that’s the idea. And so I want to put up some pictures of men being happily dominated by women
Continue reading7 Deadly Sins in Indian Film Song Form: Gluttony!
Well, this is a fun one! There are a lot of good eating songs. Although this is also going to make me really really hungry. And of course, if I forget something, mention it in the comments!
Continue readingDhoom 2 Review! Dhoom Gets BIGGER
Oh dear. I know this is a favorite Dhoom for many of you, but it is my least favorite. Meaning I have watched it less, and remember it worse, than the other two. So forgive me if I don’t remember to include your favorite part or get something else wrong!
Continue readingNext Sunday 3/17 ReRun Announcement! A MALAYALAM Film!!!! Annmariya Kalippilannu
I’ve given up more or less on a regular schedule for non-Hindi reviews. Partly because I am seeing more of them in theaters, which means it makes sense to review them on Saturday or Sunday instead of some other day. Anyway, since I am giving up, I get to post a random Malayalam review on a Sunday! Annmariya Kalippilannu, not this Sunday, but next Sunday, the 17th.
Continue readingIn Honor of Lent, 7 Deadly Sins in Indian Film Song Form! Starting with….LUST!
I was gonna do one post, but then I started putting up multiple videos and images for each sin and it just got way WAY too long. So instead I am going to do 7 posts. Which, bonus, also means I get 7 song post ideas to fill out the schedule.
Continue readingDhoom Review! Let Us Ask Ourselves the Immortal Question, John or Abhishek or Uday?
Do you like the dangerous dead sexy bad boy, the safe husband type, or the clown? Whichever it is, this movie has a man for you! And then of course we have the added complication as the series progressed, WHICH dead sexy dangerous bad boy do you prefer, John or Hrithik?
Continue readingUpcoming Reviews Announcement! Tamil AND Telugu Next Week!!!!!! Sarvam Thaala Mayam and Awe!!!!
Oh boy, this is exciting! Two movies just hit Netflix that you should ALL WATCH, so I am giving you advance warning so you have time. Sarvam Thaala Mayam review will be reposted on Wednesday 3/13, and a new review of Awe will go up on Thursday of next week, 3/14. Fun fun! I can’t wait!
Continue readingDog Has a NAME!!!!
I was all set with a name on the weekend, even got tags made up. One of the names from the posts I had put up for you all, it wasn’t the top name but it got a fair number of votes, plus a lot of people in real life liked it. And then I brought Dog in to work on Monday and they all hated it and refused to use it. So I was back to square one. But now we finally have a solution!
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening To the First Day of Lent
Happy (?) Ash Wednesday! Or as I thought of it as a child “that day all my friends got a thing on their forehead and I felt left out” (I grew up in a very Catholic neighborhood).
Continue readingNetflix Review: Bhasmasur, A Film I Wouldn’t Normally Watch
The director of this movie reached out to me directly, which is cool, and I was so impressed with his hard work in tracking down a little bitty blog like mine, that I felt like I had to review it. But I am trying hard not to feel obligated to give it a good review, to still be honest about my reaction to the film. And also be honest about this not being a film I would normally watch, meaning I will not have as much detail and background for it as I do in the genres I am more familiar with.
Continue readingNever Rains But it Pours Life Report
I know, I haven’t had a lot of “real” content in a while. Although I did review Luka Chuppi and write a really long in depth review of an American film yesterday. I was going to review an artsy film that just got added to Netflix today, but instead Life Happened.
Continue readingHappy Fat Tuesday! Songs That Indulge Our Baser Instincts
Happy Fat Tuesday! Last year I waited in line forever for Paczkis, and also wrote this post. This year I am slightly updating this post, and considering whether or not I want to bother with the Paczki line.
Continue readingRandom ReCasting/ReWriting Post! To All The Boys I Loved Before
If you haven’t seen the movie, you should! But I will still summarize it and then re-write it real quick for India, just so you can get a headstart on recasting, if you want.
Continue readingRandom American Review: To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, an American Film With Many of the Things We Love From Indian Film
This is very strange, I know, for me to write about an American film. But it is really really good, and good in the same way that we love about Indian films. Ohm Shaanti Oshaana, Fidaa, DDLJ, if you like any or all of these movies, you will like this one.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me The First Week in March?
Happy Monday! I forgot I am hosting tonight and my apartment is kind of a doggy disaster!
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Happy Birthday Shraddha! Let’s Look Back At Your Big Break, Aashiqui 2
Oops, forgot to announce the movie for this week! Worked out anyway, because today is Shraddha’s birthday, so that is a perfect opportunity to talk about that one movie she was in when we liked her.
Continue readingDog Names Final Contenders Post!
I promised I would come into work on Monday with a final name. So this is it! Time to decide!
Continue readingSilly Sunday: Sitcom Ideas Based on Star Stories, Shahid and Mira to Sushmita and Shahrukh
I’ve been on a bit of a sitcom kick, and we were just talking about the possible “Madhuri in Denver” sitcom idea, and now I can’t stop thinking of TV series ideas based on movie star lives.
Continue readingLukka Chuppi Review (SPOILERS): A Live-In Relationship Movie That Treats Live-In Relationships Honestly!
As I said in my “no spoilers” review, there was a political message in this film that already feels dated. So I am going to briefly acknowledge it, but not deal with it in the amount of detail I would if I were watching this movie ten years from now. Oh, and in terms of spoilers, there isn’t anything super surprising in the plot, not really a lot of twists you couldn’t have guessed already, so don’t worry too much about spoiling yourself on this review. But if you want to remain unspoilered, read this review.
Continue readingLuka Chuppi Review (No Spoilers): The Rare Romance Where the Hero and Heroine Never Fight
What a nice little romance! Not totally awesome and stunning, but decent. And with an unfortunately slightly dated political message that I will be ignoring because it doesn’t really work at this exact moment. But the romance part is definitely decent, especially how it handles the whole “live-in” topic.
Continue reading8 Aamir Khan Films You Can Skip
Aamir has made a lot of great movies. And a lot of not great, but still fun, movies. And then there are the others. Just so he doesn’t get too cocky about himself, let me list out some of the ones that you can avoid.
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