Thought you might be interested, and I had cute photos to share.

I had all the individual posts all glued to the front page, but it was getting long and confusing. So I am putting them all in one long linked list instead. Click each link and put your vote in the comments. Oh, and also Officially Announcing, Voting Closes 1/30. And then I will announce the winners on 1/31.

Sorry sorry! I forgot. I was so focused on remembering to post the Jacobinte Swargarajyam review, I forgot about the regular Wednesday post. Plus, you know, weird week.

I loved Nivin Pauly in this, naturally (although I have reservations about his hair).  But I was surprised by how charismatic I found Renji Panicker, especially considering he just started acting a couple of years ago!

Have you noticed that I’ve been kind of off for the past week or so? I was sick, it was mostly that, but there was also other stuff going on. Which I want to share with you all, mostly in a kind of “Writing in order to process it” way. So, completely selfish. (don’t panic, I am still healthy and my parents are healthy and all of that is good. you can just ignore this post if you don’t want to read something sad, it’s not that important)

This is the first non-Rahman Tamil composer whose name I learned. Partly because it is a very memorable name (“Harris”) but also because his music is extremely good.

I am so excited about ELKD! Especially the more we get of the Anil/Juhi romance, because they are ADORABLE.

I love Fearless Nadia. She is my dream Halloween costume. And I could pull it off too! We look the same, same kind of build and blonde hair and blue eyes. I just have to put on a sari and carry a whip. But then everyone would think I am culturally appropriating and give me a hard time so I can’t. The world is hard.

Usually my Sunday ReRun’s are movies I’ve reviewed and I want you to watch. I do NOT want you to watch Sanju. I think it is stupid stupid stupid, and also bad. But Netflix keeps throwing it at me, so if it is throwing it at you too, I wanted to repost the review so you know why NOT to watch it, and can warn your friends off too. And anyway, isn’t it fun when I really hate a film and tear it apart?

I don’t know why I haven’t reviewed this one before, I love it very very much. Kajal Aggarwal is a delight, Ajay is Peak Ajay, and the police uniforms leave nothing to the imagination (the best kind of uniform). Oh, and it’s on Netflix!

This is a suggestion from BollywoodNewbie/Alisa, which I am going to steal so long as I am still hacking my lungs out and unable to do “real” posts. What are the best songs for moving along a film narrative? Helping us understand the characters and situations better, not just creating a random unrelated moment? Or, to put it another way, what are songs that make you go “I really liked that, and now I want to know what else happens in the film”. And then you watch the film and aren’t disappointed, because the song accurately described what happened during part of the movie.

Angie just reminded me of this category. I think I was planning to add it before being felled by the Cold of Death. But, better late than never! Vote in the comments, and also feel free to put in a “Write in” vote. The shortlist is just to help you remember options and narrow down your choices.

The final 12 days of Christmas post! Which I could probably skip, except it’s such a fun one I can’t resist.

Ittefaq! Really well-made movie. Not the greatest movie ever, but very very well-done. Worth revisiting.

I’m deep in my sick viewing of soothing BBC period dramas. Pretty clothes, pretty period houses, fruity British accents, and very slow moving plots. But surely India can give us all that and more? Just replace the fruity British accents with classical Urdu influenced ones. And a Silly Sunday post is a nice easy way for me to get back in the swing of writing.

Hello hello! I got 5 hours of sleep last night, went to my acupuncture appointment, and drank oodles of tea, and I think I might, maybe, be coming out the other side. Except now I’ve written that down and it is jinxed and I will be sicker than ever tomorrow.