This is a request from Emily, but also a film it feels like I should write about. And it’s on Netflix now, so it’s easy to watch. If you want to join the discussion, next Friday 9/28 the movie will be Piku.
Happy Wednesday! Halfway through the week. It feels like a short one to me, but maybe that’s just me.
Have I mentioned before how HORRIBLE the Indian press is? It’s HORRIBLE!!!!! And now I have to do an Priyanka story AGAIN just because I seem to be the only one doing the 10 seconds of research required to present it accurately. Why do you make me do this, Bollywoodhungama “reporters”??????? (and now you are thinking “why is Margaret complaining? it’s her own fault for reading BH.” And I know, you’re right.)
I saw Kabali! It was SO GOOD! Okay, the second half lost track of itself a little bit, and there were some character bits that could have been better, but overall it just had so much more depth and excitement and energy than the other movies I have seen lately!
Well, I’m having a rumpled start to the week! Karan sent out an embarrassingly sycophantic tweet this morning, there’s a final warm spell hitting Chicago which is making me not able to sleep, the elevator is broken (again) at work so I have to keep running up and down the really abnormally steep stairs, and my boss gave Dog Hazel some food she shouldn’t eat which wasn’t a big deal except that I had to tell my boss not to do that, which was an awkward upturning of our usual power structure (he’s in charge of me, but I’m in charge of Dog Hazel). Anyway, time for a soothing interesting post with a lot of great things to watch in it.
Happy Monday! I survived the weekend! It was very hot and I saw two movies and taught Sunday School and lead a meeting and met up with my parents and my uncle who was in town. And now I’m back at work and the week is all downhill from here.
Wednesday 3/18: Gupt (einthusan)
Thursday 3/19: Padayappa (einthusan)
Sunday 3/22: Chaalbaaz (1989) (einthusan)
Thursday 3/26: VIP 2 (Prime)
Sunday 3/29: Manoranjan (Netflix)
No big massive full summary coming for Befikre! Partly because Dear Zindagi exhausted me, partly because my sense is that my commentators aren’t as interested in a massive discussion of this movie, as they are of other movies. But mostly because I don’t think it is analyzable, to take it apart would be to destroy it.
Another Malayalam rerun next week! And another Pellisary film. Because he is very very good, and not enough people watch him, and his films are easily available.
I put up a nice rerun post with all kinds of stories you should actually care about, so now I am going to be indulgent and put up a quick post with only things I care about.
We were just talking about it and I’d love more discussion on my review. So, I’m reposting! In a week on 9/23. Which gives you all time to watch or rewatch the film and prepare for discussion.
(and also pay for movie tickets, gas, domain registration, etc. etc., boring stuff)
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Happy Saturday! Let’s talk about all the things that are too meaningless to be deserving of a real post!
Oh boy, spoilers time! For me at least, there is nothing more stressful than a love triangle. I am always worried that the wrong couple will end up together. If you want that stress removed, you can read this and know how it ends. But on the other hand, a lot of the entertainment of the film is not being sure how it will end and trying to guess. So if you want that entertainment, read the No Spoilers review instead.
I am so glad I saw this movie! It meant driving for over an hour there and back and spending hideous amounts of money on the tickets (I do not understand the release strategy at all. Why only one theater, and only the most expensive theater?), but it was exciting and different and most of all, just plain GOOD.
Last night Meenakshy and I got to talking in the comments over whether I should switch from Prabhas to Siddharth for my Telugu husband, which turned into a discussion of how I get to have a husband for every language, which reminded me of this post.
I first did this post over a year ago, but now I am updating it and putting it up again because the Kesari first look gives new meaning to the word “turban”.
I was thinking about it with Manmarziyaan and Abhishek, and with Raajneeti and The Godfather, plus it’s on Netflix, so why not? On Friday the 21st, this will be my Friday Classic. Watch in advance if you want to join the discussion. And also because it is a good movie.
Happy Friday! I thought of all these cool movies I wanted to review, and then I thought “No! I should save them for a Friday when I plan in advance so people can watch them!” So this Friday, instead, a very un-cool movie.
This is a holiday MADE FOR ME. I am all about the positive thinking. To an almost unhealthy degree, I have no patience with myself when I am self-pitying. “Suck it up, Margaret!”, I think, “Find the bright side and stop whining!”, I order myself. But look! Now the International Day people (whoever they are) have given me a challenge, let’s see if I can rise to it, and find something that it would be almost impossible to be positive about and somehow manage it.
Did anyone notice I missed last week? This was supposed to go up on Thursday, and then it got overwhelmed by Section 377 celebrations so I bumped it to today. And next week I am skipping again, sort of, because there will be the Kabali Rerun (watch it before Tuesday so you can join the discussion!).
Happy Ganesh Chaturthi!!! So many wonderful songs! Many of them ones I have posted before, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t good.
Happy Wednesday! Halfway to the weekend and I am so glad. I just want to sleep and sleep and sleep. We’ll see if I manage it.
This week is Something Something, a new review of a light movie, coming on Thursday. Next week is Kabali, an old review of a heavy movie. I will post it on Tuesday 9/18, watch it before then if you want to join the discussion.
