Such a silly fun light weight movie! You may say it’s stupid, and I won’t exactly argue with you, but it sure is fun too!
Continue readingHrithik Week: Na Tum Jaano Na Hum, Hrithik and Esha and Saif, Oh My!
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Wednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to This Week?
Happy Wednesday! I get to have a long weekend this week, so this is my last full day of work (woo!).
Continue readingHindi Film 101: Hrithik, the Cursed Golden Boy, Part 1
I’m breaking my own rule because Hrithik is still in his career, things could still happen in his life, so it is a bit early for a 101 post. But he also has had such a fascinating unexpected life so far, I feel like he deserves a post. Or two posts, because there is SO MUCH.
Continue readingHrithik Week: Mujshe Dosti Karoge, Hrithik’s Movie That Should Have Been a Hit, But Wasn’t
Full disclosure, I love this movie. In all its cheesy ridiculous glory. This is the most early-2000s or all early-2000s films. And one of my all time favorite Bad Hrithik performances. It’s not even so-bad-it’s-good, it is a level higher, so-bad-it-is-more-entertaining-than-if-it-were-good. Can you imagine this movie if Hrithik’s role had been played straight and serious? Blech! BOR-ING!
Continue readingShahrukh Summer: Choose Your Own Ending! Which Of these Alternate Endings Do You Prefer for Dear Zindagi, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Zero?
This isn’t a “fixing” the movie post. Maybe you think they are okay as they are. But if you HAD to choose an alternative ending, which one of these would you pick?
Continue readingTrailers! Saaho Song and Mission Mangal Teaser
Well, we have a song that openly imitates every other club song ever, and a trailer that openly imitates every space movie ever. Hurrah for Indian ingeniuity (I’m grumpy this morning).
Continue readingHrithik Week/Shahrukh Summer: Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham!
Happy Hrithik Week! 5 reposted reviews, 2 new ones, I’m excited! And we are starting with the one link between Hrithik Week and Shahrukh Summer, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham.
Continue readingUpcoming Review Announcement! Hrithik Week in Honor of Super 30!
Well, this should be fun! I’ve already reviewed a bunch of Hrithik movies, almost all of them, mostly because he just doesn’t make that many movies. There’s a couple others I haven’t reviewed yet that I know well enough I can write the reviews by memory. And I’m gonna be celebrating my mother’s birthday this weekend, so I may not be able to see Super 30 until who-knows-when. In the meantime, these should keep us all busy!
Continue readingShahrukh Summer Discussion Post: Let’s Fix Raees!
Well, this is a fruitful source of discussion! So many Shahrukh movies that are almost perfect, but not quite.
Continue readingShahrukh Summer: Discussion Space, How Would We Fix Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna?
Fun fun! Emily and I started kicking this around yesterday, and I thought why not put it out for all of us to talk about?
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me the Week Super 30 Releases?
Happy Monday! I had a lovely weekend, and now I am back at work all refreshed and rested and ready to chat online with you all.
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Baar Baar Dekho! Let’s Look At the Last Time Sid Did a Rom-Com
I really need to rewatch this movie. I think I might like it a lot better knowing where it is going. And I already liked it a decent amount. It wasn’t great, but it was far from terrible. Oh, and it’s on Amazon Prime! So you should all watch it. Oh, and watch out, I had a lot of time the week this released so I did a full scene by scene discussion. VERY LONG.
Continue readingSilly Sunday: Sequels! Dostana and B ‘n B Are Coming Back, Why Not Laaga Chunari Main Daag, Aaje Nachle, and Agneepath?
I love sequels. I always want to know what happened next and to whom. What about the kids? What about five years later or ten years later? Of course, usually it is more of a franchise than a sequel, taking the central idea and remixing it, but I can live with that too.
Continue readingOh! Baby Review (SPOILERS): Gentle Misogynist Comedy
Oh dear, I did not like this movie. I don’t like not liking movies, especially when I think that some of you might like them. Oh well.
Continue readingShahrukh Summer: Walking Songs!
Ready for a silly theme? I just went for an extremely long walk this morning, and now, worn out and not ready to write something big, I am going to write a post of Shahrukh walking.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Hide From the Heat
Happy Saturday! Supposedly we will get a bunch of thunderstorms today that will turn the 99 degree weather into a more tolerable high 70s. But I will believe it when I see it. In the meantime, I will spend my day hiding in air conditioned spaces.
Continue readingOh Baby Review (No Spoilers): Best Part About it Is Samantha’s Costumes
Yesterday I treated myself to a double bill, because I had the day off work and it’s super hot so I wanted movie theater air conditioning. This was a kind of random pick based on showtimes and the trailer looking cute. I don’t exactly regret watching it, but I’m also not super happy I did.
Continue readingShahrukh Summer Discussion Post: For the 4th of July, Which is the Best/Your Favorite American Set Shahrukh Movie?
It’s hot, I want to still be on vacation, let’s do a lazy question! It’s really just picking between a handful of movies for your favorite, a classic fandom challenge.
Continue readingAlbie Dog Report! How Did We Do on the 4th of July?
If you are a dog person, and an American, I am sure you are wondering. Since the 4th of July is a bit of a nightmare for many dogs. And dog owners.
Continue readingArticle 15 Review (SPOILERS): The Duty Owed By the 1% to the 70%
I already wrote a No Spoilers review, you should read that if you are planning to see this movie. But if you aren’t planning to see it, because you spend your life worrying about social issues and want to take time off when you go to the movies, you can read this review instead and know what all the fuss is about.
Continue readingArticle 15 Review (No Spoilers): Trying to Make Your Way Through the Swamp
I saw it! To celebrate the 4th of July! And it was quite quite good, in multiple ways. I encourage you to see it if you are a) interested in film narrative techniques or b) interested in confronting social issues. Don’t see it if you are a) interested in love stories or b) spend your entire life dealing with social issues and go to the movies to escape.
Continue readingShahrukh Summer: 4th of July FanFic Celebration Part 2! 25 Shahrukh Plots Filled In
This is a post I wrote for his birthday, but it’s really quite good! And fun to read and discuss. I already did the first 13 early today, here are the last 12.
Continue readingShahrukh Summer: July 4th FanFic! 25 SRK Characters Filled in, Part 1
This is a rerun from his birthday celebration. Some of these are straight up sequel suggestions, some of them are just sketching in the backstory for characters who don’t really have a backstory. But I think they are all fun! And should be pleasant on a holiday for you all to read and comment about without needing to think too hard.
Continue readingShahrukh Summer: 4th of July FanFic! 11 Adaptations Shahrukh Should Be In
More FanFic reruns from his birthday month! I am sure you will all have Thoughts in the comments about what I should have included and did not, along with what I included and shouldn’t have, and various other changes I should have made. And that’s fine, think of this as just a starting point!
Continue readingHappy 4th of July! American-y Songs to Celebrate
This is by no means an exhaustive list, feel free to jump in with your own suggestions. I’m just listing off the first songs that come to mind for me when I think about Indian movies set in America.
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