I give up, I can’t review this movie without SOME spoilers. So there will be about 3 paragraphs of no-spoilers, and then it’s going straight into spoilers. And this is the kind of twisty plot that you are really cheating yourself if you spoil it in advance. DON’T READ THIS REVIEW, is what I am saying. Not unless you have already seen the film.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Which SRK Movie Do You Want Me to Review Next?
Not sure why it is (maybe everyone is preparing for the holiday on Sunday?) but my comments/views have been down. So I am going to be desperate and pull on the “SRKian” thread and see what pops up.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening To This Week?
Happy Wednesday! Do I want to see Article 15 this Friday? It looks sooooooooooo depressing. How many of you really really want a review?
Continue readingAnyone Up for a Tweetalong on July 4th?
I just realized, I have the day off work and nothing to do. And secondly, that Ohm Shaanti Oshaana is still on Googleplay (yaaaaaaaay!).
Continue readingImportant Announcement! Kanan Gill is On Tour and You Should All See Him!
I forgot to mention this earlier, and I should have because half the dates are already gone. But better late than never!
Continue readingTwitter Update: Shahrukh is Cute
You know how I know Shahrukh loves me? Just as I am looking at my numbers thinking “wow, my views are down today!”, he posts a thing on twitter just for me, to pull them up again. Thank you Shahrukh! Love you too!
Continue readingHappy Pride Week! SlashFic Video Time!
I usually do this whole flurry of reruns on the actual day of the Pride celebrations. But why? You get overwhelmed and don’t see them all, I am almost as busy posting reruns all in a day as I would be writing new content. So this year, I am spreading them out! Starting with my oldest (and best? Maybe!) repost.
Continue readingBox Office Overseas: Kabir Singh Fails to Impress, Shadaa Soars
Huh. This is an odd interesting week at the box office. A Punjabi film tying with a Hindi film that is setting records in India. (as always, figures from bollywoodhungama)
Continue readingTuesday Tamil ReRun Announcement: Continuing Our Discussions of Abusive Relationships, Kaatru Veliyidai 7/2
I wanted to put this up this week, but it’s Pride week, so you get a bit extra warning. Kaatru Veliyidai, on Amazon Prime and YouTube and GooglePlay.
Continue readingNews Round-Up Part 4: Varun, Kriti, and Avinash Tiwary Sign Next Films!
Last one! Shortest one, I think. Just a few quick stories about potential next films for up and coming talents we haven’t seen in a while.
Continue readingNews Round-Up Part 3: Ayushmann Shoots Short, Amitabh Shoots Long, Karan Shoots for Money
More news stories! Fun fun! And all of these are about the mechanics of shooting a movie, so interesting!
Continue readingNews Round-Up Part 2: Brahmins Go to Court, Alia Bhatt Goes on Vacation, Inshallah Goes to Florida, Shruti Goes to America
More news! Whenever I do these posts, there is one story that really jumps out at people, and I can never predict which one it is. I wonder which it will be in this post?
Continue readingNews Round-Up 1: Shahrukh Fake Stories, Dostana 2 with Rajkummar, YRF Gets a New Hero, and Hrithik Gets a New Heroine
So many news stories! I’m catching up, so this isn’t exactly “breaking” news, but there are lots of interesting little things over the past week or so that I want to talk about with you all. I’ll break them down into many many MANY posts over the course of the day.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me on Pride Week?
Happy Monday! And Happy Pride Week! I got yelled at by someone at my church for calling it “Pride”, because there are other pride movements besides Queer rights. But at this point there are so many initials possible (LGBTQHIPPA), and they vary country to country, so I am giving up and just calling it Pride.
Continue readingHappy Pride Week! Let’s Look at Against the Grain Versus With the Grain Readings!
I was going to do “gayest scenes” to go along with “gayest songs”, but then I realized it really doesn’t work since there is such a difference between against the grain and with the grain scenes. So, change of purpose! Let’s look at different categories of scenes.
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Stree! Sleeper Hit of Last Year, Just Landed on Netflix!
So excited to share this review and discussion with those of you who just were able to watch the movie because of Netflix!
Continue readingImportant Question: Which Glasses Should I Buy?
Well, I’ve tried asking the people I know in Real Life, and they have been useless (“they are all great!”-how does that help me???). So now I am group sourcing it to the internet, or whatever that phrase is.
Continue readingSilly Sunday: The Feminist Versus the Underclass, Remaking a Doris Day-Rock Hudson Classic By Setting It in the Bombay Film Industry
We were just talking about against the grain readings and I realized that I had Lover Come Back stored on my TV, one of the biggest against the grain movies of Hollywood. And then I watched it and realized it hits that sweet spot of romance with social commentary all baked in that I like. Plus ten gabillion moments of “we all know that Rock Hudson is gay and are having a super fun time playing with the audience not knowing that Rock Hudson is gay”.
Continue readingHindi Film 101: How to Read a Bad Review and Still Love the Movie
Hmm. Let’s see if I can do this. I really want to help the People of the World to be able to like what they like, and not like what they don’t like, honestly and openly. And also work through my own difficulties in that area.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Pick Up
Happy Saturday! I got home late Sunday night, so I still haven’t organized the apartment post vacation. What a fun project for the day!
Continue readingFriday Classics: Udaan, Choosing Love Over Duty
I finally watched it! I have been putting off this movie for years because I know how powerful it is supposed to be. And it was powerful but, thank goodness, it ends with hope.
Continue readingTGIF: It’s Officially Summer! Let’s Look at Shorts
I was reminded of this post when I was writing my Dharmendra post, because man does he rock the shorts! Anyway, time for a rerun!
Continue readingKabir Singh Review (SPOILERS): Fight For What You Know is True, Even When the World Says You Are Wrong
Well, shoot! I was all set to just repost my Arjun Reddy review with the names changed and call it a night, but by golly this version slightly changed things just enough that I can’t do that!
Continue readingKabir Singh Review (No Spoilers): Second Draft, Better Than the First
It’s 11pm on a work night, but I am so excited about this movie that I just have to write the review right now!
Continue readingSex in the Rain Songs
How is this very specific category still far too large to possibly cover in one post? It’s like every time a couple consummates, it rains in India. Or I suppose, every time it rains in India, millions of couples rush out to their terraces because now it is time to finally have sex in slow motion.
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