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 readingThe 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 readingI 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! 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 readingIf 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 readingThis 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 readingHappy Monday! I forgot I am hosting tonight and my apartment is kind of a doggy disaster!
Continue readingOops, 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 readingI promised I would come into work on Monday with a final name. So this is it! Time to decide!
Continue readingI’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 readingAs 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 readingWhat 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 readingAamir 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.
Continue readingThis is partly an update on my scientific study of “hey, let’s see what happens if I actually bother to take simple supplements instead of dragging around complaining about life!” And partly just a random songs post of things that start with “D”.
Continue readingHappy Saturday! I have a dog, and a busy schedule, and now a dented up car. Blargh!
Continue readingCongrats, Priyanka! You’ve done it again, you’ve forced me to talk about you and all of us to think about you. And I was so happy just talking about my new dog! Speaking of, “Nick” as a dog name?
Continue readingNo Twinkle and Akshay, or Aish and Abhishek, or even Anushka and Virat or Rajkummar and Patralakha. I want just the couples where one of them is a famous and beloved public figure, and the other is unknown and along for the ride.
Continue readingWell, I’m stumped. The little guy is still nameless, and I need something to yell at him when he has to come. I need help!
Continue readingThis was a suggestion on the Salman Khan post, and it makes so much sense! My little innocent new viewers could easily stumble into terrible terrible films that will turn you off the star forever. This is your “here be dragons” warning against the films that, while perhaps still enjoyable to folks who already know a lot, are really not appealing at first blush.
Continue readingI didn’t want to jinx it, so I’ve been keeping this from you, but I found a promising dog on Tuesday night, applied for him, got approved on Wednesday, and am going to pick him up after work today (Thursday).
Continue readingThank goodness, nothing that really changes what I already knew, which means I don’t have to update this post. But I did learn a few more details that were interesting.
Continue readingFollow up to yesterday’s post on songs that work in context, what are ones that work best out of context? That are creepy, or funny, or just illogical if you see them in the movie, but if you watch them without the movie surrounding them, are delightful on their own?
Last one! And the film most similar to Kumbalingi Nights, even connected to the other main cast members with Soubin Shahir directing and Sreenath Bhasi doing a cameo. Plus, the theme of men growing up, this time a young boy and a young man and their father, instead of 4 brothers.
Continue readingAll Hail Hotstar!!! Greatest Website/App/Alternative media source in The World!!!! I picked this film basically at random out of the almost a thousand options available to me. Because I vaguely remembered hearing it was good plus, Manju Warrior!!! And it is good! And it is Manju Warrior, like ALL Manju Warrior! Her character is the whole film.
Continue readingI suppose I could have down the other option, “what are songs that work best out of context?” Maybe tomorrow! But today, I am curious about in context songs. Sexy, romantic, happy, funny, whatever it is, comes through in a whole different way if it is seen within the rest of the movie.
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