I feel like I should throw a bone to my SRK readers. Plus, this is just a fun discussion topic!
Continue readingValentine’s Shahrukh Discussion Post: Rank SRK Romances!
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Valentine’s Week Malayalam Wednesday! Ohm Shanti Oshana, the Happiest Malayalam Romance
I think this might be the first Malayalam review I ever wrote. Either first or second. So, before reposting, I did some adding and subtracting and improving.
Continue readingWednesday Watching: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to Valentine’s Week?
Happy Day before Valentine’s Day! And day after Lincoln’s Birthday!!!! Such a glorious celebratory week.
Continue readingValentine’s Week Romance, Chalte Chalte, Shahrukh Finally Makes an Appearance!
Finally an SRK film! And also an older film, meaning before the past 10 years. Somehow I started off with a bunch of new stuff.
Continue readingValentine’s Week Romance! Daawat E Ishq, Pari’s Other Overlooked Romance
I would say “why didn’t anyone tell me how good this movie is?”, but then there have been people screaming at me in the comments to watch it for months now, so I can’t really say that. Anyway, it’s good! Really good! Running Shaadi good (my gold standard for overlooked brilliant little rom-coms).
Continue readingValentine’s Week Review: Hasee Toh Phasee! Two Broken People Fixing Each Other
Well, this is a remarkable film! It’s actually a lot deeper than I expected, reminded me of Jab Harry Met Sejal more than anything. One of those movies that is less a love story and more a story of two lost souls helping each other be found.
Continue readingBadla Trailer: Red Chillies Commits to Thrillers
I wouldn’t bother with this trailer if it were just another Amitabh revenge thriller type thing, but it’s produced by Red Chillies, which adds on another layer of interest.
Continue readingHappy Valentine’s Week!!! What Are the Most Romantic Songs?
Oh boy, fun post! And one that I definitely need your help with, because there are just so many romantic songs out there.
Continue readingValentine’s Week of Romance! Bareilly Ki Barfi, a New Different Kind of Romance
The sleeper hit of 2017, that would have been a straight up hit-hit in 2018. Great cast, great script, good songs but they were cut down too much.
Continue readingA Valentine’s Week Question, Alpha, Beta, or Zeta; Which Hero Do you Prefer?
This is a combo repost, it starts out with the academic-y discussion, and then ends with a fun quiz. You’ve seen both of these posts before, but I thought it would be a nice beginning for our Week o’ Romance.
Continue readingNews Update: Alia Responds to Kangana, Why Context is Important
Sometimes I really hate media. This is being sold as “Alia-Kangana Feud Heats Up!”, but really it is just Kangana making wild insane (literally) accusations and Alia trying not to deal with it. Exactly like the Hrithik situation, which was sold as “Hrithik-Kangana Break-Up Goes Bad!” instead of “Hrithik Roshan is Victimized by a Stalker”.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me Gully Boy Week?
Happy Monday! I have such a fun busy week, supposed to see ELKDTAL with friends tonight or tomorrow, then on Weds. a friend I haven’t seen in a long time is coming over, Thurs. is my annual Valentine’s Party, and Friday is Gully Boy (yaaaay!).
Continue readingHappy Valentine’s Week! And Our First V-Week Post, Qarib Qarib Singlle!
Such a pleasant little movie! A painless way to start off our week o’ romance.
Continue readingGully Boy Soundtrack Song By Song, Artists and Background Explained
Emily posted a link to a really interesting article about how the Gully Boy soundtrack was put together by multiple musicians with every song different (article here). That got me to listen to the soundtrack and go “wow, every song IS different!” And that got me to want to write this post, where I go into the musicians behind each song.
Continue readingSilly Sunday: 14 Romances for Valentine’s Day, Part 2
Happy Valentine’s Week!!!!! I already did part one (here), and it got one pity comment from my sister and very few views, but I don’t care, this is my Valentine’s present to myself. So I’m doing Part 2 anyway!
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Jab We Met, to Start Off Our Week of Romance!
Happy Valentine’s Week! All romance posts, all the time, all week. Well, plus the Monday and Wednesday discussion posts, and maybe box office, and a news post if something really remarkable happens. But mostly romance! And to start it off, one of the best romance films of modern times.
Continue readingReport on My Movie Party! I am a Master Hostess! Who Maybe Talks Too Much
I did it! Not only did I do it, I did it and then I put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher when it was all over! Truly, I am a SuperWoman.
Continue readingDo You Want a Valentine Card From Me? Speak Up!
Well, it’s only 5 days to Valentine’s, and I only have a handful of cards to mail!!! What is happening? Does no one like beautiful original Indian movie themed greeting cards any more? If you want a card, just speak up and let me know!
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Help Me Decide What Movie to Show Tonight!
Happy Saturday! I am busy busy busy all day. But good busy, interesting busy.
Continue readingSilly Sunday: 14 Valentine’s Romances for Valentine’s Week!!!! Part 1
This seems like a thing that should exist, right? Romances that revolve around all the confusion of Valentine’s Day in India. And instead of getting sucked into just one story, I am going to quickly outline 14 different stories!
Continue readingTGIF: Who Looks Best in Fancy Tax Collector Pants?
Thank you Filmilibrarian for this term/idea! By “fancy tax collector pants”, I mean the pants that Ajay wore in Raid, which were the standard office worker slacks, only very very very VERY well fitted.
Continue readingNews Round-Up: Kangana’s Nasty, Kareena’s Nice, Sid’s Fake-Dating, and Pankaj Has a New Job
Well, Kangana is now publicly spiraling out. And the response is STILL “gee, so outspoken, so honest!” Well, at least from the comments and analysis on her pet site Pinkvilla, I think other sites are a wee bit more “this woman is crazy”.
Continue readingFriday Classics: Bombay Talkies! The First Time Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Dibaker Banarjee, and Anurag Kashyap Got Together
Thanks to Claudia’s prodding, I am finally getting around to reviewing this! I really should have reviewed it ages ago, but I didn’t. But now I am! Better late than never.
Continue readingDog Photos!
I am in the market for a dog, again, which is of course very sad because it means my previous dog is no longer with me (happened a while back, didn’t want to depress all of you). But on the other hand, dog photos!
Continue readingHappy News Items: Arjun Kapoor’s Body to Karan’s Twins
I am continuing my attempt to not let the weather get me down (I think I may need to pay gobs of money for last minute tickets to Florida or something. February in Chicago is REALLY REALLY HARD). So, here are news items that are completely unimportant and yet make me smile! Smile along with me!
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