Happy Monday!!! It’s Shahrukh Month!!! And Halloween Month! And the Month of Ponniyin Selvan!!! So many things!
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me the First Monday of SHAHRUKH MONTH???
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Shahrukh Month: Silly Sunday! Shahrukh Plays Prince Charles in a Fictionalized Biopic!
Is this tacky? Eh, don’t care, they’re public people, and I’m just using the public knowledge aspects of their lives. Plus it’s my highly fictionalized and changed version. And I really wanna see Shahrukh do something complex and this would be fun!
Continue readingHomework Assignments for Shahrukh Month: Woot, Shahrukh Month! I Need to Commit to My Upcoming Reviews!
Woot, Shahrukh Month! I already reviewed all the SRK movies ever for a previous Shahrukh Month, so it is a bit of a trick to pick movies that are on theme and also new to me.
Continue readingPonniyin Selvan Review (SPOILERS): Read This Before You See the Movie If You Want a Cheat Sheet
When I was growing up, before we went to see a Shakespeare play, my Mom would always read the synopsis aloud to us. Because you don’t want to be distracted by trying to follow the guaranteed-to-be-complicated plot while enjoying the performances and everything else. This is very much that kind of a movie, super SUPER complicated plot and it’s gonna be easier to appreciate the experience if you can relax and know who everyone is without trying to follow things.
Continue readingPonniyin Selvan 1 review (NO SPOILERS): Prepare to Focus Very Hard On Remembering Names/Faces/Relationships
This movie is a mental marathon! All these names, backstories, relationships, flying at you. It works, but only if you FOCUS. Very few cheap thrills, all classy quality thrills.
Continue readingSaturday WatchAlong: Satyamev Jayate 2! 7am Chicago Time!
Happy Saturday! I got my coffee, I’m in my PJs, I’ve fed the dog, let’s do this thing!
Continue readingAlert! Shahrukh Month Starting in 2 Days! PREPARE YOURSELVES!!!!!
Every year I have one or two grumpy gusses who go “ugh, Shahrukh month again?” And in contrast, EVERYONE ELSE IN DCIB LAND who goes “yaaaaaaaaaay! Shahrukh month!!!!” So suck it up grumpy folks, it’s Shahrukh month!!!!
Continue readingSaturday WatchAlong: Satayamev Jayate 2! 7am Chicago Time Saturday October 1! SO EXCITED!!!!
Woot! Early morning watchalong! Perfect for nice crisp fall days. I’ll wake up, have coffee, watch movie, walk dog, do volunteer thingy, then go pick up and install thermal curtains.
Continue readingWeekend WatchAlong: Saturday or Sunday Morning? Satyamev Jayate 2 or A Gentleman?
Happy Thursday! And Happy Gandhi Jayante Weekend! In honor of which, I think we have to watch a big stupid action movie, right? Satyamev Jayate 2 I’ve heard is epicly delightfully stupid, and A Gentleman is secretly BRILLIANT and FINALLY has subtitles on Hulu.
Continue readingLife Update Post! I Will Update on My Life, You Can Update on Yours! Or Not
I’ve had a bit of a hectic few weeks since the start of September and I realized I haven’t update you, my Internet Friends, on everything that’s happening. And I haven’t gotten updates from you either! How are Emily and Angie and Genevieve’s kids doing with the start of school? Are FilmiKudhi and Saira’s babies teething yet? Is Shelomit prepared for another horrible Boston winter? And so on and so forth!
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Watching and Reading and Thinking and Listening to the Week of Ponniyin Selven????
Happy Wednesday! This week feels like it is going super fast, but maybe that is just me. In just two days, I will be watching Ponniyin Selven!!!
Continue readingNew Shahrukh Photo! Important Question, How Photoshopped Is This?
Thank you Angie! You make sure we know the important things that are happening. I look forward to your wise voice in this discussion.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions Post: What Do You Want to Ask Me the Week Ponniyin Selvan Releases????
Woot! Ponniyin Selvan release week FINALLY. It’s been soooooooooo long that Ratnam has been promising this movie.
Continue readingAnte Sundaraniki Review: For Once, a Movie I Think Would Have Been Better Set Overseas!
I am so very proud of myself for staying on schedule. Especially with this movie, which is a full 3 hours! But, yaaaaaaaay! I watched a new movie, and now I am reviewing it, my brain is working!
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Do Fall Cleaning!
Woot, Saturday chores! Gonna clean up my yard for fall, put all the plants in the compost and maybe do a final lawn mow. Then gonna rearrange stuff inside, maybe set up my space heater/fake fire, get all cozy.
Continue readingSaturday WatchAlong: Dangerous Ishq! 8am Chicago Time!
Woot! A big silly Karisma Kapoor movie! It’s been so long. I hope y’all are looking forward to this as much as I am.
Continue readingThinky Post: The Pretty White Woman Success Story and How to Deal With Her
This post is inspired by reality TV! Specifically Ananya Panday and Paris Hilton in context of their (successful powerful) families, and their social status as very attractive young famous women. But does that mean they accomplished nothing? Or we should treat them like they accomplished nothing? How do we make fair judgements?
Continue readingSaturday WatchAlong: Dangerous Ishq! Because It Looks So Fun! 8am Chicago Time Saturday
Woot, Karisma Kapoor movie! It’s been so looooooooooooong. I love Lolo. And a nice start to the weekend too.
Continue readingWeekend WatchAlong: Miss Braganza! Are You Still Around? If So, You Get to Pick Time and Movie! If Not, Dangerous Ishq on Saturday Morning!
Happy Autumnal Equinox! For once it is truly the start of fall in Chicago, it was 80 degrees yesterday and dropped to 60 today, and looks generally gorgeous outside. Makes me excited about staying in and watching a cozy movie this weekend.
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Watching and Reading and Thinking and Listening to on the Equinox?
Happy Autumnal Equinox! It’s either tonight or tomorrow depending on how you count things.
Continue readingNew Homework Assignments for ME! 9/24 Review of Ante Sundaraniki, 10/1 Review of Ponniyin Selvan!
Once again, giving myself deadlines and assignments so I will do it! I’d be reviewing Ponniyin Selvan anyway, but maybe not Ante Sundaraniki, and I should watch new things! Yes, I will review Thiruchitrambalam, it’s rumored to possibly be hitting Netflix, so I’m waiting to see if that happens.
Monday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me the Week of the Autumnal Equinox?
Happy Monday! I was super productive this weekend, if “productive” equals “buying stuff”. Which I guess it might in this case, since I bought stuff I needed like a new space heater and chest of drawers. Anyway, very excited for both those to arrive and my apartment to be all autumn-y.
Continue readingSilly Sunday: Brahmastra Rewrite! To Fix the Holes and Make it Better
I’m watching my terrible 1990s BBC Mystery series and waiting for the storms to start, and I am finally ready to start thinking about how to fix Brahmastra.
Continue readingSaturday WatchAlong: Signature Move! 8:30am Chicago Time! For Shabana!
Happy Saturday! We get to have a nice coffee and breakfast morning and watch a nice movie together.
Continue readingBollywood Wives Season 2 Review/Discussion Post: Rich Ladies Be Rich! Rich Men Be Jerks and Also Chunky Panday!
I watched it! My goodness this is a sunny silly show. I highly recommend it if you are interested in watching a sunny silly show that has more of a “plotline” than the first season (thank goodness). Oh, and I’m extra proud of myself because I gave myself a deadline of Saturday to finish, and I have finished and reviewed today!
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