I’ve decided to be totally selfish. I’ve been wanting to see Signature Move for ages, and I like watching movies on Saturday mornings. And it’s only 90 minutes, so even if no one else shows up, I will be happy talking to myself for 90 minutes (more than that and it gets weird).
Continue readingWeekend WatchAlong: Saturday Morning, or Sunday Morning? And What Should We Watch???? For SHABANA!!!!
It’s Shabana Azmi’s birthday weekend! Which means we have every genre and era of film available to us!
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to on Ayushmann’s Birthday?
Happy Wednesday! My house is all in an uproar. My monthly cleaning person is coming, and I woke up early and cleared out my under-stairs closet, and I dropped my sofa slipcovers off at the dry cleaners yesterday so now I don’t have a sofa. It’s just so much muchness.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me As Chicago Recovers From a Massive Storm?
Happy Monday! It rained and rained and RAINED yesterday. My yard got nice and wet, and my new rain barrel got nice and full. Also, a tree went down and knocked into a neighbor’s house, but hey, it’s not my house! So that’s fine.
Continue readingBrahmastra Review (SPOILERS): This is What Happens When a Narcissist Makes a SuperHero Movie
Ugh, I did not like this movie. I did not like it so much that I couldn’t sleep last night. So I am writing this review on very little sleep, therefore very grumpy, and hating it even more than my last review when I compared it to vomit. What a fun read this will be for all of you!
Continue readingBrahmastra Review (No SPOILERS): Shahrukh Cameo, But Otherwise VOMIT
I don’t even care about spoiling the SRK cameo. It’s the main reason most of you would want to watch it, and I wouldn’t be giving you necessary info without acknowledging that. But otherwise, a disgusting bowl of undercooked reheated greasy microwave pizza with phoney “masala” sauce that was eaten and then thrown up in a big brown pile with chunks on the sidewalk by a drunk hipster who was yelling at his girlfriend at 3am while you are trying to sleep. Did that description make you feel a little nauseated and unhappy? WELCOME TO MY WORLD! Midnight, I just got home, and I feel too sick to sleep.
Continue readingUpcoming Reviews Homework Assignments! Brahmastra, Ante Sundaraniki, Bollywood Wives, and eventually Thiruchitrambalam
Okay, I actually read and paid attention to all your comments, your many MANY comments. And I have a starting point. Not saying I will NEVER review/watch Malaal or Never Have I Ever or Sita Raman or any of the other suggestions, but I want to start small and manageable.
Continue readingWeekend WatchAlong: Any Time Saturday, or Sunday Morning! Sita Raman, Cuttputlli, Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Something Else?
I have had a very busy few days, holiday weekend and then work recovery from holiday weekend, but now I am here again! And it’s already time to plan a watchalong! I can do any time Saturday, or Sunday morning this week. Anyone else free and interested?
Continue readingGive Me an Assignment! What Movie Should I Watch and Review?
It’s fall, I need tasks! Like, little homework assignments. And it’s exhausting assigning them to myself and giving myself deadlines and then feeling guilty when I let down myself. So you do it for me! Give me a movie to watch and review.
Continue readingSunday WatchAlong: Hum Hain Rahe Pyar Ke! For Shelomit! 12:30pm Chicago Time!
Happy Sunday! We are watching this perfectly pleasant 90s movie that, somehow, is a beloved favorite of many of you. But, WHY??? I understand liking it, I like it myself, but a favorite? Oh well, I live to serve, so y’all get to have a nice watchalong with me.
Continue readingDiscussion Post: Enemies To Lovers, Which of These Two Versions Do You Prefer???
This is a discussion that came up from the comments, we divided enemies-to-lovers romances into two categories and then couldn’t decide which was better.
Continue readingSunday WatchAlong: 12:30pm Chicago Time! Hum Hain Rahe Pyar Ki!
Happy Birthday Shelomit! And thank you for choosing something that’s not super super weird. While also, a little bit weird. Oh well, it’s your birthday pick, you get whatever you want.
Continue readingWeekend WatchAlong: Shelomit! Your Pick! Please Don’t Pick Something Super Weird
Okay, weekend watchalong! Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday (American 3 day weekend, woot). And I don’t have to make any decisions, because it is Shelomit’s late birthday celebration weekend. Shelomit! You pick!
Continue readingWednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to as August Ends?
Happy Wednesday!!! My brain suddenly announced to my head “it’s FALL!” I am resisting the urge to put all my summer clothes in storage and take down my a/cs since Chicago is supposed to have hot weather for at least one more week.
Continue readingWedding Season Review (SPOILERS): Wait, Why Were They Fighting?
This is gonna be a pretty short review, not a lot to talk about Deeply. But I know a lot of us have already watched the movie and I wanted a place for us to chat without ruining things for the others.
Continue readingWedding Season Review (No SPOILERS): A Very Pleasant Happy Light Rom-Com
What a nice movie! “Nice” as in if this movie were a person and you met that person at a party, you would say “what a nice person”. It’s just good hearted and kind and a little funny and eager to make friends.
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me on Nagarjuna’s Birthday???
Happy Monday! It is overcast and rainy here, thank goodness we did all the “sunshine needed” lake chores yesterday. And now I just have to sit on the porch doing work-work for 9 hours.
Continue readingSunday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Watch My Father Stress About the Rain!
Happy Sunday! I’m up at the lake house with my parents, watching my father obsess over if/when the weather is going to be nice enough for us to take the sailboat out for the year. Right now, it is pouring rain, so NO.
Continue readingChatty Check-in Post: 3 Things I like About Fall, Mystery Series, Pumpkins, and Sweaters
This is not reasonable, but every year I think of September 1 as the start of fall. It isn’t though! It’s just a continuation of summer! The calendar has no control over the seasons! And yet, I am ready for fall.
Continue readingWednesday Watching on Thursday: What Are You Watching and Reading and Thinking and Listening to the Week Vikram Vedha Trailer Releases?
Happy Thursday! I missed Wednesday Watching yesterday because I was so distracted by hating Ranbir, so I’m putting it up a day late.
Continue readingWhy People Hate Ranbir Kapoor, a Very Long Detailed Chronological Discussion!
I was talking with my friend yesterday about how hating Ranbir makes us all so happy, and it made me think that I should repost something to sort of give background on how myself and our small community has for a while been seeing him as a little toxic.
Continue readingReal Life International Indian-American Crime Story/Awesome Possible Reema-Zoya Series! (Podcast Scam Likely)
I listened to the most FASCINATING podcast, which is directly related to our blog topics which makes it even better. It’s about scam phone calls coming out of Bombay, hitting America targeting NRIs, and the money being processed by non-English speaking desperate recent NRIs driving around the American midwest. We know these people! Like, on film and also in real life!
Continue readingMonday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me as I Recover from a Rahman Concert?
Happy Monday! The Rahman concert on Saturday was so so good, and also so so tiring so I am still recovering. Shouting along to “Chaiyya Chaiyya” with a thousand other people really takes it out of you, you know?
Continue readingHAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELOMIT!!!!! I Hope You Have as Wonderful a Day as You Deserve!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHELOMIT! I’m out of town this weekend, so I can’t do a watchalong in your honor, but that’s just a raincheck! You get to pick for the next watchalong.
Continue readingDarlings Review (SPOILERS): Too Much Dark. Not Enough Light, Makes Everything Muddy
Okay, Spoiler time!!! I already put up the No Spoilers review if you just want a quick idea of what the film is like to decide if it is for you. Now, SPOILERS!
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