Well, this is a frustrating combo. A great movie stuffed inside a limp dull modern wrapping. If you have to watch it, it’s a definite start at the interval and skip the first have kind of film.
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Upcoming Movies! Bob Biswas Finishes Filming, Shyam Singha Roy Starts, and Aayush Sharma Again (sigh)
Woooo, movies! Not actually releasing, but at least being made! I am excited. Also, we get to talk smack about Aayush Sharma, which is one of my favorite things.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Sudeep! The Movie With Your Break Out Performance, Eega/Makkhi!!!
This is just the happiest movie. And it sounds stupid when you try to describe it. Stupid, and kind of sad.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Have a Life!
Happy Saturday! I am back at my place for the weekend, this afternoon I get to go have a doggie play date with a friend (and their dog), and the rest of the time I am going to hang out at my place and eat and read my book in my big sunny living room.
Continue readingSunday ReRun: Eega! Or Makhi! Or Eecha! Whatever You Call It, It’s Super Fun!
This is just the happiest movie. And it sounds stupid when you try to describe it. Stupid, and kind of sad.
Continue readingGang Leader Review (SPOILERS): Gang of Women
Again, SUCH a delightful movie!!!!! If you have a chance to watch it, you should read my other review and avoid spoilers. If you have seen it, come here to discuss. And if you want to find out the plot before watching for your own reasons, here are spoilers. Most of the delight of the film is in how it is presented, so even if you spoil yourself there is still plenty to enjoy.
Continue readingGang Leader Review (No Spoilers): A Happy Revenge Movie
What a good movie! What a happy silly fun goodhearted movie. Once again, Nani has stolen my heart. You should all go see this IMMEDIATELY.
Continue readingTrailers! Tiger and Nani, Both Playing Sports Heroes in VERY DIFFERENT Movies
Thank you anonymous commentator for alerting me to the new Nani trailer! And thank you Karan Johar to alerting me to the new SOTY2 trailer. Although, that’s kind of his job, so I don’t know if I have to thank him for that.
Continue readingThursday Telugu: Awe, a Movie Where the Stories Are the Star
I watched it! Such an interesting movie. A collection of short stories with big name stars and a great visual aesthetic. And all produced by Nani, yet another reason to love him.
Continue readingSouthern Trailers! Mani Ratnam Completes His Crime Trilogy, and Nani and Nagarjuna Unite
I almost never cover southern trailers, because I am never sure what is a big deal and what is a small deal and what I should say about things. But in this case, I KNOW these two are big deals and I know what I want to say about them, so I am just going for it.
Tuesday Telugu: Gentleman, Nani is Here to Support Two Women
I finally found a way to watch this with subtitles!!!!! YuppTV, which I still don’t fully understand, had it. And it was, indeed, very much worth watching. Mostly for Nani. Who was not our protagonist and therefore had the best part. Because the most interesting role always goes to the character actors.
Silly Sunday (Part 2): East o’ the Sun and West o’ the Moon, with Sai Pallavi
I’m back! Already put up one long an self-indulgent post based on fairy tales, now I am doing another, and I don’t care what you think!
Tuesday Telugu: Ashta Chamma, a Telugu Twist on One of My Favorite Plays
What a fun recommendation! Thank you Moimeme! An unassuming movie that is great on many levels.
Tuesday Telugu: Middle-Class Abbayi (MCA), Bhoomika Gets to Be the Hero!
Did you know HeroTalkies merged with YuppTV? In some very vague way that I can’t fully understand and makes both websites impossible to navigate? This is why I ended up watching MCA. It was the only movie I was successfully able to find and play. Well, and also Nani. And also Sai.
Tuesday Telugu: Bhale Bhale Magadivoy, Nani Does Ghajini
That isn’t really a fair title, it isn’t exactly Ghajini. It is a lot more than that, taking all of the “serious” versions of memory disorder films and making them into a joke.
Tuesday Telugu: Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha, When the Village Feud Movie Meets the Police Film and a Coward is Caught in the Middle
What a fun movie! Just a fun light movie. And kind of more clever than I would expect from a Telugu movie. I may need to track down the other film by this director. Oh, and also Nani was very fun. I thought I just liked him in Eega because Eega is the greatest film of all time, but now I think he is kind of great even in non-Greatest Film of All Time films.
Eega/Eecha/Makhi/Naan Ee: How Does This Movie Work? And Yet, It Does!!!
I heard about Eega right when it first came out, and I thought “how can this possibly be a hit? Not only is it kind of illogical on the face of it, it’s also super sad!” And then I watched it, and it totally works!