What a lovely movie. Literally lovely, it is full of love. Love of every kind, except the kind we normally see, between a man and a woman.
Continue readingBadhai Do Review (SPOILERS): Love in All Colors of the Rainbow
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Badhai Do Review (No Spoilers): An Unexpected Film
Thank you everyone for forcing me to watch this! It was lovely and warm and heartfelt, and completely unexpected. Nothing played out the way I thought it would and that was really nice.
Continue readingFame Game Episodes 5 and 6: All About the Kids, and then All About the Mothers
Okay, two episodes left and I still have NO idea what the ending will be! That is a sign of a very well constructed series.
Continue readingFame Game Episodes 3 and 4: Themes! Prostitution and Giving to Others
Huh, this series is surprising me with how good it is. I thought it was just gonna be a fluffy thriller with Madhuri at the middle, but it’s really digging deep on some interesting things. Also, seriously, even if you don’t watch the whole series, go 33 minutes into episode 4 and watch that scene. It’s no spoilers, it’s fine out of context, and it is just beautiful.
Continue readingThe Fame Game on Netflix Episode 1 and 2: Characters Introduced, Setting Established
Oh goodie! Let’s all watch together and discuss in episode pairs! It’s legitimately good too. Not Made in Heaven good, but closer to it than most other things. Plus, tons of in jokes for industry obsessed folks like on DCIB.
Continue readingLet’s Read and Discuss an Interesting Article on Netflix and India and Why it Failed!
Thank you Angie for a really interesting article!!! Which quotes Raja Sen, my favorite reviewer, woot!
Continue readingShyam Singha Roy Review (SPOILERS): Great Movie! Lousy Framing Device
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.
Continue readingChandigarh Kare Aashiqui Review (SPOILERS): A Love Story About A Very Strong Woman
What a surprisingly good movie! Not perfect, there’s a dodgey bit in the middle that I might fastfoward in future, but the rest of it is very VERY good. Especially Vaani’s performance.
Continue readingMinnal Murali Review (SPOILERS): A Hero and Villain Are Made By Small Choices
Yaaaaaay,. the spoilers review! So we can all talk about it in detail, and how much we liked it, and how clever it was.
Continue readingSaturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Hang Curtain Rods!
Happy Saturday! It is super super cold here and I am thinking of spending the day inside hanging curtains and otherwise being productive while warm.
Continue readingMinnal Murali Review (No Spoilers): A Village Superhero Movie
What a nice film!!! And, most importantly, it is dubbed in English plus all major Indian languages on Netflix. So you can watch it with your kids! Finally, someone is smart enough to see the value in that.
Continue readingLittle Things Review/Spoilers: Final Episodes!!!! 7 and 8, Ends With a Whimper, Which is the Point
Ha! This whole thing turned out to be the same lesson my parents always told me, “you have to live together before you get married”. It’s TRUE!!!! You get through all the horrible messy angry stuff before you make that lifelong commitment and then you know you really want that lifelong commitment.
Continue readingLittle Things Review/Discussion Space: Season 4 Episodes 5 and 6
Oh I am getting nervous. And also, confused. I think I figured things out by the end of episode 6, but maybe not? Help!
Continue readingLittle Things Episode 3 and 4: The Calm, and the Start of the Storm
These were two really pleasant episodes. But also, oh man, I can feel the problems coming! Which is how they happen in relationships in life, you go along all happy and smooth, thinking it’s fine, thinking you are on the same page, and then BLAMO.
Continue readingAnjaam Review Repost! It’s on Netflix! You Have No Excuse Not to Watch It
Anjaam! Bonkers bonkers movie, amazing songs, baby SRK and Madhuri, and a ton of 90s fashion.
Continue readingMimi Review (SPOILERS): A Surrogacy Movie About Love
I am SO EXCITED to finally write this spoilers review so we can all gab together about this movie and the various slight oddities in it.
Continue readingMimi Review (No Spoilers): Nice Light Loving Movie, Surprisingly Little There-There
Well, now I see why so many of you said that I shouldn’t be afraid to watch this movie. It is very pleasant, very light, doesn’t really make you super feel anything. So if you want a real tearjerker deep version of a surrogate story, don’t watch this. But if you want a pleasant timepass that is unobjectionable, this is a nice one.
Continue readingToofan Review (SPOILERS): Let Us All Sympathize With the Poor Bigot! The Fragile Bigot! Who Cannot Handle New Ideas or He Will EXPLODE!!!!
It’s true, the movies have shown me. The old white man in America who has to painfully and carefully learn that, maybe, not all racism is good. Poor Lord Crawley in Downton Abbey who has to consider that maybe class distinctions are sometimes unfair. And of course all the Hindu patriarchs in Indian films who have to suffer being told that, sometimes, maybe, non-Hindus and women have a right to live.
Continue readingHaseena Dillruba Review (SPOILERS): Well, This Went DELIGHTFULLY Over the Top!!!!
What a RIDICULOUS movie! Which knew perfectly well it was ridiculous. If you can’t handle tension and twists and thrillers, read this review to just know the basics of what happened and talk about it with us. Or if you saw it and have Thoughts, you can read my summary and my thoughts and then we can talk!
Continue readingHaseena Dillruba Review (No Spoilers): The Funnest Kind of Sexy Trash
Super fun movie! If you like black comedy and thriller twists, you will like this. It’s also a lot lighter than you might thing, the tone never shifts into depression and misery, it’s all just mystery and surprises and ridiculousness. On the other hand, if you don’t like twists and black comedy, maybe not.
Continue readingPagglait Review (SPOILERS!): A Woman Empowers Herself By Becoming a Man?
I don’t love this movie. Be warned! I also don’t hate it. So this won’t be one of those fun reviews where I get mean. This will be more of a “huh, why didn’t it work for me?” boring review.
Continue readingPagglait Review (No Spoilers): Somehow This Doesn’t Quite Come Together?
I watched this because y’all told me it was good, and I was curious anyway. And then, I don’t know, it just didn’t work for me.
Continue reading99 Songs Review (SPOILERS): Why Do Lovers Never Just TALK to Each Other?
It took me a bit to get around to writing my second review, but hopefully that gave you more time to watch the movie and join me in appreciating it!
Continue reading99 Songs Review (No Spoilers): For People Who Like Songs and Emotions and NO LOGIC
What a silly silly movie! It’s like Fitoor crossed with Mirzya crossed with Aashiqui 2 crossed with Half-Girlfriend. But oh boy are the songs GOOD. And also, sometimes you just want a really silly silly illogical over the top romance movie.
Continue readingTime to Dance Review (SPOILERS): What a Joyless Dance Film
I didn’t think it was possible, but somehow there is a dance film that doesn’t bring me happiness.
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