Rahul plays the villain in this, but it is such a great performance! You just love to hate him, and at the same time love to laugh at him a little bit.
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Rahul Bose Day! My Favorite of His Movies, Jhankaar Beats!
So good! So ahead of it’s time! In so many ways! And also a little bit behind the times. In the best possible ways! Oh man, now I just want to watch it all over again right away. But I will resist that urge, and instead just watch it again in my head while I write about it.
Continue readingRahul Bose Day! Bulbbul, His Most Recent Feminist Female Directed Anti-Hero Role!
Rahul Bose does not like to make it easy for us to like him. Or find him. He’s going to hide himself away in the female directed low budget movie with the weird off-putting topic. Like, child-marriage. Fun!
Continue readingHappy Rahul Bose Day! A Holiday Just For Me and Miss Braganza
Oh Rahul Bose! Short, intense, talented, feminist, unpredictable, and looks great in a black turtleneck. Also, star of some of the most interesting films to talk about.
Continue readingBulbbul Review (No Spoilers): A Dark Fairy Tale that Gives Lie to the Candy-Coated History of India’s Past
Well, Anushka continues her producer mission of ripping off the covers from India’s sins of the past and present. Yet another harrowing painful examination of the patriarchy and the unrelenting torment of being a woman in India. It’s handled delicately, but there is a rape scene. And a scene of terrible male on female violence. Just disturbing stuff. Watch with the lights on during the day, don’t watch at all if you are feeling wobbly.
Continue readingHappy Juhi Day!!!! My Favorite of Her Art Films, Which You Should ALL WATCH, Jhankaar Beats! (it’s on Netflix)
Happy Juhi Day! And also happy “Margaret is totally emotionally and physically exhausted and is just posting a bunch of reruns” day! 15 hours of driving and two packed days of family stuff can kill you.
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