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!
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In the Heights Review (SPOILERS): A Lovely Consideration of Immigrant Identity
Finally getting around to writing the “spoiler” review! Hopefully some of you have seen it by now? Because I love talking movies with y’all!
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 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 readingRadhe Review (SPOILERS): Jackie Shroff in a MiniDress
I saw a new movie! In theaters! Like in Olden Times! And like in Olden Times, I am doing a whole separate “Spoiler” review just in case you want to watch it. If you don’t want to watch it, read this review anyway, I’m gonna get all deep about gender and Delhi versus Bombay and fun stuff like that.
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.
Continue readingAjeeb Daastaans Review (SPOILERS): Nothing Goes the Way You Expect it to Go
What a great concept for a short film collection! Take a story we think we know, and then turn it into something totally different just when we think we know what is happening.
Continue readingRoohi Review (SPOILERS): The Superheroine Origin Story I Always Wanted and Never Knew It!!!!
Yaaaaaay, a SPOILERS review!!!! If you just don’t have the energy to watch this movie but are curious about it anyway. Or if you can’t do horror but want to know what it is like. Or if you have seen it and are DESPERATE to discuss. But if you like horror comedies with a feminist message, you can also save this as a special treat and NOT read this review.
Continue readingHalf-Girlfriend Review (Spoilers): Feminism in a Pretty Package
I already recommended the movie in my No Spoilers review. If you aren’t a rom-com person but still want to know what it’s about, or if you have already seen it and want to do an in depth discussion, this is the place!!!!
Continue readingNetflix Series The Serpent Review (With Spoilers)
Well, “spoilers”. I’m only going to be discussing the high points of the story, the reasons it is such a consistent big story even today. So if you know the name “Charles Sobhraj”, then this review will not spoil anything.
Continue readingIndoo Ki Jawani Review: A Stage Farce as a Movie
Well, this was harmless. A little dull, occasionally fun, mostly harmless. Just felt kind of light in the end, would have made more sense as a farce play.
Continue readingTribhanga Review (SPOILERS): Possibly TOO Tragic
Okay, this is the review to read if you don’t want to see the movie but are curious. Or if you have seen the movie wand want to discuss it.
Continue readingMaara Review: They Changed My Favorite Part of Charlie!!!
I watched it! And boy, was that a slog! Not because it is a bad movie, just because I really really had to pay attention while watching it, and it is hard to find the time to really really pay attention to things.
Continue readingAK VS AK Review (SPOILERS): I Made Notes! Every Reference Explained and Analyzed!
This is such a brilliant movie, and the more you know about it, the more you see how brilliant it is. Luckily, I just took a couple headache pills and the caffeine is going to keep me up all night, so I can tell you how brilliant it is!
Continue readingCoolie No. 1 Review (SPOILERS): Silly, Happy, Farce in Which the Only Real Thing is Love
I betcha that people are going to call this movie not-feminist. Because it stars Varun Dhawan and has songs and bright colors, and therefore must be misogynist. Only darkly lit serious movies can be feminist, you know? But what I enjoyed most about this movie is the way it never made me cringe. The female characters were just people. Not saying it’s a great movie, but really, there’s nothing wrong with it! It’s fun!
Continue readingCoolie No. 1 Govinda Version Discussion Space! Let’s Help Each Other Try to Understand It
I just watched Coolie No. 1 on youtube, without subtitles, and at triple speed. So I pretty much know everything, I think. I’ll just have to rely on you to fill in the little things like “who is that second hero?”
Continue readingChopsticks Review (SPOILERS): A Little Fable of a Girl and a Guy and a Goat
What a very pleasant little movie! Not a perfect movie, not a deep movie, not even that involving of a movie much of the time. But very very pleasant.
Continue readingHappy Birthday Aditya Roy Kapur! My Most Successful Review, of Your Least Successful Film, FITOOR!!!!
This was my most popular review for a long LONG time. Because no one wanted to watch the movie but everyone was kind of curious what happened. Or else they saw the movie, an could not follow it AT ALL.
Continue readingLudo Review (SPOILERS): Love Conquers All
This movie is super fun and surprising, you will really enjoy watching it without knowing what is going to happen. So just relax and know it is generally a happy ending, watch the movie, then come back her to discuss it AFTER you have seen it.
Continue readingGinny Weds Sunny Review (SPOILERS): Why Does Vikrant Massay Have to Turn Into a Big Old Jerk?
I watched it! Out of curiosity after I got super mixed reports from y’all. If you like light silly farcical rom-coms made on the cheap with up and down quality, then you will enjoy this movie, whether or not you Spoil yourself here. It’s not the destination, it’s the journey. And if you don’t like them (especially with a flawed hero character), then you can still spoil yourself!
Continue readingCargo Review (SPOILERS): If Death Does Not Matter, Does Life?
What an interesting movie! It feels like it must mean something when you first watch it, and then you decide it means nothing, and then you decide it means everything. It’s an exciting journey.
Continue readingDolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare Review (SPOILERS): Are Male-Female Relationships Inevitably Toxic? This Film Says YES!
Well, this was kind of a downer of a movie! Happy, in that I am glad these stories are being told. Sad, in that BLECH! These stories have so little hope! Anyway, if you don’t feel like being depressed, you can just read my summary and discuss below instead of watching it for yourself.
Continue readingMasaba Masaba Reviews (SPOILERS): Second Half of Season, Through to End!
Either it took me a second to get back into the rhythm, or the start of this second half was kind of “off”.
Continue readingMasaba Masaba Review/Spoilers: First 3 Episodes
Woo, what a fun interesting TV show perfectly designed for the DCIB audience! And nice a short and light too. I’m gonna do quick short reviews of the episodes, grouping the first 3 and the last 3. Also, VERY IMPORTANT, if you liked this show you should watch Little Things. It doesn’t have the celebrity aspect, but very similar slice of modern Indian life.
Continue readingSadak 2 Review (SPOILERS): Trust No Authority
Well, this is a movie that is very angry at authority figures! I can get behind that. The specifics of the message are maybe a little out of date, the GodMan is no longer as powerful in India as GodMob, but the general idea that blind trust in what you are told is bad, that’s a timeless message.
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