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The Romantics Review/Discussion Post! Confirmation of Everything We Have Ever Thought/Felt About Hindi Film

Posted on February 23, 2023 by mredlich21

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This is an excellently made documentary. Just, very very solid. Tells a cohesive story entirely through multiple interviews stitched together, and cohesive mini-stories within each of the 4 episodes. It’s the kind of thing that used to be an Event and my family would sit down and watch it every week on PBS. Intelligent, clear, informative, and fully fully factchecked and researched.

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Monday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me the Week I See a Movie IN THEATERS????

Posted on September 27, 2021 by mredlich21

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Happy Monday! I had a very productive weekend, got my dining room set up, hung pictures, did a puzzle. And now I am trying to remember how to work and be boring.

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Shahrukh Birthday Countdown, Veer-Zaara! I Don’t Love It!

Posted on October 8, 2020 by mredlich21

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Three review day! I’ve totally lost track of how many movies/days I have left, but I feel like I need to increase my rate of review.

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Monday Morning Questions: What Do You Want to Ask Me the Day After Yashji’s Birthday?

Posted on September 28, 2020 by mredlich21

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Happy Monday! I have allergies like crazy, my weekend was way too busy, and it was one of those Mondays where I had to hit the ground running at work. Blargh!

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Shahrukh Birthday Countdown, Dil To Pagal Hai! For Yashji’s Birthday!

Posted on September 27, 2020 by mredlich21

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Well, the timing worked out perfectly on this one! I was all set to go 2-3 movies ahead to get to a Yashji film, and it turns out it was just about time for one anyway.

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In Honor of Yashji’s Birthday, a Discussion of Film Endings!

Posted on September 27, 2020 by mredlich21

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This is in honor of Yashji because I think we can all agree he had TERRIBLE endings! Big picture they were fine, the right people ended up together and all that. But the specifics of how they played out tended to be “and then a plane explodes for no reason” kind of randomness.

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Aditya Chopra’s Birthday Statement on His Dad, How Nice!

Posted on September 27, 2020 by mredlich21

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This is such a nice statement! Which is well, and carefully, written. Let’s all read it and be grateful that poor social anxiety Adi has a good way to express himself.

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Saturday Small Talk: Chat Away While I Have Adventures!

Posted on September 26, 2020 by mredlich21

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Happy Saturday! I was so excited to get going this morning, I forgot to put up this post, so this comes to you from my phone in a parking lot.

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Friday WatchAlong: Trishul! 3pm Chicago Time, Einthusan Version!

Posted on September 25, 2020 by mredlich21

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Oh boy! A straight up for realsies classic! Which also means that it is hard to find a good copy and they vary widely in length and quality and stuff. So, we will be watching the einthusan version, for consistancy.

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Friday Watchalong For Yashji! Chandni or Trishul or Darr?

Posted on September 23, 2020 by mredlich21

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There’s the logical choice, the fun choice, or the choice of my heart. Such a CHALLENGE!

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Wednesday Watching Post: What Are You Reading and Watching and Thinking and Listening to the Week of Yashji’s Birthday?

Posted on September 23, 2020 by mredlich21

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Happy Wednesday! Today’s the day I move from my parent’s place to my place every week, so I have a kind of holiday feel, even though it’s really still middle of the work week.

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What Yash Chopra Movie Shall We Watch on Friday?

Posted on September 22, 2020 by mredlich21

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It’s Yashji’s birthday on Sunday! Obviously, we have to do something for him, and what better celebration than watching one of his films on Friday?

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Shahrukh Birthday Countdown: Darr! His First For Real Classic Film

Posted on September 16, 2020 by mredlich21

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I certainly enjoy Deewana and Chamatkar and Baazigar, but they aren’t like high quality deep classic things. Darr though, Darr is CLASSIC. A brilliant consideration of women’s powerlessness in the face of men who want to “rescue” her or “protect” her.

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Valentine’s Week of Sex: Doosra Aadmi, Sex and Marrying Too Young

Posted on February 13, 2020 by mredlich21

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This is such a good interesting movie! I watched it years ago and yet I still remember it well enough to write a review, which is a sign of a very good movie.

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Happy Juhi Day! Aaina, Where She Once Again Steals a Man from Amrita Singh

Posted on November 13, 2019 by mredlich21

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It makes no sense! I can barely get over the idea that Amrita Singh and Juhi Chawla would be fighting over Jackie Shroff (Even I have to admit that he does look good in a mustache), but why would Jackie Shroff ever be interested in Amrita Singh if he could get Juhi Chawla? She is so clearly superior!

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Happy Juhi Day! Darr, Her Hero Role

Posted on November 12, 2019 by mredlich21

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Forget Shahrukh, this is an amazing Juhi role and Juhi performance. She goes from feeling safe and happy, to feeling frustrated because no one respects her fears, to feeling trapped because no one is letting her confront her fears, to finally taking back the power for herself.

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Directors Week: Yash Chopra, Starmaker

Posted on September 9, 2019 by mredlich21

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Yashji! I love him. And I’ve already written a lot about him for his birthdays and such. Let’s see if I can come up with something new!

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Sunday ReRun: Silsila, for Directors Week

Posted on September 8, 2019 by mredlich21

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I was getting ready for bed and suddenly remembered I hadn’t done a Sunday ReRun. I’ve got a Yash Chopra post going up tomorrow, so seemed like a good time to go back to Silsila again.

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Theme Week Announcement! Directors I Like (in honor of Gautham Menon’s new movie)

Posted on September 1, 2019 by mredlich21

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Isn’t that nice and specific? These are not the best directors, or even a fair cross-section of directors, they are just Directors I Like. And you can’t judge me for any of them, even Puri Jugannadh, because there is no accounting for taste.

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Shahrukh Summer: Happy Day After Katrina’s Birthday! Jab Tak Hain Jaan, Her Less Good Shahrukh Movie

Posted on July 17, 2019 by mredlich21

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This is nice, I can do a repost for both Shahrukh Summer and Katrina’s birthday. And we can consider how we all feel about this movie, still as passionate as before or has time weakened the pain?

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Friday Classics: Veer-Zaara, Love is a Sin That Deserves to Be Punished

Posted on May 31, 2019 by mredlich21

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This movie is so frustrating! So much good, and so much ANGRY MAKING. Not as bad as Jab Tak Hain Jaan, but not as good as it could/should be. Ugh, Yashji! Why you gotta disappoint me this way?

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Happy Shashi Week! Kabhi Kabhi, The Movie Where Shashi is The Best Kapoor

Posted on March 18, 2019 by mredlich21

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Happy Shashi’s birthday!!!! What a wonderful day, and what a wonderful week, a Shashi review every day! Starting with Kabhi Kabhi, a multi-starrer where Shashi is easily the best man on screen.

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Happy Birthday Month Shahrukh! Jab Tak Hain Jaan, Yash Chopra’s Final Love Triangle

Posted on October 24, 2018 by mredlich21

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Happy Wednesday Shahrukh Review day! Aw, only one left after this. That’s sad. But, it has given me a chance to crank through some of his films that I hadn’t gotten around to addressing before.

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Hindi Film 101: The Chopras and Amitabh

Posted on August 2, 2018 by mredlich21

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Another post on Amitabh in honor of his second birthday. This one about his relationship with the Chopra family and Yash Raj films (part 1 of the Chopra series here, part 2 here)

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Saturday Classics: Silsila! For Holi!

Posted on March 3, 2018 by mredlich21

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Happy Saturday! I’m on vacation, so I missed yesterday’s Friday classic post. And posts will be a bit sparse for the next few days. But I’m gonna make up for it by doing a stone-cold classic, which is also holiday appropriate, for the random one-off Saturday Classics post.

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