The Gorilla's Lament
Thumbs all opposed and nowhere to go.
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Grail quest.
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Jackpot (2019) is a caper movie, with a gang of charming but perhaps morally shady misfits stumblimg into crazy situations while chasing af...
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Imagine suddenly discovering that Farida Jalal is your grandmother.
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Saif Ali Khan is one of Bollywood's most talented and versatile actors . . . now. But before his complex and nuanced performances in mo...
Saturday, April 11, 2020
Blame it on the wind
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I have to give Pokkiri Raja (2016) credit for daring, if nothing else. Making a movie about yawning is risky, because yawns are famously c...
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Villiputs & Vedhalam
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Like the Baahubali films, Puli (2015) is a mytho-historical epic set in a fantastic version of India's past, in which a young man who w...
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Family Bonds
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I've seen a lot of Bollywood Bond pastiches over the years, but The Great Gambler (1979) is one of the more interesting ones, because ...
Saturday, March 21, 2020
He's just not that into you, Princess.
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Suryavanshi (1992) isn't just a completely ridiculous action-horror movie. There's plenty of ridiculous action and a fair amount o...
Saturday, March 14, 2020
It's all about loving your parents. And also punching bad guys..
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There are some things that naturally go together: pencil and paper, fish and chips, bread and butter, tricks and treats, and, if Ala Vaikunt...
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