Best Things I Watched in 2015
These lists might be annoying, but there were three phenomenal things I watched in 2015 that were so perfect I couldn’t end the year without talking about how great they […]
Cocktail: Or, More Appropriately, “Vodka Shots Until You Get Run Over By A Car”
A Bollywood film showcasing the power of female friendship and casually introducing a “friends-with-benefits” relationship should be something revolutionary, especially when it also has a phenomenal soundtrack. Cocktail turns the most […]
Jurassic World? More Like A Man’s World
Like every other kid growing up in the ’90’s, Jurassic Park pretty much defined my childhood. I haven’t seen the original movie since I used to watch it on repeat […]
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi aka Women Don’t Know Shit aka LIES LIES LIES = True Love
I had always thought that the key to a successful relationship was compromise. Maybe your wife doesn’t like going to the salon and your husband doesn’t like football, but that’s […]
Margarita With A Straw: A Good First Drink
I watched Margarita With A Straw at it’s New York City premiere at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF). Follow them on social media, and if you’re in New […]
Rowdy Rathore is Really Great… as Long as You’re Akshay
When I was in India in the summer of 2012, I was with a gaggle of white people who were looking for a movie to watch. I remember everyone watching […]
PK is Pretty Killer (but LOL u called a guy “Pretty”)
Like all of Rajkumar Hirani’s films, PK manages to evoke the perfect balance of laughter and tears while spreading a message that needs to be heard. The film is similar […]
Happy Ending: despite a literally formulaic plot, it is sort of revolutionary
There is nothing new about Happy Ending. Everyone has already seen Saif Ali Khan playing a shameless sadak ka kutta, fucking a whole bunch of dumb white girls until he finally finds […]
Movement & Gendered Spaces in “The Lunchbox”
The essence of any city is found in the way things and people move around it, and no film yet captures Mumbai’s essence as well as The Lunchbox. This is […]
Mary Kom: Another Hero-Driven Sports Film
From the very beginning of Mary Kom, Priyanka-as-Mary commands the screen and the ring with hero-levels of power, strength, and confidence. Priyanka could not have been a better choice for Mary; she looks nothing […]
Complaining About Things I Like 