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It seems that Sanjay Leela Bhansali has made a personal history for giving me hope and promptly taking it away a new habit.  My relationship with this show though not as tumultuous as the creator's, is one that lasted somewhere upto the two years. I wasn't a super fan of Bhansali's by any means but when I heard that he was producing a project featuring prominent actresses set in an older India, I was excited. It was at a time where only a few hindi movies peaked by interest and ones that did weren't mainstream, mass-produced, industry blockbusters. So, naturally, I was excited for a possible return to good film making and a decent plot. Bhansali was and is in my opinion a romantic. He sees only the love and beauty in his stories which leads to an inherently cheesy and rose-colored depiction in his period films. But still one could admit that they were flawed with still enjoying them for the grand spectacle they were. A cinematic and glamorized version with the dramatics...

I have beef with Amazon India. Specifically with their original series. Some are good, some have potential but all most all of them lose steam so quickly. And Big Girls Don't Cry is unfortunately another in a long standing line of content.  I had originally decided to watch the show based off of a trailer I had been subjected (rather forcefully) to watch by YouTube. But what really made me curious was to see the show was when, while scrolling on Instagram, I saw a post by Avantika, who played Karen in the new Mean Girls re-boot/ musical extravaganza. I liked her in that movie, she one of the few blessings and was set on watching this new show after that.  Now, I already have history with Amazon India shows, a prime example being Made in Heaven (which we'll get into). That show was pretty good in its titular season and the it's renewal led to the weird mess that was season 2. I was disappointed due to Zoya Akhtar's involvement but in hindsight, that wasn't the worst ...

This post was actually a long time coming actually. I've postponed this idea since last year because I felt I didn't have much to say and couldn't word it properly back then. Thankfully, I believe I can do it justice now ;)  For context: Today we'll be talking about the Netflix reality TV show Love is Blind.  So, I just watched the Love Is Blind reunion of it's sixth season. And it left me with a lot of thoughts.  Reality dating shows are toxic. Shocking opinion I know. But I'm talking specifically about Love Is Blind in this post so do keep that in mind.  This show, unlike it's sister shows, LIB is the definition of entertainment that is more dependent on making viewers concerned for the contestants as a method of getting viewership and people to talk about it.  Let's talk about the questionable methods of Love Is Blind. (Synopsis of the show: It's 15 guys and gals who date in pods that prevent them from seeing each other for 10 days in the span of ...

Love is in the air!  Since it's the month of romance I figured we could pull a repeat of Halloween and do some rankings and reviewing bunched up. This way I get through the movies and they don't need separate posts.  I have no clue whether it was intentional or subconscious but for some reason, the few movies I have watched so far this month have all been rom-coms, so perhaps this is a sign that I was meant to eventual make this post.  Let's get to it. Also,  SPOILER ALERT AHEAD!!!  PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!! 1. When Harry Met Sally (1989) It's an interesting one to start of with for sure as the movie has quite a reputation for itself as a classic rom-com. With it championed by acclaimed writer and rom-com genius herself Nora Ephron, I went into this movie not sure of what to see but expecting good stuff.  And it delivers, for the most part, that is. I'd describe it as a solid 4/5 rom-com with solid chemistry and writing. Which something I have been asking for...

Tis yapping season and to yap is to breathe and so I have arrived.  But first before we review and slightly desecrate a piece of media that is very beloved to me and to many we must celebrate it's existence. AAAAAAAH THERE'S A PERCY JACKSON SHOWWWW.  Okay so now that that's out of the way let's talk about the show. Just to preface, I'm not going to be talking about the casting because I like it and also have the decency not to hate on literal children for the choice made by professionals. You know who you are.  I'm not going to spoiler territory completely and review each episode but just talk about the stuff I liked and disliked about the show.  The main thing I had a grievance with and this hurts to say, was the writing and pacing of the show. The scenes were written too short and not given enough time the breathe like most of the fight sequences and scenes that were more pivotal in the books. The kids always knew what was happening and it took away from the m...

Happy New Year besties!  I've been dead for about a month now but I return! After having absolutely nothing of much regard to babble about I had, quite sadly retired to my sad corner and watched stuff and held my opinions o myself (and my family). I found that though some were interesting, there wasn't much to be said that hadn't already been...said.  That is...until I saw Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility (1995) and immediately fell in love with it. I mean, it's Jane Austen. What's shocking there.  The more I thought about it though, the more I realized that I hadn't felt so occupied and invested in a romance story as much as I had been while watching the film. Period films and shows held my undivided attention like nothing else in the romance genre. And this is coming from a self-proclaimed romance connoisseur.  There's just something within them that connects with people (and me) that the average romance can't do as well with certain exceptions of c...

Let's paint a picture shall we? Imagine you are someone who grew up in the late 2000's and 2010's watching classic movies like 'Zindegi Na Milegi Dobara' and 'Dil Dhadakne Do'. Now imagine finding out that the same talented director was behind both these wonderful feel-good films. Naturally, you'd be waiting for their next film with eager eyes and ears right?  Well, that's the exact position I was in last year when I discovered while scrolling on Netflix that Zoya Akhtar had a new film up her sleeves. Absolute excitement. Keep in mind this would be her first movie in 2-3 years after Gully Boy and her TV show Made in Heaven (with only the one season at the time), which were both equally successful and well-done at the same time. What could go wrong?  Apparently a lot. And this section isn't about the movie. Oh, we'll get there. The marketing of the movie was already privy to mixed reactions. Coming from similarly happy and excited Zoya fans an...