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  • 1990s, 20th Century, Aditya Chopra, Analysis, Classics, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Kajol, Movies, Reviews, Shah Rukh Khan, South Asian Cinema

    Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) – The First Time I Saw Myself In A Film

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    January 26, 2026

    I have seen this film multiple times and will probably many times more. This is a classic for a reason, and it has been analyzed to death by this point. Last year was its 30th anniversary, which was celebrated with a statue in Leicester Square in London. It is a…

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  • 2010s, 21st Century, Analysis, Art House, Hindi, Independent Film, Indian Cinema, Movies, Parallel Cinema, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

    Ajji (2017) – Grandmother, What Big Teeth You Have!

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    January 11, 2026

    “Once Upon A Time…” that is how all fairy tales start, a guarantee of a “Happy Ever After” at the end of the story. Yet in this film one is not sure if justice will be served, since the world of this film is a bleak one, and justice for…

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  • 2020s, 21st Century, Analysis, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

    Haq (2025) – An Understated Drama of Relationships and Law

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    January 7, 2026

    I was in the mood to watch a Muslim Social, and attempted to watch a few old films, but I ended up landing on seeing this one, which had come to Netflix not so long ago. And it is a very good movie, a return to form in a positive…

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  • 2010s, 21st Century, Analysis, Anil Kapoor, Hindi, Indian Cinema, LGBTQIA+, Movies, Queer Cinema, Reviews, Sonam Kapoor, South Asian Cinema

    Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) – A Father-Daughter Love is Love Story

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    January 5, 2026

    When this film came out it was one of my most anticipated of that year. I had been listening to the music from it constantly, since it was such a fresh sound, and how happy it just made me listen to the music from this film even before I’d even…

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  • 2020s, 21st Century, Analysis, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Queer Cinema, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

    Love Hostel (2022) – A Honeymoon of Horrors in the Rural Country

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    January 4, 2026

    Love is a privilege, depending on whom you love. Be it from a different caste, class, religion, country, community or are of the same sex. Laws have been made to protect these couples, yet things such as honor killings are still a real thing depending where you are living in…

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  • 2010s, 21st Century, Analysis, Classics, Deepika Padukone, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

    Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) – Love Changes, Friendship is Forever

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    January 3, 2026

    New Year’s Eve has turned into New Year’s Day and I have once more watched YJHD to celebrate the changing of the year from 2025 to 2026. I cannot remember when it became a tradition for me to do this, but since I am not someone who gets invited to…

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  • 2010s, 21st Century, Analysis, Classics, Hindi, Indian Cinema, Movies, Ranveer Singh, Reviews, South Asian Cinema

    Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) – Mixing Business With Pleasure

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    December 31, 2025

    With the celebrations of Christmas slowly coming to a close, I thought it was time to return to watching Indian cinema now that I have a little more time to spare while on holiday. Though there are never specific holiday themed films in India, except for maybe the Hindi-Tamil film…

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  • 1970s, 20th Century, Analysis, Classics, European Cinema, International Cinema, Movies, Reviews

    Three Wishes for Cinderella (1973) – A Wintry Feminist Fairy Tale

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    December 21, 2025

    With a tale with as many variants as Cinderella, there are bound to be different tones, and themes to be taken out of each one. Here, in Europe, in select countries like Slovakia, Norway, Germany, and the Czech Republic this is the ultimate Christmas film which is shown on television…

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  • 1990s, 20th Century, American Cinema, Analysis, Animation, Classics, Hollywood, Movies, Reviews, USA Cinema

    Anastasia (1997) – Yearning for a Fairy Tale Past

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    December 14, 2025

    This is a re-review. This film was one of the first animated films I reviewed a long, long time ago, which you can read HERE. I just wanted an excuse to review the movie once more, this time with more maturity, and better wring skills, because the old one is…

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  • 2000s, 21st Century, American Cinema, Analysis, Asian Cinema, Hollywood, International Cinema, Movies, Reviews, USA Cinema

    Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – Beautifully Hollow Orientalist Mess

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    December 7, 2025

    When I was young I had a tendency to have a lot of nose bleeds as children apparently often do. I remember one particular bad morning when I was preparing to go to school when I started bleeding from my nose in the bathroom, and it would not stop. The…

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