Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  C.I.D. 1956

  ★★★★ Watched 24 Sep 2023

  -the 4K restoration is absolutely pristine 🤌🏻✨ (much, much better than Jewel Thief which is a decade younger)
  -the soundtrack slaps THE HARDEST!
  -the Dev Anand puff is unrelentingly on point
  -Johnny Walker chews the scenery like it's nobody's business
  -one of the finest in Bombay Noir

  
  -p.s. did I mention how hard this soundtrack fucking slaps?!

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  Jawan 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Sep 2023 1

  Features the most important scene from Indian cinema in recent times.
  Ayushmann Khurana, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan.. nothing from their 'message movie' oeuvres could ever possibly touch the profound meta-ness and hammering-the-nail-on-its-head relevance of *that* scene from Jawan.

Popular reviews

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  Se7en 1995

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 14 Feb 2014 11

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  The Cloud-Capped Star 1960

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Jun 2014

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Is Meghe Dhaka Tara's one of the most powerful endings ever filmed in India? I'd definitely vote yes.
  Nita's haunting cries of, "Brother, I want to live..." will forever echo in the minds of cinephiles who were fortunate enough to experience this gem of a film.

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