tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180328092024-03-07T01:15:58.238-08:00Mind At WorkSuhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.comBlogger210125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-47433086376398925312024-01-07T23:12:00.000-08:002024-01-07T23:15:02.861-08:00Movies Round Up 2023<p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">2023 was the year of major blockbusters in India, led by Shah Rukh's mind-boggling comeback with Pathaan, Jawan, and to some extent Dunki. In Hollywood it was the year when new franchises were born with billion dollar collections (Barbie, Mario) and when Christopher Nolan delivered the first near billion dollar A rated Oppenheimer. The good movies continued to flow, and the scales continued to tilt further to the side of streaming. </span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Personally I didn't continue my streak of 100+ movies a year and stopped at 94. Watched and enjoyed way more movies in the theater than in the pandemic years. Also, as it's the first day of 2024, it means I have been lazy with my annual post so let's dive in.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">This is the 15th year of this tradition, and as always here's a recap of the prior years.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2009</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2010</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a><span style="text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/movies-roundup-2015.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2016/12/movies-roundup-2016.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/01/movies-roundup-2017.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/10/movies-round-up-2018-10th-annual-review.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2018</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2020/01/movies-round-up-2019.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2019</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/01/movies-round-up-2020.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2020</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/12/movies-round-up-2021.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2021</a>, and <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2022/12/movies-round-up-2022.html">2022</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Let's move on to the usual metrics we review before we get to the piece you're waiting to read and disagree vehemently with me on - the actual year end wrap up.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Here is the Summary Table (in its 17th year) of movies released in the same year (2023 for this post) that I watched.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><b>Year # Seen Hindi:English:Others Top Rating Avg. Rating</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2014 16 10:6:0 9.0 6.16 </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2016 30 17:13:0 9.5 6.98</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2017 31 17:13:1 9.0 7.03</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2018 87 23:59:5 9.0 7.29</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2019 86 12:65: 9 10.0 7.45</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2020 38 16:20:2 9.0 7.40</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2021 53 15:34:4 9.0 7.20</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2022 67 21:38:8 9.0 7.30</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;">2023 51 20:29:2 9.0 7.50</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">The split of the movies by source (not just movies released in 2023) was as follows. The fact that I watched more movies in the theater than in any streaming service has to be one of the personal highlights of 2023.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" data-sheets-root="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="282"></col><col width="100"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Source"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Source</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"COUNTA of Title"}" style="background-color: #666666; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right: 1px solid transparent; color: white; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; text-wrap: nowrap; width: 196px;"><div style="float: left;">Count</div></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Theatre"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Theatre</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":29}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">29</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Netflix"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Netflix</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":18}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">18</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hulu"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hulu</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":17}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">17</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Showtime"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Showtime</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Max"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Max</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hoichoi"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hoichoi</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Amazon Video"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Amazon Video</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Peacock"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Peacock</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In-Flight"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">In-Flight</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Zee5"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Zee5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Others"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Others</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hotstar"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hotstar</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grand Total"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Grand Total</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":94}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">94</td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><br />And now for the annual ratings. No documentaries are included as they can be found in the <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2023/12/books-shows-and-documentaries-2023-wrap.html">Books, Shows, and Documentaries post</a> for the past few years..</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;">Gentle reminder these are based on just the 51 movies I watched in 2023 that released in 2023. Also, my blog my rules but our discussions. Here we go. All images courtesy of Wikipedia. All summaries courtesy of Bard.</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><h1 style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Non-Hindi/English Movies</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">2. Full Time (Language: French, Director: Éric Gravel)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnMmLFfQwUu5ck8TeNKk2bpgAymD8LiAWV34Hc7Th9wX9dR4xE5kkznuPx3IBYOLYxpTiezbEwxda9UZ_hXJ2PSIk7NOwbtWHhjTB0WmNTAkWBLvB_B96HJ0dcMxqdPoynipxquUk7GlbqfeAgWYjsEjCpyg4ajewBAnXT2xOYjoCHEiAyPlgwQ/s366/%C3%80_plein_temps_2021_film_poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="269" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQnMmLFfQwUu5ck8TeNKk2bpgAymD8LiAWV34Hc7Th9wX9dR4xE5kkznuPx3IBYOLYxpTiezbEwxda9UZ_hXJ2PSIk7NOwbtWHhjTB0WmNTAkWBLvB_B96HJ0dcMxqdPoynipxquUk7GlbqfeAgWYjsEjCpyg4ajewBAnXT2xOYjoCHEiAyPlgwQ/w235-h320/%C3%80_plein_temps_2021_film_poster.png" width="235" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Harried single mom Julie juggles a demanding hotel job, childcare, and financial woes in Paris. A citywide transport strike throws her precarious routine into chaos, pushing her to the brink. Desperately clinging to a potential career change, she makes frantic choices against the clock. Each moment becomes a race against time, testing her resilience and exposing societal pressures. Full Time delivers a raw and intimate portrait of one woman's struggle for stability in a system stacked against her.</div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">1. Past Lives (Language: Korean, Director: Celine Song)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgjft5ZEXGaTcgtHPsb0xArWgid-bx1_jy98AqImS-IdthqZFwMZLJ88Jy5cCYIaSV4H1oeWCHjO6R3fU9Zb4TNSuELKA490DcjhV0dWkYkuD7eEOwdKsqGGNd3H7NxT9LWbhellfkDcPMRYSTAeX8uHxga3VkCWLQ_D881hEQf9Bv5sILL4uSg/s378/Past_Lives_film_poster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgjft5ZEXGaTcgtHPsb0xArWgid-bx1_jy98AqImS-IdthqZFwMZLJ88Jy5cCYIaSV4H1oeWCHjO6R3fU9Zb4TNSuELKA490DcjhV0dWkYkuD7eEOwdKsqGGNd3H7NxT9LWbhellfkDcPMRYSTAeX8uHxga3VkCWLQ_D881hEQf9Bv5sILL4uSg/s320/Past_Lives_film_poster.png" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Childhood friends Nora and Hae Sung in Seoul are torn apart by Nora's family's emigration. Years later, they reconnect online, navigating years of missed time and unsaid feelings. Their virtual romance blossoms, then faces obstacles as individual dreams and ambitions rise. Reunions in adulthood, both online and in person, stir the question of "what if," testing their connection. "Past Lives" examines longing, loss, and the enduring power of a first love across continents and time.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h1 style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">English Movies</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5. Killers of the Flower Moon (Director: Martin Scorsese)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGwFCB7jGU1ZnqMISpj3BzR26J9JPvFas5cH7N07HhDfXJQKLr5ijHODbVKaZLWL0xEVxZ9QToFNV6uoG0iG8VnhTOIVrTGt5iCGHkxiCc0jvfK-v0WaSOk0bq_Ijx1S3OTVQQCNdkhjZSaLj-9rIXUkFOXy3tvtfsOIgFMJ41zr9LoEwfW4SRQ/s387/Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_film_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLGwFCB7jGU1ZnqMISpj3BzR26J9JPvFas5cH7N07HhDfXJQKLr5ijHODbVKaZLWL0xEVxZ9QToFNV6uoG0iG8VnhTOIVrTGt5iCGHkxiCc0jvfK-v0WaSOk0bq_Ijx1S3OTVQQCNdkhjZSaLj-9rIXUkFOXy3tvtfsOIgFMJ41zr9LoEwfW4SRQ/s320/Killers_of_the_Flower_Moon_film_poster.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;">In 1920s Oklahoma, the Osage Nation strikes oil, making them wealthy beyond belief. But their mineral rights become a target for ruthless opportunists and local power players, led by the corrupt cattle baron William Hale. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">A string of mysterious deaths begins to plague the Osage, shrouded in secrecy and fueled by greed. Mollie Burkhart (Lily Gladstone), a headstrong Osage woman, witnesses the horror firsthand as her family falls victim. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;">Enter J. Edgar Hoover, the ambitious director of the nascent FBI, who sends his top agent Tom White to investigate. White navigates a web of deceit and violence, determined to find the truth. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small; text-align: justify;">Amidst the chaos, Mollie finds solace in her relationship with Ernest Burkhart, who becomes instrumental in her fight for justice. But their love story unfolds against the backdrop of constant fear and loss. The pursuit of justice exposes the dark underbelly of American history, revealing the systemic biases and injustices faced by the Osage people. Killers of the Flower Moon leaves a lasting impression, a testament to the enduring fight for truth and the pursuit of a just reckoning.</span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4. Blackberry (Director: Matt Johnson)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZh4jbGbufvP9gF9xPxAmqQOZNBZznTC8Pt6OfuoInDrA-ZPkAbHBSbUUivrYn-SSltB1SuhYenkXfAnnmlQ1UmbloVgNd3wcYxnmnYUvCLdPoLmOo38R0BQUlWQ8CxO4kfkPXl8K49NBcRtkEpLINSSbPbW4W2qVn_kWJeI6RqTHTSRMvoPf9DQ/s378/BlackBerryFilmPoster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZh4jbGbufvP9gF9xPxAmqQOZNBZznTC8Pt6OfuoInDrA-ZPkAbHBSbUUivrYn-SSltB1SuhYenkXfAnnmlQ1UmbloVgNd3wcYxnmnYUvCLdPoLmOo38R0BQUlWQ8CxO4kfkPXl8K49NBcRtkEpLINSSbPbW4W2qVn_kWJeI6RqTHTSRMvoPf9DQ/w216-h320/BlackBerryFilmPoster.png" width="216" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Nerdy Canadian pals invent the iconic BlackBerry, revolutionizing email on-the-go for workaholics and celebs alike. BlackBerry dominates, becoming a status symbol and fueling a "crackberry" addiction to constant connection. Apple's iPhone arrives, shaking BlackBerry's core with its sleek design and intuitive interface. The founders clash over strategy, clinging to email while rivals conquer the broader smartphone market. BlackBerry stumbles, ultimately losing its crown, leaving a cautionary tale of innovation, hubris, and the ever-shifting sands of tech. The film blends humor and drama, offering a fictionalized yet insightful look at BlackBerry's meteoric rise and tragic fall.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;">3. </span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">Cocaine Bear (Director: Elizabeth Banks)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaL9-LGa2zUQhVzkgHAuyZiBP_5mj85OQROaBZDcxalCq3Grx_ZQoU6lLR3OlB3_I8ABhQFnTO7epz0vf6FrrvRsPi5H5CUYHx5f7E4SJzq39Hpw-ht_bChkrgQWbJingWHE5pg7DvnwjauTT2HqASNVNlBrWEU0V-U5hRRFykwOCgtWH6g4buA/s395/Cocaine_Bear_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaL9-LGa2zUQhVzkgHAuyZiBP_5mj85OQROaBZDcxalCq3Grx_ZQoU6lLR3OlB3_I8ABhQFnTO7epz0vf6FrrvRsPi5H5CUYHx5f7E4SJzq39Hpw-ht_bChkrgQWbJingWHE5pg7DvnwjauTT2HqASNVNlBrWEU0V-U5hRRFykwOCgtWH6g4buA/s320/Cocaine_Bear_poster.jpg" width="203" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: x-small;"> A drug smuggler's plane mishap scatters bricks of cocaine across a Georgia forest, and guess who finds them first? Yep, a 500-pound black bear. Powered by blow, the bear goes berserk, ripping through campers, hikers, and anyone unlucky enough to cross its path. Meanwhile, a hilarious cast of characters converges on the woods: cops searching for the missing stash, a park ranger with a soft spot for animals, and even a couple of curious teenagers who stumbled upon the wrong picnic. As the coke wears off and the bear comes crashing down, the fight for survival reaches fever pitch. Who will make it out of the forest alive? Based on a (mostly) true story! Believe it or not, the film takes inspiration from a real 1985 incident where a bear did indeed ingest cocaine. But trust us, the movie takes things to a whole new level of absurdity.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> (Director: Kelly Fremon Craig)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BXeniuCIpIcRxS5hyphenhyphen6tvDE818Q97GUnrZgFchzVPLQhLXmHiOKZlyreXzrlWZYqC6CDQHuYUf653bjXaBz4w3IppUs8tRrUGzo3L_PwChRXiQh-qNsfV74grRmEXdhg3jwKtWWIcBvC7LD5xAgF-Lly8YY3CApX_A9tzgSqRfUVq2oxww_e1hg/s393/AreYouThereGodFilmPoster.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0BXeniuCIpIcRxS5hyphenhyphen6tvDE818Q97GUnrZgFchzVPLQhLXmHiOKZlyreXzrlWZYqC6CDQHuYUf653bjXaBz4w3IppUs8tRrUGzo3L_PwChRXiQh-qNsfV74grRmEXdhg3jwKtWWIcBvC7LD5xAgF-Lly8YY3CApX_A9tzgSqRfUVq2oxww_e1hg/s320/AreYouThereGodFilmPoster.png" width="208" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">11-year-old Margaret grapples with puberty, faith, and fitting in after moving to the suburbs. Through friends, family, and her own inner musings, she navigates the trials of growing up, from bras to boys. Her supportive mom and sassy grandma offer guidance, laughter, and contrasting perspectives on life. Margaret ponders the existence of God, seeking answers to complex questions about life and identity. Ultimately, she learns to embrace herself, celebrate individuality, and find her own path in the world.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. Oppenheimer (Director: Christopher Nolan)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrnLGXOx6G1M49cEChytNACcvKXkd2-9nrwuEY9HGGldWqwNWv2x8MW5AinRN_8zV4cxZ_ULidy5hfsOLAvL0jaJQCSezBdJzU78oog6Ub0JVvWvx4FcvPMnCqBYYm11OTK3_p8sJlENdyumA9MV5e4PDstIEdvHQr0JCAGvfZYsYhGPgxLGL_A/s384/Oppenheimer_(film).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrnLGXOx6G1M49cEChytNACcvKXkd2-9nrwuEY9HGGldWqwNWv2x8MW5AinRN_8zV4cxZ_ULidy5hfsOLAvL0jaJQCSezBdJzU78oog6Ub0JVvWvx4FcvPMnCqBYYm11OTK3_p8sJlENdyumA9MV5e4PDstIEdvHQr0JCAGvfZYsYhGPgxLGL_A/s320/Oppenheimer_(film).jpg" width="216" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">The film opens with a young J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) battling internal demons while studying physics in Europe. This sets the stage for a complex protagonist, brilliant but burdened by the potential consequences of his work. The discovery of nuclear fission in 1938 throws Oppenheimer's world into chaos. The fear of Nazi Germany weaponizing atomic energy pushes him to lead the Manhattan Project, the race to build the first atomic bomb. Recruited by the US government, Oppenheimer gathers a team of brilliant scientists at Los Alamos, New Mexico. The film delves into the intense pressure, ethical dilemmas, and personal sacrifices faced by these individuals. The successful detonation of the Trinity test in 1945 marks a turning point, leaving Oppenheimer forever haunted by the destructive power he unleashed. The film explores the moral complexities of his creation and its impact on the world. The film's final act portrays Oppenheimer's later years, grappling with the fallout of his decisions and advocating for international nuclear control. His legacy remains a subject of ongoing debate, leaving audiences to ponder the lasting impact of the atomic age.</span></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br style="color: black; font-size: medium;" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><h1 style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hindi Movies</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">5. Afwaah (Director: Sudhir Mishra)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30ePuZlI87l1JcM8pGmZWNGZBgHFqjrFzufy0PodmeGG4rHAWzYlkugMcMckAv2axNumj_uUtasvNqAluWyXsjza8E5BNhwSmn3gcvxlBXSW8M2RhTw2IKgyHb4vmSoW5XJ3xmyn9kuJtSUMudbtUa1XnW597i9m8oxwDHEiM4Gdorry9umxenw/s354/Afwaah_film_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30ePuZlI87l1JcM8pGmZWNGZBgHFqjrFzufy0PodmeGG4rHAWzYlkugMcMckAv2axNumj_uUtasvNqAluWyXsjza8E5BNhwSmn3gcvxlBXSW8M2RhTw2IKgyHb4vmSoW5XJ3xmyn9kuJtSUMudbtUa1XnW597i9m8oxwDHEiM4Gdorry9umxenw/s320/Afwaah_film_poster.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Politician's leaked bigotry sparks chaos, driving his fiancée Nivi to flee. Nivi stumbles upon Rahab, a kind stranger, but a photo fuels a "love jihad" rumor. Trapped in the viral lie, Nivi and Rahab face mob attacks and political manipulation. Their struggles to clear their names highlight the devastating power of fake news. Hope glimmers amidst the hate, as their resilience and bond offer a counterpoint to societal divides.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: medium;">4. Pathaan (Director: Siddharth Anand)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH99SrqqQAxwhANUADwrIAhE-mIex-KHGiK0tptFTn5rNV9H7d12WVh2AAwVMNvRv-zk1xg-2p-u04tmsZHsE5BVkdPsWEjaF7R5numqQZJx7pd67ZWjS87G91oGFmuWQlebD2v3OpkUJNmhtH-lCA9QoEFGzlNtvLa73IPU2PocPU_8ZHkDIOg/s301/Pathaan_film_poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="220" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPH99SrqqQAxwhANUADwrIAhE-mIex-KHGiK0tptFTn5rNV9H7d12WVh2AAwVMNvRv-zk1xg-2p-u04tmsZHsE5BVkdPsWEjaF7R5numqQZJx7pd67ZWjS87G91oGFmuWQlebD2v3OpkUJNmhtH-lCA9QoEFGzlNtvLa73IPU2PocPU_8ZHkDIOg/s1600/Pathaan_film_poster.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Pathaan, a retired Indian agent, is recalled to stop Jim, a rogue mercenary with a vendetta against India after Kashmir's special status is revoked. Teaming up with former RAW partner Rubai, they face betrayals and thrilling action sequences as they chase Jim across icy peaks and bustling cities. Jim unveils a deadly virus threat, forcing Pathaan to confront his past demons and recruit his old team for a final stand. Sacrifice and loyalty clash as they race against time to stop Jim from unleashing the virus on India, leading to a climactic showdown. Pathaan emerges victorious, proving that no matter the odds, patriotism and unity can overcome any threat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">3. </span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;">Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani (Director: Karan Johar)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KhlD8SOlAYBD-08BMYNEob-jd8Xjx1ZJoPtJhtfQ1ptF0gP53nWhoxV2cOGj1cud5C3vFBY0Zf838EhxsGoaPZoQXi7pdibdQeolgiDym60b9oB7HiExRrZg_EVO5c3dZXcHSh_uC8zl42KsRGCcsJGcKHQgGjXcpng1I_6HVPON0JxRxkMUbQ/s365/Rocky_Aur_Rani_Ki_Prem_Kahani.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="274" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1KhlD8SOlAYBD-08BMYNEob-jd8Xjx1ZJoPtJhtfQ1ptF0gP53nWhoxV2cOGj1cud5C3vFBY0Zf838EhxsGoaPZoQXi7pdibdQeolgiDym60b9oB7HiExRrZg_EVO5c3dZXcHSh_uC8zl42KsRGCcsJGcKHQgGjXcpng1I_6HVPON0JxRxkMUbQ/s320/Rocky_Aur_Rani_Ki_Prem_Kahani.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">As this is the only movie in several years that I reviewed in a dedicated blog post, plugging the post: <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2023/07/rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahani.html">https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2023/07/rocky-aur-rani-kii-prem-kahani.html </a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> (Director: Jayprad Desai)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldVG9MYTavIcx5SzkJEJLJq0XoIPHP52Ctm1n-8A2YtBYmRwYo3XlVVH0SxMRRinsGebrYO4X-4UU4BRH35Cq8El__-1LgWdLHBrZhRGqnzIHZH1jG5BJbrSx3hIiNmsWS9vtIEC19wZ39l4yCMYMMFyAFr6mf0YKnCRoY0VAni72dglvKJ2CkA/s354/Bandaa_Official_Poster.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="283" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgldVG9MYTavIcx5SzkJEJLJq0XoIPHP52Ctm1n-8A2YtBYmRwYo3XlVVH0SxMRRinsGebrYO4X-4UU4BRH35Cq8El__-1LgWdLHBrZhRGqnzIHZH1jG5BJbrSx3hIiNmsWS9vtIEC19wZ39l4yCMYMMFyAFr6mf0YKnCRoY0VAni72dglvKJ2CkA/s320/Bandaa_Official_Poster.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Tenacious lawyer PC Solanki fights for justice. Inspired by real events, it follows Solanki's five-year battle against a powerful godman accused of sexual assault on a minor. One man vs. the system. Solanki faces intimidation, threats, and witness tampering, but his unwavering belief in truth fuels his fight. Powerful arguments and emotional testimonies keep you on the edge of your seat as Solanki exposes the corrupt system protecting the abuser. Manoj Bajpayee shines. His brilliant portrayal of Solanki's dedication and humanity anchors the film. Message of hope. Despite the challenges, the film ultimately celebrates the power of one person's resolve to stand up for the right cause.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. 12th Fail (Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cKJRMirchfP0gKV_RblzEvj6oB3ip3GYexiXASgr-sTYzX4XGFwuEguvyde4A-iTQDxERmIE7B53tewVWAmI06IwcOMaLyQTu2hMGzg40VZ-Lr6cgcEOpKlDf32GbkR43nq3iv7KbPpUIRomdWPNaRMdHFhnFfjYiQEux8Y8VYpxQ4vD8LIePg/s353/12th_Fail_poster.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="282" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cKJRMirchfP0gKV_RblzEvj6oB3ip3GYexiXASgr-sTYzX4XGFwuEguvyde4A-iTQDxERmIE7B53tewVWAmI06IwcOMaLyQTu2hMGzg40VZ-Lr6cgcEOpKlDf32GbkR43nq3iv7KbPpUIRomdWPNaRMdHFhnFfjYiQEux8Y8VYpxQ4vD8LIePg/s320/12th_Fail_poster.jpeg" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Young Manoj in rural India dreams of success, but initially succumbs to the local culture of cheating in exams. An honest police officer disrupts the cheating, causing Manoj to fail and leading him to reassess his values. Inspired by the officer's integrity, Manoj sets his sights on becoming an IPS officer himself, facing numerous challenges in poverty and language barriers. He navigates the competitive world of UPSC exams with grit and determination, meeting a fellow aspirant who becomes his support system. Ultimately, Manoj triumphs over adversity, achieving his dream and proving that failure can be a powerful springboard for success.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i style="font-size: 13px;">Here's the final list of ALL movies watched in 2023 (in alphabetical order within groups. Movies listed above removed to avoid duplicates)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: Must Watch</span></b></u></i></div><div><div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">12th Fail</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Argentina, 1985</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Cocaine Bear</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Oppenheimer</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Past Lives</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Petite Maman</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Quo Vadis, Aida?</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Triangle of Sadness</span></span></div></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, sans, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: Recommended</span></b></u></i></div><div><div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Air</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">An Action Hero</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Asteroid City</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Barbie</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Blackberry</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Chotushkone</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Elemental</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Full Time</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Ghawre Bairey Aaj</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Gulmohar</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Joy Ride</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Last Night In Soho</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Pathaan</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Reality</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Fabelmans</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Killing of Two Lovers</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Swimmers</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Whale</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Vikram Vedha</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div><div style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: Read Summaries/Use Discretion</span></b></u></i></div><div><div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">A Thousand And One</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Across The Spiderverse</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Afwaah</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Armageddon Time</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Babylon</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Blonde</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Byomkesh Gotro</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">C'mon C'mon</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Catherine Called Birdy</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Chor Nikal Ke Bhaaga</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Drishyam 2</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Dumb Money</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Durgeshgorer Guptodhon</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Ek Je Chhilo Raja</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Emily The Criminal</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Everything, Everywhere, All At Once</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Fair Play</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Faraz</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Happening</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Infinity Pool</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Jaane Jaan</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Jawan</span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Kathal</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Kho Gaye Hum Kahan</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Khufiya</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Linoleum</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Living</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Lost</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Lust Stories 2</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Marcel The Shell With Shoes On</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Murina</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Official Competition</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">OMG 2</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Pig</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Polite Society</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Puss in Boots: The Last Wish</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Quiet Girl</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Red Rocket</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Rye Lane</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Sajini Shinde Ka Viral Video</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Sanctuary</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Shazam: Fury of the Gods</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">She Said</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Banshees of Inisherin</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Eken</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Fantastic Mr. Fox</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Killer</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Little Mermaid</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Menu</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Novice</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Vadh</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Watcher</span></span></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: Please Avoid</span></b></u></i></div><div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Animal</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Dunki</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken</span></span></div><div><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 13px;">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-60364185443602139882023-12-30T04:49:00.000-08:002023-12-30T04:49:44.553-08:00Books, Shows, and Documentaries - 2023 Wrap Up<p>Excited to share the 3rd post of this newly created annual tradition (<a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/12/books-shows-and-documentaries-2021-wrap.html">2021</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2023/01/books-shows-podcasts-and-documentaries.html">2022</a>) - My Favorite Books, Shows, and Documentaries. Unfortunately I had to remove the Podcast section after adding it in 2022 as I almost heard the same shows again, and will still recommend all of the ones from last year.</p><p>Note: Unlike for my movies, shows, and documentaries lists where I keep "released this year" as the eligibility criterion, the books list is not restricted to just books released in that year, but books read in that year.</p><p><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Books (all book pictures from Goodreads)</span> </u></b></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Total books read in 2023 - 23. Full list available <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/39426564" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">here</a>. Feel free to add me as a friend on Goodreads.</p><blockquote style="background-color: white; border: none; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">5. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59947696-wrong-place-wrong-time">Wrong Place Wrong Time</a> by <b>Gillian McAllister</b> (Fiction)</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMG-CprgJITtpXLqiA2BrWnWtdagoMjRx0RgZXAFQQtlrGB2hgi21GG9x6HXbJIUtFnEaKztJhxbHTliU0Y3SGJKIhcjdHklyLBGGLLzxu7URX-PGZhkPShaxwRp0PKR6ntENGSktMh-cuwmRqWDS1csP4U-6K80Z4Y6muPrXKswDairX1MztyA/s2775/WPWT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1838" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMG-CprgJITtpXLqiA2BrWnWtdagoMjRx0RgZXAFQQtlrGB2hgi21GG9x6HXbJIUtFnEaKztJhxbHTliU0Y3SGJKIhcjdHklyLBGGLLzxu7URX-PGZhkPShaxwRp0PKR6ntENGSktMh-cuwmRqWDS1csP4U-6K80Z4Y6muPrXKswDairX1MztyA/s320/WPWT.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><i>Checks all the boxes of a simply good book. You're invested in the characters from the get go. The time travel angle adds a fresh angle to the whodunnit. The going back a few months, years, and decades is also filled with meticulous nuances of the life from the recent and not very distant past. You keep guessing on what our protagonist will find out, as much as what you truly want.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">4. </span></span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56696339-the-power-of-geography" style="color: #3778cd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"> by <b>Tim Marshall</b> (Non-Fiction: Geography)</span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC3YFLrlB6Uh3Me1c6Eqa6UJmy7D0WcBpI6jOxLzBROc7vtcvwEB8rDqUgBOOHLh2ngYK0fC732Itn1ywquc4oMa8wqwX0ZeJxdZTJ0EvlDiauHFRDCuSwiKPDM9OxKyuxh6EdM_g-YAekYjWVUPe5yX54IvmDu_6KQOPDv4udRxKM7rXEG-TXg/s1656/TPOG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1130" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeC3YFLrlB6Uh3Me1c6Eqa6UJmy7D0WcBpI6jOxLzBROc7vtcvwEB8rDqUgBOOHLh2ngYK0fC732Itn1ywquc4oMa8wqwX0ZeJxdZTJ0EvlDiauHFRDCuSwiKPDM9OxKyuxh6EdM_g-YAekYjWVUPe5yX54IvmDu_6KQOPDv4udRxKM7rXEG-TXg/s320/TPOG.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><i>Strong follow up to the same author's 'Prisoner's of Geography' from a few years back. In the Power of Geography Tim Marshall takes us through some specific examples of countries e.g. Australia, Turkey, UK, the Sahel etc and explains why and how their geographies have been both their strengths and weaknesses in various cases. Some of the more obvious ones would be oil availability in the middle east, while the same abundance of riches in several African countries have been a curse. It felt like a continuation from where he left off in "Prisoners..." and while I may not retain all the details a few months from now, as the explanations provided were logical and some interesting tidbits throughout the book, made for an engrossing read and you will be better off even subconsciously by having a deeper understanding of the world.</i></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62047984-yellowface"><span style="color: #3778cd;">Y</span>ellowface</a> by <b>R. F. Kuang</b> (Fiction)</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoAAOXsmPKdPHW7BEqH5l1aZUbr_EV_YmdqDvRUNq1Sa9JhaerAZuez_4FMT-eBZkERtXZM_iz_SYdrgPqAQIcJ_WVkOl2CiZCX8bwMvDrO4yfJGH2FWhorvj-YvkmhR6gLmFuxy2J5pJe6RWLeHi5sC4QwPsJIcOYnhMDg5V20uqEenqwAZQPQ/s2400/Yellowface.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="1593" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfoAAOXsmPKdPHW7BEqH5l1aZUbr_EV_YmdqDvRUNq1Sa9JhaerAZuez_4FMT-eBZkERtXZM_iz_SYdrgPqAQIcJ_WVkOl2CiZCX8bwMvDrO4yfJGH2FWhorvj-YvkmhR6gLmFuxy2J5pJe6RWLeHi5sC4QwPsJIcOYnhMDg5V20uqEenqwAZQPQ/s320/Yellowface.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><i>In R.F. Kuang's satirical novel Yellowface, aspiring writer June Hayward seizes the opportunity to present an unpublished manuscript as her own, catapulting her into literary stardom. However, her literary masquerade unravels amidst social media scrutiny, literary investigation, and a haunting ghost story (well, sort of). Through Kuang's thought-provoking prose, Yellowface challenges readers to question the ethics of literary appropriation, the impact of online personas, and the true nature of artistic inspiration.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>I found the book compelling and while I won't say I was swayed wildly across the pendulum, I could see what the author was trying to achieve through the story and she manages to do so successfully.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><i>A thriller/mystery quite distinct from your regular ones.</i></span></span></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60690713-unstoppable-us-volume-1" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World</a> by <b>Yuval Noah Harari</b> (Non-Fiction: Everything)</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY0GpeUW8wn3fFAOXtSJf24MW7KLJ8r17PRwm-8af6h-8NqcQFqkDtWOVWw43MFwhbC060J18eDxrBm1N1HNQ1lpk_Z5WhAm0MUr3avdzxNuoFsdN2oMCNjPm4UGheIH-r0NEqvEkewHkUDYKGx623QYEm3JKSN5yL7bitw8fuVsM5jxRshgeVA/s400/Unstoppable%20Us.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="273" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitY0GpeUW8wn3fFAOXtSJf24MW7KLJ8r17PRwm-8af6h-8NqcQFqkDtWOVWw43MFwhbC060J18eDxrBm1N1HNQ1lpk_Z5WhAm0MUr3avdzxNuoFsdN2oMCNjPm4UGheIH-r0NEqvEkewHkUDYKGx623QYEm3JKSN5yL7bitw8fuVsM5jxRshgeVA/s320/Unstoppable%20Us.jpg" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><i>This is the kid's version of Sapiens, which is one of my all time fav. books. If you have a kid below the age of 13 you should read this one to them, if not then read it by yourself. It talks about the evolution of our species, from well before the stone age, till the time we became the big dogs on earth, and how we did so without size or muscle power. A hard read in places and kids can feel a bit scared of the chapters that talk about hunting and killing animals, so please use your judgement based on your child. My daughter and I can't wait for Volume 2.</i></span></span><i style="text-align: left;"> </i></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58784475-tomorrow-and-tomorrow-and-tomorrow" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow</a> by <b>Gabrielle Zevin</b> (Fiction)</p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL6zgsqY_5XdiswncnfovzWxNU3yVS7DBGYfx63HWlqbSgzdmmbVHpFHpvrZ8DQj7zUcXgZYY32fV1-M9Mb_P6wGh-aK9zsMn-nxdabd9ga2TaLzNlJs-qAQgzuX_GKTVueEwOG5FtECS_m4iOv6tRgtssbbVSjPIfPMiICNlnds3hY88peGH5A/s400/T&T&T.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxL6zgsqY_5XdiswncnfovzWxNU3yVS7DBGYfx63HWlqbSgzdmmbVHpFHpvrZ8DQj7zUcXgZYY32fV1-M9Mb_P6wGh-aK9zsMn-nxdabd9ga2TaLzNlJs-qAQgzuX_GKTVueEwOG5FtECS_m4iOv6tRgtssbbVSjPIfPMiICNlnds3hY88peGH5A/s320/T&T&T.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads):</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><i>I am a sucker for stories that span across eras with our characters growing and evolving to different versions of themselves. Tomorrow 3 is a solid example of this genre. The protagonists are relatable and interesting even if not always likeable. The rapport they share are similar to ones you would have shared with some friends, and their life charts out in ways expected and then there are the twists. You feel for them and want to drill sense into them at time. The writing is engaging without trying too hard. The hype was worth it.</i></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both;"><p style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">------------------------------------</p><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Shows (all images courtesy IMDb and summaries by Bard)</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Total shows watched in 2023 - 14</p></div><b>5. Kaala Paani (Hindi)</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTTZe1WBTVjxLKAOGeGICeozTZYu8wcf_OcmHigisi9g-EiODmmq7_twt_EETcoepeGIbfPBmQggtAMB2_zG0rckabfRug6HY0uWGwJDKVv4KN7et60AGrX9YcUSYWj_o9vRdxw6potYpNeOlKL59pzIOCSI75Uuxf7QVtuu0s-x_fcD-jYgxGg/s376/KP.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="265" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMTTZe1WBTVjxLKAOGeGICeozTZYu8wcf_OcmHigisi9g-EiODmmq7_twt_EETcoepeGIbfPBmQggtAMB2_zG0rckabfRug6HY0uWGwJDKVv4KN7et60AGrX9YcUSYWj_o9vRdxw6potYpNeOlKL59pzIOCSI75Uuxf7QVtuu0s-x_fcD-jYgxGg/s320/KP.png" width="226" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Summary</b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>: </b>Kaala Paani is a Hindi-language survival drama web series set in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The series follows a deadly epidemic that threatens to wipe out the population. </span>A mysterious illness spreads through the Andaman Islands' water supply. Dr. Soudamini Singh races to find a cure, but authorities ignore her warnings. The islands are quarantined, and the population struggles to survive. The epidemic is eventually stopped, but at a great cost. The series is a cautionary tale about the dangers of environmental destruction.</div></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>4. Beef (English)</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesbW8ohtARETzqi4KDEE3xq98NsE-OCoNRlg-8-RGLTFLnjwtTXku_5efB4by6REMM4nrMsN3zJ7WJOUL-fcDfKGnbIlngqMestiyJLqyGeGJL7NrJhLEvQEhMqeuVyRLEMhvCLUZVbOS7hSU5CJ0mjstnbyB4RCpL3yC8WlkaEqj0zXleL5Rgg/s714/Beef.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="490" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhesbW8ohtARETzqi4KDEE3xq98NsE-OCoNRlg-8-RGLTFLnjwtTXku_5efB4by6REMM4nrMsN3zJ7WJOUL-fcDfKGnbIlngqMestiyJLqyGeGJL7NrJhLEvQEhMqeuVyRLEMhvCLUZVbOS7hSU5CJ0mjstnbyB4RCpL3yC8WlkaEqj0zXleL5Rgg/s320/Beef.png" width="220" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><b>Summary</b>: Road rage sparks a dark, escalating feud between struggling contractor Danny and frustrated entrepreneur Amy. Secrets, betrayals, and violence spiral as they target each other's vulnerabilities. A car crash forces them into uneasy alliance, revealing their shared pain and unmet dreams. Forgiveness and understanding emerge despite the trauma, offering them a chance to heal. 'Beef' serves up a raw, darkly comic journey through anger, revenge, and unexpected compassion.</div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>3. </b><b>Dahaad (Hindi)</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgFYWOAsr2SxbfTnN7gPXKseu9QSytO3bRujy2r0NwB242iRuJQWUNSAF-yjCP6fDB92Q3kvuWAhGj3jDg7BzV1glrI6Yz9T1cM7WDRggJoT43Szs_LCl51KB2QgMJHvCCeA1ywpUN_dwerrimLmRuQPIcF2dP3N0S9bhOdF-eWRU81ybaRB9mA/s705/Dahaad.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="586" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgFYWOAsr2SxbfTnN7gPXKseu9QSytO3bRujy2r0NwB242iRuJQWUNSAF-yjCP6fDB92Q3kvuWAhGj3jDg7BzV1glrI6Yz9T1cM7WDRggJoT43Szs_LCl51KB2QgMJHvCCeA1ywpUN_dwerrimLmRuQPIcF2dP3N0S9bhOdF-eWRU81ybaRB9mA/s320/Dahaad.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Summary</b>: Sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati investigates a series of deaths where women are found in public bathrooms. The deaths first appear as suicides but as the investigation progresses, Bhaati realizes that there's a serial killer on the loose.</div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>2. </b><b style="background-color: transparent;">The Last of Us (English)</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDm3vT9HoPy2BrQlFUosOO_fJuIKc9qqaXkbFH_AG_FTEaC9iknag3Ws8UXct5DTMHGWXyH-T1bcecd3I9mN6atZEuY24UgrL3aYJq44ol7VCB9XCFLBEQQzizbcMGfCZL7DJV7b0etjMpDthLE64QpdesSeNZS8TUuQfJ9b5sZDFXZqeMavzxw/s720/The%20Last%20of%20Us.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="498" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpDm3vT9HoPy2BrQlFUosOO_fJuIKc9qqaXkbFH_AG_FTEaC9iknag3Ws8UXct5DTMHGWXyH-T1bcecd3I9mN6atZEuY24UgrL3aYJq44ol7VCB9XCFLBEQQzizbcMGfCZL7DJV7b0etjMpDthLE64QpdesSeNZS8TUuQfJ9b5sZDFXZqeMavzxw/s320/The%20Last%20of%20Us.png" width="221" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Summary</b><b>: </b>Twenty years after a fungal apocalypse, hardened smuggler Joel escorts 14-year-old Ellie, immune to the infection, across ravaged America. Their bond deepens amidst brutal violence and lurking infected, but Joel's trauma threatens their journey. Hope emerges with potential rebels, the Fireflies, seeking Ellie's immunity for a vaccine. Betrayal and loss shatter their trust, forcing Joel to make a life-altering decision to protect Ellie. In a world shrouded in darkness, a fragile hope survives through their complex and unwavering bond.</div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>1. Succession (Season 4) (English)</b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IoG9exriucAmHMWVLU0HC1WLmvKJMlYi6QJEIhqP1i8qyQxjQYaKa2q9hWkE1kDlm25JyZX8b-Sq2Yc4TE92WkRAPmx_0fG1AK7s3dW1YU3veSUIMh4u1p71azuBRkvVrz97hpMYKstbwNKMKzrqpe7XeoxuV7k5YpWdd5odmvJISqiJ3YlKwg/s709/Succession%20S04.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="484" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5IoG9exriucAmHMWVLU0HC1WLmvKJMlYi6QJEIhqP1i8qyQxjQYaKa2q9hWkE1kDlm25JyZX8b-Sq2Yc4TE92WkRAPmx_0fG1AK7s3dW1YU3veSUIMh4u1p71azuBRkvVrz97hpMYKstbwNKMKzrqpe7XeoxuV7k5YpWdd5odmvJISqiJ3YlKwg/s320/Succession%20S04.png" width="218" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Summary</b><b>: </b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Season 4 of Succession throws the Roy siblings into a global chess match as Logan's health deteriorates. Kendall, desperate for legitimacy, pursues a hostile takeover while Shiv navigates the political minefield of Waystar Royco's legacy. Roman, emboldened by a surprise promotion, revels in chaos as Connor schemes for the presidency. Kendall's reckless pursuit backfires, leading to a public meltdown and a humiliating shareholder vote. Logan, ever the puppet master, uses the crisis to tighten his grip, forcing alliances to shift and loyalties to crumble. Meanwhile, Gerri navigates the power vacuum with serpentine grace, and Cousin Greg emerges as an unlikely kingmaker. As tensions rise and betrayals multiply, the siblings are left grasping for power, forced to confront the true cost of their ambitions and the legacy they fight to inherit. The season culminates in a shocking cliffhanger, leaving the Roy family on the brink of fracture and viewers gasping for more.</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: center;"> ------------------------------------</span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Documentaries (all images courtesy IMDb and summaries by Bard)</span></b></p><p style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Total documentaries watched in 2022 - 20. </p><p style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">3. <b>The Romantics (Hindi/English)</b></p><p style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEALAG3UoYxo87QeOtbF2ajwS3hhZ50C7rKXOonRuNwIkdXz965HKeHLvi1a2Biu5tIgJUp3XafH7etcmtVCGMf9qomjOeGbGJ6bwqTeEPYCIyVXptpCMTyh8i-DqNOLZBnr9SEZhxKqrGWJ1UxgWFrWlQkiYcVsl4bBan_1U8Eovmljthn2JGbg/s703/Romantics.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="703" data-original-width="579" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEALAG3UoYxo87QeOtbF2ajwS3hhZ50C7rKXOonRuNwIkdXz965HKeHLvi1a2Biu5tIgJUp3XafH7etcmtVCGMf9qomjOeGbGJ6bwqTeEPYCIyVXptpCMTyh8i-DqNOLZBnr9SEZhxKqrGWJ1UxgWFrWlQkiYcVsl4bBan_1U8Eovmljthn2JGbg/s320/Romantics.png" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: justify;">Summary</b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">: "The Romantics" is a documentary series that explores the history of Indian cinema and its impact on the country's culture. Through interviews with some of the biggest names in Bollywood, like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Ranbir Kapoor, the series dives into the evolution of Indian cinema from its early days to the present.</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The documentary explores various themes, including how Indian cinema reflects Indian society, tackling social issues and promoting cultural understanding. It also highlights the unifying power of cinema, bringing people together from different backgrounds through shared experiences.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">"The Romantics" is a love letter to Indian cinema, celebrating its rich history, cultural significance, and enduring impact on the lives of millions. It's a must-watch for anyone interested in Indian cinema or the power of film in general.</span></span></div><p style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"></p><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b>2. Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTfSOEs7RSerPjQy2w1HKSmmYu-W1-KfqT_dfX4ItpoM5xdXddymYwYF1-zPJvoG9I-cT5Suai_iZCFKAfA2geuezXvOzmrnr2FWjED1FfmPGlIWnUXYpYjBEv7TCEmTS_wNsq7XZgd_s0T1-QQgGGFrUrddBl41adB7P9v2yRhFTEflI1Jt_kw/s706/Madoff.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="706" data-original-width="577" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTfSOEs7RSerPjQy2w1HKSmmYu-W1-KfqT_dfX4ItpoM5xdXddymYwYF1-zPJvoG9I-cT5Suai_iZCFKAfA2geuezXvOzmrnr2FWjED1FfmPGlIWnUXYpYjBEv7TCEmTS_wNsq7XZgd_s0T1-QQgGGFrUrddBl41adB7P9v2yRhFTEflI1Jt_kw/s320/Madoff.png" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">Summary</b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Wall Street titan Bernie Madoff built an empire on a lie: a colossal Ponzi scheme. The 2008 crash exposed his web of deceit, leaving a trail of ruined lives and shattered trust. This docuseries explores the rise and fall of the "Monster of Wall Street," from his meteoric success to his chilling downfall, revealing the human cost of financial greed and the dark underbelly of Wall Street.</span></span></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b>3. The Hunt for Veerappan</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkFJKanniS6k_B05eqvAmrzFRSzG7u2sJg0i0pQd8tMDvd3Ef66O_JwVOm15Oydm8xUu_PEosS4Uz-22fJfDQZApmpLBxlOE2VJRZ6AWil5dd86MqZq1-zDVynB7gtfmbaZMiEU177hAxfN8D_Zh4U5Nej1ACifBtPvRgtkYf4VrgGR2d2a78cQ/s708/The%20Hunt%20For%20Veerappan.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="588" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKkFJKanniS6k_B05eqvAmrzFRSzG7u2sJg0i0pQd8tMDvd3Ef66O_JwVOm15Oydm8xUu_PEosS4Uz-22fJfDQZApmpLBxlOE2VJRZ6AWil5dd86MqZq1-zDVynB7gtfmbaZMiEU177hAxfN8D_Zh4U5Nej1ACifBtPvRgtkYf4VrgGR2d2a78cQ/s320/The%20Hunt%20For%20Veerappan.png" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><b>Summary</b></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Deep in South India's forests, Veerappan, a ruthless poacher and smuggler, reigns. The 1990s echo with his crimes: elephant slaughter, sandalwood heists, and audacious kidnappings. Two states unite against him, forming a special task force. The ensuing manhunt spans two decades, twisting through dense jungles, political games, and shifting loyalties. Veerappan, hailed as a Robin Hood by some, terrorizes others. The documentary dissects the myth and the man, weaving in the voices of his wife, police officers, and villagers caught in the crossfire. Ultimately, the bullet-ridden saga confronts the legacy of a criminal king and the cost of bringing him to justice.</span></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-26756953596841387012023-07-30T22:39:00.001-07:002023-07-30T22:39:37.864-07:00Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani<p style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Karan Johar uses Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani (RaRKPK, do we still do this thing?) to send a few OS updates equivalent of the messages he propagated through KKHH, K3G et al. Loving your family is still key, but there are lines that shouldn’t be crossed. Love above all else, but don’t forget yourself as an individual, your identity & your core values. Mutual respect in love is cool (SRK locket reference). We like it or not his movies played a role in establishing some of adulting crutches for the Indian millennials. And now as that generation is firmly in charge of the country and culture, he polishes a few rough, rusty edges. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI6gmM-lc3U-V08J88LyzsnbE9NWkQOIjcX3KiX0m7RaaMxwzdIi_KhPCYX0qxMk2qZr0zja2Jf8yYsltc37pYFwGcYqhMos3oY-AxXcVQpUV_X-y-HXI-IyqTB7uPIfo5ORdsU9umXiUF9jozM0vJtktPp44m07aQGc_bDoazwtQOhKRtCBTruA" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="274" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiI6gmM-lc3U-V08J88LyzsnbE9NWkQOIjcX3KiX0m7RaaMxwzdIi_KhPCYX0qxMk2qZr0zja2Jf8yYsltc37pYFwGcYqhMos3oY-AxXcVQpUV_X-y-HXI-IyqTB7uPIfo5ORdsU9umXiUF9jozM0vJtktPp44m07aQGc_bDoazwtQOhKRtCBTruA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-7e11e5ec-7fff-5405-6aa8-816a5008c9de"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s not just OK to be different, it’s important that we accept and value differences among each other. It’s OK to not be born with or even grow up knowing all that’s right and wrong, in fact it’s OK to have mental models based on our conditioning, upbringing, and environment that may not feel quite all right as we learn new facts and think for ourselves. It’s OK to be wrong, as long as we are open to being wrong and making amends. As SRK says in Pardes, agar yeh woke hai, toh hai, toh hai, toh hai.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">It’s a message movie without ever forgetting it’s an entertainer first. And if there ever was a Bollywood character written for a person, not just their body of work, it is Rocky and Ranveer. Karan Johar just let him be and Ranveer delivered a performance of a lifetime. That’s saying a lot for someone who has ‘83, Bajirao Mastani, Gully Boy, Ramleela among others on his CV already, before he’s 40. We have all seen Rocky and we have all judged him from the other side of the street, from a distance, from Facebook photo albums. And yes, Rocky is not very different from the Rocky we have judged, but Rocky is a human who may just be able to be a bit more than we give him credit for. Ranveer is so clearly having a ball with the role that he takes us along for the ride in every scene from the first meeting with Alia in her office, the impish but not malicious interactions with Somen, bra shopping with Mrs. Chatterjee, or of course the Dola re Dola performance that will be remembered as a key moment in modern Bollywood story telling and risk taken by an A-list hero. Ranveer getting the accents and mannerisms right don’t surprise anyone anymore as we take him for granted, but here he gets Ranveer and Rocky right.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Alia’s Rani couldn’t be more perfect, and unfortunately that’s a drawback that’s impossible for Alia to overcome. She’s incredibly smart, successful, beautiful, pragmatic, fair, thoughtful, and all round unattainable. She delivered what was asked of her to a T, and she did a thorough job.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">That Dharmendra -- Shabana Azmi scene had blockbuster written all over it, but like in many parts of the movie things were one step away from becoming melodramatic, and the actors and the makers, helped immensely by Bollywood nostalgia and music kept it at dramatic and endearing.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The rest of the cast - Jaya Bachchan having a party playing the Big B of Mohabbatein, K3G and other angry patriarchy man; Aamir Bashir as the manipulated Tijori with the alpha male complex; Tota Roy Chowdhury as the clear headed liberal kathak dancer dad, and Churni Ganguly as the caricature of the Bengali English teacher - provided the support necessary to keep this big, lavish, familiar-yet-fresh story from getting repetitive.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The music was the one surprising let down for a Karan Johar mega starrer. It’s been less than a few hours since I have come back from the theater and can only recollect the music from the older Bollywood movies that were used beautifully throughout. This is a proper planet now in Karan’s universe (where the laws are very different from ours) and we’re here for it.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div></span>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-44660224739894063062023-01-01T16:10:00.000-08:002023-01-01T16:10:09.284-08:00Books, Shows, Podcasts, and Documentaries - 2022 Wrap Up<p>Nothing screams 'Slacker' more than writing a year end wrap up on the first day of the next year. There we have that out of the way.</p><p>For the second post of this newly created annual tradition (<a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/12/books-shows-and-documentaries-2021-wrap.html">2021</a>) we have a new category in addition to last years Books, Shows, and Documentaries - Podcasts. Let's get into the Top 5s without further ado.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><u><span style="font-size: x-large;">Books</span> </u></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Total books read in 2022 - 26. Full list available <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/32412432">here</a>. Feel free to add me as a friend on Goodreads.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></blockquote></blockquote><p style="text-align: center;">5. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54798488-the-one-hundred-years-of-lenni-and-margot">The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot</a> (Fiction)</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistXnzENnsmlHm4g2jGmhEtuooJIETfJqjOW8PWV4WbIP_K6_sRRYLcTxpdjB7gBs6Ikoeq1LbaGNi5ZHt9xtBnAKAcuQj15wJG8AJ9jEsog-9p4ezbuPLgvUigs2SDx_f0GPTFZH54ZN4iqg3tksGE3waMpLZ2KeG-DEgbQpPbfm3wexSaKo/s400/OHYOLM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="265" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistXnzENnsmlHm4g2jGmhEtuooJIETfJqjOW8PWV4WbIP_K6_sRRYLcTxpdjB7gBs6Ikoeq1LbaGNi5ZHt9xtBnAKAcuQj15wJG8AJ9jEsog-9p4ezbuPLgvUigs2SDx_f0GPTFZH54ZN4iqg3tksGE3waMpLZ2KeG-DEgbQpPbfm3wexSaKo/w133-h200/OHYOLM.jpg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><i style="text-align: left;">I knew what I was getting into, and I had decided I will not let it break me down.</i></div><p><i>I weeped for a full minute when the most expected thing happened.</i></p><p><i>Sheer power in Marianne's writing and Rebecca Benson & Sheila Reid's narration. A simple story beautifully told. More of the how story than a what story, and those are the ones where an author truly shines (or falls flat).</i></p><p><i>Two terminally ill patients, of 17 and 83, develop a bond that sucks you in as they share their experiences of their 100 years. 17 year old Lenni is a firebrand, even if her body is giving up. 83 year old Margot has many more layers to her than you will realize at first. Plus some endearing characters like the priest and Humphrey.</i></p><p><i>Read if you're looking for a good time and some solid crying your heart out</i>. </p><p style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28936158-the-illustrated-history-of-football">The Illustrated History of Football</a> (Non-Fiction: Sports)</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-O7gImabiWlbahl8uC-o_03yHmbho3D_XoeD9W_-bHJwsxKLvCSWBKNo9SelhGLdBvVYMUUlmqMmoWTwIbRDibElPBaML8dkyCo5oCVwiVWl7keL5SIfdNCust-I7qmPyZc5BDvY9wCmz0kHXe0bj19X0pTT3oX2-lKSDPt-wKA5in-HdqY/s400/IHoF.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-O7gImabiWlbahl8uC-o_03yHmbho3D_XoeD9W_-bHJwsxKLvCSWBKNo9SelhGLdBvVYMUUlmqMmoWTwIbRDibElPBaML8dkyCo5oCVwiVWl7keL5SIfdNCust-I7qmPyZc5BDvY9wCmz0kHXe0bj19X0pTT3oX2-lKSDPt-wKA5in-HdqY/w129-h200/IHoF.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><i style="text-align: left;">If you have half an ounce of interest in football (international, or club, that debate doesn't matter here), this is the book for you. Covers the history in the most entertaining way possible, with brilliant comic strips accompanying the story over the decades. I am one of those world cup/Euro fanatics with next to zero idea or interest in club football, and found myself nodding along to long forgotten nuggets from World Cup trivia, to gaining a bunch of information about the same players and their achievements or lack thereof in the club leagues. No punches have been pulled by David Squires, especially towards FIFA or the various associations. There's a joke a minute hidden in plain sight, with smart references aplenty. A perfect companion to take care of the withdrawal symptom after the Doha final.</i></div><p style="text-align: center;">3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50358133-homeland-elegies">Homeland Elegies</a> (Fiction: Contemporary Historical Fiction)</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs1dr00R7MKQ9CCJ1pC3TIfkOP3ISCsF86u9EmHLVtx_fipjszr9aykEvmEgrdl10t38ddJVEoT38jiscB-96FL8AEhYTOjMEes7hDpIIeuZfnORYANVP8C_MzHsWCXeWV3_7hCGiW0SUYr2cIhTKD2u9Op7c4ZCbJ3w5aEgtTQdaVenYn0E/s2775/hoemland%20elegies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2775" data-original-width="1800" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbs1dr00R7MKQ9CCJ1pC3TIfkOP3ISCsF86u9EmHLVtx_fipjszr9aykEvmEgrdl10t38ddJVEoT38jiscB-96FL8AEhYTOjMEes7hDpIIeuZfnORYANVP8C_MzHsWCXeWV3_7hCGiW0SUYr2cIhTKD2u9Op7c4ZCbJ3w5aEgtTQdaVenYn0E/w130-h200/hoemland%20elegies.jpg" width="130" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><i style="text-align: left;">Is it fiction? Is it an autobiography? Which parts do we believe? Why does it even matter?</i></div><p><i>Ayad Akhtar's 'Homeland Elegies' is a unique mix of a first person fictional account where the protagonist shares the name and more with the author, and is a good part fiction mixed with facts. If that premise wasn't intriguing enough, the subjects covered - racism, immigration, Trump, capitalism, current events mixed with fictional situations - makes this an engrossing read.</i></p><p><i>As a desi immigrant to the US, I identified quite a bit with both the protagonist/narrator and the parent. It helps that Ayad is a brilliant storyteller, and his dialogues, lots of it throughout, is so realistic, both for the immigrant parents, and the first gen narrator.</i></p><p><i>Sharp, witty, and one that will make you think every time you take a break.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;">2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60234491-the-bollywood-pocketbook-series">The Bollywood Pocketbook Series (Box Set)</a> (Non-Fiction: Bollywood Trivia)</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQb19jl2_JJ5xb1rrRqfa5w-hUg_ifB0c_V4tRRFJk7XEZa0J11mSv7uZKQqzVwQuMhnx3mbOUv7PPCgxfhQCu6pJ4uyk8JvMxROtjmld64mDUmuCAZEE_njbBh0Pd2CXMbaqnB-SbtZq8FoP8z-SedHN_7VASWqgDVX3g64pVSGqErzIPmg/s392/Pocketbooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="318" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQb19jl2_JJ5xb1rrRqfa5w-hUg_ifB0c_V4tRRFJk7XEZa0J11mSv7uZKQqzVwQuMhnx3mbOUv7PPCgxfhQCu6pJ4uyk8JvMxROtjmld64mDUmuCAZEE_njbBh0Pd2CXMbaqnB-SbtZq8FoP8z-SedHN_7VASWqgDVX3g64pVSGqErzIPmg/w163-h200/Pocketbooks.jpg" width="163" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads): </span><i style="text-align: left;">Disclaimer: Dipta is a friend, so giving this Pocketbook series 5/5 stars. Would have given it 6 stars otherwise.</i></div><p><i>There is likely no other book/series with a higher trivia/sentence in the world. Likh ke diya.</i></p><p><i>Also, each of these hundreds (maybe thousands) of trivia nuggets pass the quality bar that would make them good questions at any Bollywood quiz worth their salt. As an entry level employee in this corporation of Bollywood trivia, I look up to Diptakirti as the founder-CEO, who is simply better than all of us in his chosen field.</i></p><p><i>This 4 series collection includes Iconic Dates, Places, Characters, and Things (likely a hat tip to the popular Indian time-pass game of Name, Place, Animal, Thing). Each book is ~150 pages, with ~50 chapters. Every chapter, at ~3 page is like a healthy yet tasty snack that you can't stop popping in your mouth, much like the popcorn tub in the dark theater which is the spiritual birthplace of this series.</i></p><p><i>Each pocketbook follows the chronological order of a century of Bollywood. However, the chapters that cover the movies from a hundred years back are no less interesting than the much more recent ones.</i></p><p><i>This is obviously not Diptakirti's first rodeo at this. He has been writing books on Bollywood trivia for over a decade now with Kitnay Aadmi Thay, Bollybook, Bollygeek, Written by Salim-Javed, Bioscope etc. In this series, not only has he honed his craft to the sharpest level, but it feels like he's also had the most fun writing all of these books, with references and throwbacks to other nuggets within the series itself. </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p style="text-align: center;">1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36260719-dictatorland">Dictatorland: The Men Who Stole Africa</a> (Non-Fiction: History)</p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzp8Z08OY3SlhJX6MSBmudL1HRVU_xMgcQ2TPDgWT_M7I4fDFznDLpMjkycOWMEKIcA9riUCj0z1G6JCTBopx_b_7WixN5bFL-IsUz5Hh2HS9juBWbnSEXaYlCgJokzL8aNk65Qcyzlm0ZiBUqOVlMqkdfB1QPc70e0-P86vAL7QasxKVWys/s475/dictatorland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="311" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzp8Z08OY3SlhJX6MSBmudL1HRVU_xMgcQ2TPDgWT_M7I4fDFznDLpMjkycOWMEKIcA9riUCj0z1G6JCTBopx_b_7WixN5bFL-IsUz5Hh2HS9juBWbnSEXaYlCgJokzL8aNk65Qcyzlm0ZiBUqOVlMqkdfB1QPc70e0-P86vAL7QasxKVWys/w131-h200/dictatorland.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">My review (from Goodreads):</span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><i>One of the hardest books I have read, in my life. Not because the author used obscure words I didn't know the meaning of. On the contrary he used lucid language to describe some of the most heinous forms of flouting of human rights and sheer torture carried out by the colonizers and then the native dictators across the continent of Africa.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Stories of how the European colonizers ravaged the continent and its people for centuries is well known by now and is as pathetic as it gets. However, it is just heartbreaking to read how the same story of these nations winning independence and then falling into equally horrifying fate, and in many cases perhaps worse, by the home grown dictators whose cruelty knew no bounds. Repeated across Congo, Zimbabe, Nigeria, Equitorial Guinea, Libya, Ivory Coast among others.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>The extensive research that has gone into writing the book jumps out. Kudos to Paul Kenyon for coming up with this brilliant work of history and lessons to be learned from it. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;">------------------------------------</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Shows (all images and summaries courtesy Wikipedia)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">Total shows watched in 2022 - 20. </p><p style="text-align: center;">5. <b>House of the Dragon (Season 1, 2022)</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUSHqqMJX_hV05Hai2jUa2LkYoefTPI5pgk0BhK11c9w3BQ09fsPBVltgWYNkM0i2_xe3Mj6UY9MyIwQ-uR3f3xNalBsQLMMIzCRRfr3XRwv81TQ0sOC2q0Yo4F_0tfwk6r5jy7-ZmCrdcuBLMn7mfJx4hzMGxzYTXZHm3i7FxYSq7Cr7Src/s275/HoD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="275" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUSHqqMJX_hV05Hai2jUa2LkYoefTPI5pgk0BhK11c9w3BQ09fsPBVltgWYNkM0i2_xe3Mj6UY9MyIwQ-uR3f3xNalBsQLMMIzCRRfr3XRwv81TQ0sOC2q0Yo4F_0tfwk6r5jy7-ZmCrdcuBLMn7mfJx4hzMGxzYTXZHm3i7FxYSq7Cr7Src/w200-h100/HoD.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Summary</b>: House of the Dragon is an American fantasy drama television series created by George R. R. Martin and Ryan Condal for HBO. A prequel to Game of Thrones (2011–2019), it is the second series in the A Song of Ice and Fire franchise. Condal and Miguel Sapochnik served as the showrunners for the first season. Based on Martin's 2018 novel Fire & Blood, the series is set about 100 years after the Seven Kingdoms are united by the Targaryen Conquest, nearly 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, and 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. Featuring an ensemble cast, the show portrays the events leading up to the beginning of the decline of House Targaryen, a devastating war of succession known as the "Dance of the Dragons".</div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4. Only Murders In The Building: Season 1 (2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEObwK5EQLare9bjjJNrmKvywZ1z4TELGTE04h3MJODKA5zZNUJfRoUiQaicVcta_nZJzbp0s1xyIeHHMnNIrzCvTuOOFlcG1RV-0qV5-dvKpDetEVfq2_GX8PwmWFxveILBVj8k6Suz3xHlV_LNf8JyI0204zIbD7jyyoBKSqX7A7_DNGZTs/s275/Only_Murders_logo.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="149" data-original-width="275" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEObwK5EQLare9bjjJNrmKvywZ1z4TELGTE04h3MJODKA5zZNUJfRoUiQaicVcta_nZJzbp0s1xyIeHHMnNIrzCvTuOOFlcG1RV-0qV5-dvKpDetEVfq2_GX8PwmWFxveILBVj8k6Suz3xHlV_LNf8JyI0204zIbD7jyyoBKSqX7A7_DNGZTs/w200-h108/Only_Murders_logo.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b style="text-align: justify;">Summary</b><span style="text-align: justify;">: Only Murders in the Building is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The ten-episode first season premiered on Hulu in August 2021. The plot follows three strangers played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, with a shared interest in true crime podcasts who join together to investigate a death in the apartment building they all live in. The series has received critical acclaim for its comedic approach to crime fiction, as well as the performances and chemistry among the lead performers. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">In the first season, after a suspicious death in their affluent Upper West Side apartment building, the three neighbors start their own podcast about their investigation.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3. White Lotus: Season 2 (2022)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7gLM-uu7V3JDsywTeG9sf1C5JqmkToxZ59i-EWLS8TIhZgNptkXgVPHU50zKC1dmyHQb96PDmQMBBdvJoHCd0BcgfszPyFAsWltYGXr6GBICAXCi0ohAxdyoj4bxJoRGhlq68EkzwnR99uVoNUGr8wtMMRdXZfN3FC81Dq2CiGPcEkHhaAM/s420/The_White_Lotus_Title_Card.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="236" data-original-width="420" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif7gLM-uu7V3JDsywTeG9sf1C5JqmkToxZ59i-EWLS8TIhZgNptkXgVPHU50zKC1dmyHQb96PDmQMBBdvJoHCd0BcgfszPyFAsWltYGXr6GBICAXCi0ohAxdyoj4bxJoRGhlq68EkzwnR99uVoNUGr8wtMMRdXZfN3FC81Dq2CiGPcEkHhaAM/w200-h113/The_White_Lotus_Title_Card.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><b>Summary</b></span><span style="text-align: justify;">: </span><span style="text-align: left;">The White Lotus is an American black comedy-drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO. It follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain whose stay is affected by their various psychosocial dysfunctions. The first season is set in Hawaii and the second season is set in Sicily.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2. Ozark: Seasons 1-4 (2017-2022)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHlciX0EFnv4RJ_DZWIUc44c2v0UbvIoPS9zzL86Nlh62jfYvEF-0J02-3oWyFk-z-jvrtHv216Fkwhz-CyDHJf2MpLeDS92V-yDQF2d221m1P4ZAT3kYWAu89ZgaEUSSCHzv-kNCTlGWQweHzcL83SdEM6O1hEGKKM9xqrNx0F229fmP1QY/s1920/1920px-Ozark_TV_series_logo.svg.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="1920" height="53" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHlciX0EFnv4RJ_DZWIUc44c2v0UbvIoPS9zzL86Nlh62jfYvEF-0J02-3oWyFk-z-jvrtHv216Fkwhz-CyDHJf2MpLeDS92V-yDQF2d221m1P4ZAT3kYWAu89ZgaEUSSCHzv-kNCTlGWQweHzcL83SdEM6O1hEGKKM9xqrNx0F229fmP1QY/w200-h53/1920px-Ozark_TV_series_logo.svg.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><b>Summary</b>: Ozark is an American crime drama television series created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams for Netflix, and produced by MRC Television and Aggregate Films. The series stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty and Wendy Byrde, a married couple who move their family to the Lake of the Ozarks and become money launderers. Bateman also serves as a director and executive producer for the series. The first season was released on July 21, 2017; the second season was released on August 31, 2018, and the third season was released on March 27, 2020. The first three seasons are 10 episodes each. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth, and final, season consisting of 14 episodes split into two parts.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1. Ted Lasso: Seasons 1 & 2 (2020 & 2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7sA1CPEBFPzpf2G4uv9kcHDI0MzRwTWbizQ0NiW2RhMI3aDI8V17ZKckRX7eSJ4NSZPs6xxMvEpJH5AneYYp5tUgH14WyCsfCT1wJ8L8v5YpyOSs6L2D_YzQjZmUTwtPxwgRl4YJYcOZ1TDUCnh87Vhj6h0kNsFUlUDsQwL3wTMlvr7gnj4/s447/Tedlassotitlecard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="223" data-original-width="447" height="100" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7sA1CPEBFPzpf2G4uv9kcHDI0MzRwTWbizQ0NiW2RhMI3aDI8V17ZKckRX7eSJ4NSZPs6xxMvEpJH5AneYYp5tUgH14WyCsfCT1wJ8L8v5YpyOSs6L2D_YzQjZmUTwtPxwgRl4YJYcOZ1TDUCnh87Vhj6h0kNsFUlUDsQwL3wTMlvr7gnj4/w200-h100/Tedlassotitlecard.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Summary</b>: Ted Lasso is an American sports comedy-drama television series developed by Jason Sudeikis, Bill Lawrence, Brendan Hunt, and Joe Kelly. It is based on a character of the same name that Sudeikis first portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports' coverage of the Premier League. The series follows Ted Lasso, an American college football coach who is hired to coach an English soccer team in an attempt by its owner to spite her ex-husband. Lasso tries to win over the skeptical English market with his folksy, optimistic demeanor while dealing with his inexperience in the sport.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">------</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Documentaries (all images and summaries courtesy Wikipedia)</span></b></p></div><b style="font-size: 13px;">5. The Tinder Swindler (2022)</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCDXuOcZZ3ECEiPNsBSFvMB9yQrGQI5elPqgc4QM_AEfhSyidv7Y9W9Q4uHJNLaWbOV4bCfv0rBm-8V2nUz5KqqwLTwQ0l3LKFVQXwnAdP5rAzt5rt_Fo1WI67cua1-QvN_HnpJo4RsIi5af5Y7CpZrTVukuJThK0mhLuzVabqsHs4MLmbMs/s384/Tinder_swindler.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCDXuOcZZ3ECEiPNsBSFvMB9yQrGQI5elPqgc4QM_AEfhSyidv7Y9W9Q4uHJNLaWbOV4bCfv0rBm-8V2nUz5KqqwLTwQ0l3LKFVQXwnAdP5rAzt5rt_Fo1WI67cua1-QvN_HnpJo4RsIi5af5Y7CpZrTVukuJThK0mhLuzVabqsHs4MLmbMs/w135-h200/Tinder_swindler.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><b style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Summary</b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">: </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">The Tinder Swindler is a British true crime documentary film directed by Felicity Morris and released on Netflix on 2 February 2022. The documentary tells the story of the Israeli conman Simon Leviev (born Shimon Hayut) who used the dating application Tinder to connect with individuals who he then emotionally manipulated into financially supporting his lavish lifestyle on the pretext he needed the money to escape his "enemies."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">4. </b><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts</b></span></span><b style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> (2022)</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DssVHQ_KV1AMpMsSawsPRHRML-l9CTVo0onMtYoyO9aFju9VggDk__VR1aZZj43_WqSYPD2gGfmBIhWMIETnIevTP91alyVW6-wKpiUuoNViABZIvLqCauNG613mcvTJO5JZwGLaaJ5c2z0qWr0wk8yjdka11-1B5G6UD88mBtGO1-mXdw4/s353/Harry_Potter_20th_Anniversary_Return_to_Hogwarts_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="282" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DssVHQ_KV1AMpMsSawsPRHRML-l9CTVo0onMtYoyO9aFju9VggDk__VR1aZZj43_WqSYPD2gGfmBIhWMIETnIevTP91alyVW6-wKpiUuoNViABZIvLqCauNG613mcvTJO5JZwGLaaJ5c2z0qWr0wk8yjdka11-1B5G6UD88mBtGO1-mXdw4/w160-h200/Harry_Potter_20th_Anniversary_Return_to_Hogwarts_poster.jpg" width="160" /></a></div></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Summary</b>: </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts is a television special released on 1 January 2022 on HBO Max. It is a reunion special for the cast and crew of the Harry Potter film series, marking the twentieth anniversary of the series' first instalment, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001). </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The films' protagonist trio Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson appear in the special, with surviving principal cast members Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Ian Hart, Toby Jones, Matthew Lewis, Evanna Lynch, producer David Heyman, and filmmakers Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, and David Yates. The special also marked Coltrane's final on-screen appearance before his death in October that year.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>3. </b><b>Ben Stokes: Phoenix From The Ashes (2022)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9TsN_2Dl8nBMNu-2rJj1in3S4FlgMd1vQtQzY5TBkb62j9QY6LSXKbBkat4I63la3fCJLNIHlUrxTDFAP83rp04bpvZKcg23dKOkik4-lNrBE5FXGvqFbt4bBIcFksMKK2il9JpJ9jrTDdPIg5LDfIy5TuphbTrebYqLCtGhXPp3HpyLzRY/s804/BenStokes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="804" data-original-width="606" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9TsN_2Dl8nBMNu-2rJj1in3S4FlgMd1vQtQzY5TBkb62j9QY6LSXKbBkat4I63la3fCJLNIHlUrxTDFAP83rp04bpvZKcg23dKOkik4-lNrBE5FXGvqFbt4bBIcFksMKK2il9JpJ9jrTDdPIg5LDfIy5TuphbTrebYqLCtGhXPp3HpyLzRY/w151-h200/BenStokes.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Summary</b>: A refreshingly honest film about an extraordinary cricketer. Directors Chris Grubb and Luke Mellows were allowed unprecedented access to Ben's life with interviews and insight by Sam Mendes.</div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>2. </b><b style="background-color: transparent;">McEnroe (2022)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGuZO8UNE_1jvtnMr6ULcOhwqIHubb0ekWm54FFHzD2J5FptM4BwfZC_aaHtFcvROHFDqY3e25lL0DwEErZjpwFOvmYU4YBCclG3wCW507UnIBWdKCzM1v0CUV7Mn1VQgTvYKlW4GXRJ1BtivkFOGhMT5idJf35vy5gYS8RGxZZ75oS8C1kY/s793/Mcxenroe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="521" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGuZO8UNE_1jvtnMr6ULcOhwqIHubb0ekWm54FFHzD2J5FptM4BwfZC_aaHtFcvROHFDqY3e25lL0DwEErZjpwFOvmYU4YBCclG3wCW507UnIBWdKCzM1v0CUV7Mn1VQgTvYKlW4GXRJ1BtivkFOGhMT5idJf35vy5gYS8RGxZZ75oS8C1kY/w131-h200/Mcxenroe.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: It follows John McEnroe as he finally tells his side of his storied career and performances on the court..</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>1. Roadrunner (2021)</b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5plnHJXV518oGGQyHundWCgVJmgYjo8a1CiiL6EMgCvYVp7nh_H4SUM5_hbSMg6mCZgSL7JRA12gJlggpmLRWmuzZPK3Jnw30ds0Mx6fE-zGoZsO0xMsE6qPghc-XLfP-ZJcC8PoN7GKngq0Jfb56H9p6Uj9vp74npHoGsp24Y_e1rsAfQOw/s384/roadrunner.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5plnHJXV518oGGQyHundWCgVJmgYjo8a1CiiL6EMgCvYVp7nh_H4SUM5_hbSMg6mCZgSL7JRA12gJlggpmLRWmuzZPK3Jnw30ds0Mx6fE-zGoZsO0xMsE6qPghc-XLfP-ZJcC8PoN7GKngq0Jfb56H9p6Uj9vp74npHoGsp24Y_e1rsAfQOw/w135-h200/roadrunner.jpeg" width="135" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is a 2021 American documentary film directed and produced by Morgan Neville. The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, 2021, and was released in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Focus Features. The film grossed $5.5 million at the box office and received critical acclaim, but also garnered controversy over its use of artificial intelligence technology to reproduce Bourdain's voice for some audio clips.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The film follows the life and career of chef, author, and travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain, who died by suicide on June 8, 2018, at the age of 61 while on location in France for his CNN show Parts Unknown. The documentary features interviews with David Chang and Éric Ripert, as well as members of the production crew from Parts Unknown.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">------------------</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Podcasts</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;">Listing the 5 Podcasts I make a point to listen to whenever a new episode drops.</p></div><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>5. Market Measures and The Skinny on Options by Tasty Trade (Options Trading)</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY7JQyl7snC_Ay6UGZUcUxioQ_iW_EOHmqYTX_xVv450-9jQCdbITqNTM9ZjeQU5fBjo0RZ5kNVgmZRmXklvcpH6ppOiLOOqCWPvjX68irvfC6yj0XjWkSVlJ_WTnJfr3-SGtlcA0gsAnL3zgXWkkPJtt-hQBpsEg5vFUsSJGi0c2BvFuAZk/s300/MM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY7JQyl7snC_Ay6UGZUcUxioQ_iW_EOHmqYTX_xVv450-9jQCdbITqNTM9ZjeQU5fBjo0RZ5kNVgmZRmXklvcpH6ppOiLOOqCWPvjX68irvfC6yj0XjWkSVlJ_WTnJfr3-SGtlcA0gsAnL3zgXWkkPJtt-hQBpsEg5vFUsSJGi0c2BvFuAZk/w200-h200/MM.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEp2zIujJ1msomzEXvA9HXv6WdMd9bRN9N_yc-ZHYXi0QdMvB1rptrkUyRWhJl3wPt0Jzd911IMGXOpIj_I7mW6xQhMhBzAUuIaBo3a20doOXH9hNpgpQ99_F_2o3MraLMXnGcN8LmTJ6v7RXPKPrybiGkb4PPKGv9aiaLrRQUIHLrDWm4dWY/s1232/skinny.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1232" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEp2zIujJ1msomzEXvA9HXv6WdMd9bRN9N_yc-ZHYXi0QdMvB1rptrkUyRWhJl3wPt0Jzd911IMGXOpIj_I7mW6xQhMhBzAUuIaBo3a20doOXH9hNpgpQ99_F_2o3MraLMXnGcN8LmTJ6v7RXPKPrybiGkb4PPKGv9aiaLrRQUIHLrDWm4dWY/w200-h113/skinny.webp" width="200" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>4. Attention Pliss by Greatbong (Variety show)</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbWJSP7h0MAXCUzmDa2WI_fG__TTBa42vfzYP2Fsu5vlzHnc7FCDqKIW2xNtlmjDjTJPhO-PkZNPcWMlMCkEzvWnAdhxA0-SPd63GZtNuykHo5J1MMwegvaVfTD94DzVq1vAXMU0IOlwegy3h9_9EbCuB2qEAyGSiOh9zjMfuwNElYAbbk04/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvbWJSP7h0MAXCUzmDa2WI_fG__TTBa42vfzYP2Fsu5vlzHnc7FCDqKIW2xNtlmjDjTJPhO-PkZNPcWMlMCkEzvWnAdhxA0-SPd63GZtNuykHo5J1MMwegvaVfTD94DzVq1vAXMU0IOlwegy3h9_9EbCuB2qEAyGSiOh9zjMfuwNElYAbbk04/w200-h113/maxresdefault.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>3. The Daily by New York Times (Daily News Analysis)</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci6Kz1k3w4FQ8SfH57MXachzbc4eOuEWjMABXiTjtfx_gAeUyNEqI_W1ypG7rctGhoQUKqYdsYSB4jaZvewfBp_UsJxicI2R3tsVmQKZqyvU_3Du4HV3IAjt8K6Z0acwZE_l95lwGqcNyRbDxN_iMGYMKy1411qJBOyMjC6EG1Y_89o_GyH8/s640/The%20Daily.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhci6Kz1k3w4FQ8SfH57MXachzbc4eOuEWjMABXiTjtfx_gAeUyNEqI_W1ypG7rctGhoQUKqYdsYSB4jaZvewfBp_UsJxicI2R3tsVmQKZqyvU_3Du4HV3IAjt8K6Z0acwZE_l95lwGqcNyRbDxN_iMGYMKy1411qJBOyMjC6EG1Y_89o_GyH8/w200-h200/The%20Daily.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>2. Pivot by Kara Swisher & Prof Galloway (Tech-Biz News and Analysis)</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfn3Jsi3irYSA3aqKEcoDzCR4GNnOX-HLS6bueZyjD2I90euh_AXAbUBunLKAhfI8WyjaUTDJeFvoRNQvvVBvOHVgltIKVJ21WvSFjg8l6g5M1twsAojhI-aeXV3cpCTXgSsF-IL5CtDppo6FJXlFjNhmSisOVuMbyt0sLc_CYXRgGDRnt10/s3000/Pivot.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinfn3Jsi3irYSA3aqKEcoDzCR4GNnOX-HLS6bueZyjD2I90euh_AXAbUBunLKAhfI8WyjaUTDJeFvoRNQvvVBvOHVgltIKVJ21WvSFjg8l6g5M1twsAojhI-aeXV3cpCTXgSsF-IL5CtDppo6FJXlFjNhmSisOVuMbyt0sLc_CYXRgGDRnt10/w200-h200/Pivot.webp" width="200" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>1. Decoder with Nilay Patel by The Verge (Tech Deep Dive and Interviews)</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2AEGf3JXf5o6KXjv-dwH7VA6w2uGRR_UWtWmRMVjPmoWaf0elwn5WvnvnsXg8HyaDRZCxDwHtzz6fbM0I3mbzqOmCce1ok869QfXTMySGDGNUFHqY4j2peDgyzUPeftfEi7k9din4VCS3WZQOt3ht84lj3dj7Zif3HUkP6wFftfSvs6xVLM/s640/Decoder.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR2AEGf3JXf5o6KXjv-dwH7VA6w2uGRR_UWtWmRMVjPmoWaf0elwn5WvnvnsXg8HyaDRZCxDwHtzz6fbM0I3mbzqOmCce1ok869QfXTMySGDGNUFHqY4j2peDgyzUPeftfEi7k9din4VCS3WZQOt3ht84lj3dj7Zif3HUkP6wFftfSvs6xVLM/w200-h200/Decoder.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Other notable mentions:</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>1. Bad Bets (Business History)</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>2. Hard Fork (Tech/Biz Strategy)</b></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><b>3. Sharp Tech </b></span><b style="font-size: 13px;">(Tech/Biz Strategy)</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: 13px;">4. Plain English (News Analysis)</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: 13px;">5. The Journal (Daily News Analysis)</b></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b style="font-size: 13px;">6. On With Kara Swisher (News Analysis/Opinions/Interviews)</b></div></div></div></div><p></p>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-1956879418915919862022-12-31T03:32:00.002-08:002022-12-31T03:32:28.676-08:00Movies Round Up 2022<p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">After 2 years and change I watched a movie in a theater. 'The Worst Person In The World, March 2022. If nothing else, just that makes this annual post more special than its predecessors. We went back to that cavernous, dark room with strangers and sat through a few hours or shared air to breathe and moments to remember. 2022, let no one tell you that you were not special.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Managed to watch 100+ movies (103 to be precise) once again, so there's that for a start. Some age old mistakes were amended, such as finally watching (and loving) the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Some new mistakes were made, such as openly sharing my lack of enthusiasm for RRR, and getting trolled on Twitter. Wait till the end of this post to see what masochism looks like. Another highlight was watching several (~15) movies with my 7 year old movie buff. We caught up on the Ice Age series and more and it's fascinating to see not only how much more they enjoy by completely suspending disbelief, but also how much more they observe. Unfortunately, for now you're left with me and my cynical observations, yet again.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Now to the annual post. </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is the 14th year of this tradition, and as always here's a recap of the prior years.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2009</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2010</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a><span style="text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/movies-roundup-2015.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2016/12/movies-roundup-2016.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/01/movies-roundup-2017.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/10/movies-round-up-2018-10th-annual-review.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2018</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2020/01/movies-round-up-2019.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2019</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/01/movies-round-up-2020.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2020</a>, and <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/12/movies-round-up-2021.html">2021</a>.</span></p><p style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Let's </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">move on to the usual metrics we review before we get to the piece you're waiting to read and disagree vehemently with me on - the actual year end wrap up.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Here is the Summary Table (in its 16th year) of movies released in the same year (2022 for this post) that I watched.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><b>Year # Seen Hindi:English:Others Top Rating Avg. Rating</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2014 16 10:6:0 9.0 6.16 </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2016 30 17:13:0 9.5 6.98</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2017 31 17:13:1 9.0 7.03</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2018 87 23:59:5 9.0 7.29</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2019 86 12:65: 9 10.0 7.45</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2020 38 16:20:2 9.0 7.40</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2021 53 15:34:4 9.0 7.20</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;">2022 67 21:38:8 9.0 7.30</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444;">The split of the movies by source (not just movies released in 2022) was as follows. Those are 14 small movies for a man in a theater, but a giant relief for mankind.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="266"></col><col width="113"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Source"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Source</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"COUNTA of Title"}" style="background-color: #666666; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); color: white; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Count</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Netflix"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Netflix</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":20}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">20</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Theatre"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Theatre</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":14}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">14</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"HBO Max"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">HBO Max</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Amazon Video"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Amazon Video</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":13}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">13</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hulu"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hulu</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Disney+"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Disney+</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Showtime"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Showtime</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hoichoi"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hoichoi</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Zee5"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Zee5</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Peacock"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Peacock</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Starz"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Starz</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Apple TV+"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Apple TV+</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Voot"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Voot</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hoopla"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hoopla</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grand Total"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Grand Total</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":103}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">103</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">And now for the annual ratings. A slight-major change being introduced from this year. Like in the past, we will have the Top 5 for Hindi movies released in the year. However, earlier we used to also look at Top 5 "Non-Hindi". As over the years I have watched almost 2X as many English movies as Hindi, I am introducing a dedicated Top 5 English movies section, and a separate Top 3 "Non Hindi/English" section. Also, no documentaries are included as they were moved to the "Books, Shows, Podcasts" blog post from last year.</span></span></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Gentle reminder these are based on just the 67 movies I watched in 2022 that released in 2022. Also, my blog my rules but our discussions. Here we go. All images courtesy of Wikipedia. </span></span></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><h1 style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Non-Hindi/English Movies</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3. Aparajito (Language: Bengali, Director: Anik Dutta)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSEBdJ8Ru0lN0hDoM0pyTQTOYIsLwsmUkJXN7yQ7BG0NoadK31CA7nCsfHJLM88ptZxzi01MywOUtOW7kh7nH7WmiMVmEgyn9zldwJw5KCMUfnUc3aCtrfzVvBEu4TQsEDE6MsfzOmtkygz7dzbkr1wptp18-QksYq43X1pS7vDMM7pe5C-U/s365/Aparajito_(2022_film)_poster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="273" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSEBdJ8Ru0lN0hDoM0pyTQTOYIsLwsmUkJXN7yQ7BG0NoadK31CA7nCsfHJLM88ptZxzi01MywOUtOW7kh7nH7WmiMVmEgyn9zldwJw5KCMUfnUc3aCtrfzVvBEu4TQsEDE6MsfzOmtkygz7dzbkr1wptp18-QksYq43X1pS7vDMM7pe5C-U/w149-h200/Aparajito_(2022_film)_poster.jpeg" width="149" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></div>A Bengali movie about Satyajit Ray making Pather Panchali is something that stacks most odds against you even before you begin. You're straddling blasphemous territory and you just can't come out unscathed. However, to the immense luck and greater credit of Anik Dutta, Jeetu Kamal and a stellar team, they pulled off this miracle. Didn't know Ray could be made more endearing to Bengalis, but you will want to watch his movies again, with even more admiration, after watching this.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. X=Prem (Language: Bengali, Director: Srijit Mukherjee)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBF0aDHF2N0C1DjzeYapOWkmcLrUCLpIWgCu7iFPZv5uwtRo48TFRUPT7UpaQTJIvJYE9tx_oF5sFX08geX2_64rn7gKQqVziEHC5tlh6DpSNRt_zV6rJ2Hl33nb7kFO8Qwh-hIWLvuI35JraX2HF8vmGeL71KLbghtykt58EUBQRcCLK9UE/s387/X=Prem_Poster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="258" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBF0aDHF2N0C1DjzeYapOWkmcLrUCLpIWgCu7iFPZv5uwtRo48TFRUPT7UpaQTJIvJYE9tx_oF5sFX08geX2_64rn7gKQqVziEHC5tlh6DpSNRt_zV6rJ2Hl33nb7kFO8Qwh-hIWLvuI35JraX2HF8vmGeL71KLbghtykt58EUBQRcCLK9UE/w133-h200/X=Prem_Poster.jpeg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></div>Srijit Mukherjee has been a bit of a one-man show in Bengali cinema for a few years, focusing on quality and quantity and mostly managing to pull both off. Here he tackles romance, replete with Kolkata college canteens and college prem, memory loss, and some clever plot points to tell an old tale in a very attractive new bottle. Also some of the songs like Bhalobashar Morshum becoming earworms for many.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. A Hero (Language: Persian, Director: Asghar Farhadi)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVCslui7XXUEcE593WEAGknuYe6QxGimeEzeOsSTGShsXAUiqMbAdwSuXYi64zdwQV1m0B2Eu32-_dDPTpKaGhkEAyf4fA_ZMDQhaJuSrc-AJiN6HsgH18DsYpYoOm6XXgpQSVvhnARydfTOtsbQrPmEXfVjJr_Vch-DnnpqMMNC8iIiDjIM/s384/A_Hero_Farhadi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVCslui7XXUEcE593WEAGknuYe6QxGimeEzeOsSTGShsXAUiqMbAdwSuXYi64zdwQV1m0B2Eu32-_dDPTpKaGhkEAyf4fA_ZMDQhaJuSrc-AJiN6HsgH18DsYpYoOm6XXgpQSVvhnARydfTOtsbQrPmEXfVjJr_Vch-DnnpqMMNC8iIiDjIM/w135-h200/A_Hero_Farhadi.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"><br /></div>Did he? Didn't he? Is truth black and white after all, or just another shade of grey? Simply brilliant movie making that keeps you at the edge of your living room couch till the end, and even after the end credits role you don't know what exactly you were hoping for and if you're satisfied. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><h1 style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">English Movies</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Director: Rian Johnson)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEPfSb6AUFwcH8AKHgqMklwzdSLnmGWKR4vKMiriG_KnV4RS88Jh6OTyk6OeTRMiOC2mKl2qz6PD7QNHLpzsjpzdIru3vu_8zXSta3vxvYPSRpFBPRp-AYTeJQKC8Bn-6X4J0cEbkqjWftkl86ZJRRi25WXoqGbnspGpS0AuARzlFmW_wStY/s326/Glass_Onion_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="220" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEPfSb6AUFwcH8AKHgqMklwzdSLnmGWKR4vKMiriG_KnV4RS88Jh6OTyk6OeTRMiOC2mKl2qz6PD7QNHLpzsjpzdIru3vu_8zXSta3vxvYPSRpFBPRp-AYTeJQKC8Bn-6X4J0cEbkqjWftkl86ZJRRi25WXoqGbnspGpS0AuARzlFmW_wStY/w135-h200/Glass_Onion_poster.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe;"><br /></div>What? A guilty pleasure can't make Top of the Year lists? Who makes these rules? As I mentioned, my post, my rules. absolutely hit the spot during that missing week between Christmas and New Year. Never taking themselves seriously but not dumbing things down for us, the audience either. Benoit Blanc is one to watch out for, the only detective from our times who may leave a legacy behind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4. Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (Director: Sophie Hyde)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjPdpZ9CpjO6qUZMrqq6YZnWV-o_7jVBxEzym8NhPGTF3gQyalwI_mBwfw5L5ntbxvvIOcUHUQhz-lv175COt1gcvUAqUMayGlAIB9sXKmb3JUGGKLHZtL64AI3LhdW9qIPwBHuRtsgEBD8mKIK09lhb46FB3Do92zr2S4mjI89Np4JELrl0/s387/Good_Luck_to_You,_Leo_Grande_poster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="258" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjPdpZ9CpjO6qUZMrqq6YZnWV-o_7jVBxEzym8NhPGTF3gQyalwI_mBwfw5L5ntbxvvIOcUHUQhz-lv175COt1gcvUAqUMayGlAIB9sXKmb3JUGGKLHZtL64AI3LhdW9qIPwBHuRtsgEBD8mKIK09lhb46FB3Do92zr2S4mjI89Np4JELrl0/w133-h200/Good_Luck_to_You,_Leo_Grande_poster.jpeg" width="133" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe;"><br /></div>If you haven't heard of this one, don't be hard on yourself. One of those, what's the cliche, ah, hidden gems. If older people, especially women having their wishes and desires makes you uncomfortable, this movie is just for you. Emma Thompson has a blast scandalizing the prudes and Daryl McCormack is strangely dreamy throughout. Will be on the lookout for anything he does in the coming years. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (Director: Tom Gormican)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQZKJm7rZDthM_l7k3zzs27t39QEBoTVy2GLc-jDmgb9_L7Cqcs49qjIwJjKrwKZxXmWDQoXftlWTzDi7pHDkoEAehcgtSW31gUGjuqvApCC3VkKJ46lrCSPO6ooh9qxM0dC2SUkRrtMs6gHYTzMEKRAi1W5VpoLIUGF4LJzchkdRgyuJxVI/s385/The_Unbearable_Weight_of_Massive_Talent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQZKJm7rZDthM_l7k3zzs27t39QEBoTVy2GLc-jDmgb9_L7Cqcs49qjIwJjKrwKZxXmWDQoXftlWTzDi7pHDkoEAehcgtSW31gUGjuqvApCC3VkKJ46lrCSPO6ooh9qxM0dC2SUkRrtMs6gHYTzMEKRAi1W5VpoLIUGF4LJzchkdRgyuJxVI/w134-h200/The_Unbearable_Weight_of_Massive_Talent.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe;"><span style="color: #444444;">A movie about Nick Cage, with Nick Cage playing Nick Cage in a movie about Nick Cage. What's not to love? The self referential jokes come in thick and fast. But this is not one of the so-good-it's-bad movies, simply a very enjoyable one. It's genuinely funny, uses the comic-book style license to go crazy to good use. The jokes land, the references land, sometimes even if you haven't seen any NC movies (I have not seen a lot myself). Plus gorgeous Mediterranean European backdrops and some car chase.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. </span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Apollo 10 1/2: </span><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">A Space Age Childhood</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> (Director: Richard Linklater)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ3ojTvPpczjRmj5XU5PAXQkWo-fKb_Rg6ViJ8JFYRharkXukB5Csa85EQtKLhbfW4HRNjrGNE2rTGm4ujUfqO_TenEmpj0Zl3wHYUoZRoxrqkjzhIbzvVFTJtKP9Gw_m3O1rX9dwF2-XIHsYfwL4X4pEb-XGGsZw7WeeI5HD5T5ak8x5VEA/s384/Apollo_10%C2%BD_A_Space_Age_Childhood_Poster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZ3ojTvPpczjRmj5XU5PAXQkWo-fKb_Rg6ViJ8JFYRharkXukB5Csa85EQtKLhbfW4HRNjrGNE2rTGm4ujUfqO_TenEmpj0Zl3wHYUoZRoxrqkjzhIbzvVFTJtKP9Gw_m3O1rX9dwF2-XIHsYfwL4X4pEb-XGGsZw7WeeI5HD5T5ak8x5VEA/w135-h200/Apollo_10%C2%BD_A_Space_Age_Childhood_Poster.jpeg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe;"><br /></div> I wasn't in the Houston area, or even US, when we sent those initial men to the moon. Actually I wasn't even close to being born. And this animated masterpiece from Netflix manages to get us in those neighborhoods around NASA where every family has someone or the other in some way, shape or form being involved with the history being created. This however looks at the ones who are even one step further removed, the kids, spouses, teachers etc of the neighborhood, leading a regular life but knowing that something big is going on. Great animation to go with the tender storytelling.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. The Fallout (Director: Megan Park)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBEoOpZqO00iLwC52A1lBElk71esP8x8hHEqnHZRDKgXI7_sQ2Ua4Kzi3sF20t55GODoY-6uWY1_laRR8XkP8nTK2v662BGscXtExAI4RyPpdFAK6KL9lrxvfZZfMtGfqZ2gG8Yrz9ZfQhMUYEoqsTKmPECKyzQhY52mAkTPzGjvpwTX5gAQ/s384/The_Fallout_2021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBEoOpZqO00iLwC52A1lBElk71esP8x8hHEqnHZRDKgXI7_sQ2Ua4Kzi3sF20t55GODoY-6uWY1_laRR8XkP8nTK2v662BGscXtExAI4RyPpdFAK6KL9lrxvfZZfMtGfqZ2gG8Yrz9ZfQhMUYEoqsTKmPECKyzQhY52mAkTPzGjvpwTX5gAQ/w135-h200/The_Fallout_2021.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe;"><br /></div>I have scoffed at Trigger Warnings many a times, but watching this movie days after the latest school shooting in America helped me realize how good film making unfortunately does require those much more than bad ones (those do for different reasons). A poignant portrayal of how our regular life turns upside down, not just for the victims and their families, but even the survivors of these grisly incidents. How regular, mundane life in mundane places become unrecognizable. The contrast of the boring and the horror of the unpardonable hits home hard in this Megan Park creation. Life moves on, sure, but there are many ways in which it can move on and not all are remotely similar. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br style="color: black; font-size: medium;" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><h1 style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Hindi Movies</span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">5. Darlings (Director: Jasmeet K. Reen)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pDe-H9QZSuTPg2Hb7faCVKB9fpN8gB6PH9TXq6zjj2bcRUWEjse9-rKC44eoT7jQH3jNVH1XiUoxTUs7zNrD2dKXZyD8E0xSGg5FabpbgICEpPt2KjLuZM8Oo7ozbip8tGu7EPoTED9EI_oinV6pruZDS9aHScBCMHAlMjynWjyzSL3JGeU/s316/Darlings_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9pDe-H9QZSuTPg2Hb7faCVKB9fpN8gB6PH9TXq6zjj2bcRUWEjse9-rKC44eoT7jQH3jNVH1XiUoxTUs7zNrD2dKXZyD8E0xSGg5FabpbgICEpPt2KjLuZM8Oo7ozbip8tGu7EPoTED9EI_oinV6pruZDS9aHScBCMHAlMjynWjyzSL3JGeU/w200-h200/Darlings_poster.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">To paraphrase the great all-rounder, DJ Bravo, Alia is a champion, Shefali is a champion, Vijay is a champion. Darker than the average dark comedy made in India in recent times, this borders on the farcical and heart wrenching, sometimes at the same time. The kind of movie where even as the "What?" becomes crazier by the minute, the "How?" is what keeps you in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">4. Badhaai Do (Director: Harshvardhan Kulklarni)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswcGqdyI9nsD7ecTed5hkdPkgzMuiL-Z2vzYnULJkVhl6w0-ZXGMabsbHJLGjp2SdNCooWtF4edmNGXfHNI4xbk-vVBU19D3x_q7p-TpHix_E0S2C5bbhoDNieFuzH9yKNVuJ8VNQCqcQGdAVFXRmNgAwcROK3ZsZy9m72pdJhxcomNM3VAA/s354/Badhaai_Do_film_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="283" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswcGqdyI9nsD7ecTed5hkdPkgzMuiL-Z2vzYnULJkVhl6w0-ZXGMabsbHJLGjp2SdNCooWtF4edmNGXfHNI4xbk-vVBU19D3x_q7p-TpHix_E0S2C5bbhoDNieFuzH9yKNVuJ8VNQCqcQGdAVFXRmNgAwcROK3ZsZy9m72pdJhxcomNM3VAA/w160-h200/Badhaai_Do_film_poster.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444;"><strike style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ayushman Khurrana </strike><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Rajkumar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar teach us and our Indian families societal lessons, as they have been for almost a decade now, but wrapped in that familiar sugar coating. While the message may get a bit heavy handed at times, the able performers and the cast manage to take us for the ride without giving up halfway. You (mostly) know and are rooting for the end, but the meandering ways by which we reach there was tactfully handled.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3. </span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Kantara (Director: Rishab Shetty)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNNGPfas-nU4K9OUpsjYrG29MVDy0loqKLb1XqO_0hUP7qT9Dnjc5wXCfW7R0Sxuc1sGhikGagq1ImaZKOdN2u3KB2Hvh5MxifTtzjFPodP_bJFr4NIx2LBHmVlW-2CZhACXVWysY-lRtLmy7XXr7WXZmYNpwsW48iwiP7s1WgY3DOR4jsQA/s380/Kantara_poster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="263" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNNGPfas-nU4K9OUpsjYrG29MVDy0loqKLb1XqO_0hUP7qT9Dnjc5wXCfW7R0Sxuc1sGhikGagq1ImaZKOdN2u3KB2Hvh5MxifTtzjFPodP_bJFr4NIx2LBHmVlW-2CZhACXVWysY-lRtLmy7XXr7WXZmYNpwsW48iwiP7s1WgY3DOR4jsQA/w138-h200/Kantara_poster.jpeg" width="138" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe;"><br /></div>I am aware placing this through and through Kannada movie in my Hindi Top 5 is asking for trouble. However I used a simple rule of thumb for this, the language I watched a movie in is the language I slotted it under. Also, if you don't agree, remember, my post, my rules! This isn't even normally a genre (village-period-gore) I am naturally inclined towards. But the makers and actors deliver a story and performances that keep you waiting for the next act and the climax. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. Kaun Pravin Tambe</span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> (Director: Jayprad Desai)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPFJLPr1OJ2cksX9apWM-W17zPWfv_c-Dca22dhOSStIV123biLHnOf42z6LZFf4zUaFA89v-puLsEuZUx5maZX8QBheHx5QU3fW88axKA_btOIk7F_qTdHC2fwWGH2ATzmVhwAZhLhRG48W0Ur4FkS3_H0MhRcm1My-lK7i8HcaaI5OKEj4/s316/Kuan_Pravin_Tambe__Poster.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIPFJLPr1OJ2cksX9apWM-W17zPWfv_c-Dca22dhOSStIV123biLHnOf42z6LZFf4zUaFA89v-puLsEuZUx5maZX8QBheHx5QU3fW88axKA_btOIk7F_qTdHC2fwWGH2ATzmVhwAZhLhRG48W0Ur4FkS3_H0MhRcm1My-lK7i8HcaaI5OKEj4/w200-h200/Kuan_Pravin_Tambe__Poster.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe;"><br /></div>So, just to reiterate, these ratings are directional preferences, and not like the elements of the periodic table that cannot be moved from their place by any force of nature. All this because this was almost the movie of the year for me till the other one came out towards the end of the year. And KPT is a masterclass. A story that's hardly believable but fully true and also a gentleman who is almost hardly believable in his simplicity and warmth, even outside of the absurd tale. Wonderfully portrayed by Shreyas Talpade, Pravin Tambe gets the recognition he richly deserves and we get one of the best sports movies in recent years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. Monica, O My Darling (Director: Vasan Bala)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi334zNqgWxi5Qdr7CuzqQU0xY2dF0lTjD8rZZqE27klUW-GcX0qXqDvrMpw3HQYfAGSrgQyCVC02pc2i9TMaPXFKWycRkwAyzAqupV3qzDgMwW9YqwC1X_BtP8gKEZnzHp6kk6fap63B8sD0vs90dYMDf-4PfnB3G8Fglyi8ShUPBUTkvS8-Y/s316/Monica,_O_My_Darling_poster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi334zNqgWxi5Qdr7CuzqQU0xY2dF0lTjD8rZZqE27klUW-GcX0qXqDvrMpw3HQYfAGSrgQyCVC02pc2i9TMaPXFKWycRkwAyzAqupV3qzDgMwW9YqwC1X_BtP8gKEZnzHp6kk6fap63B8sD0vs90dYMDf-4PfnB3G8Fglyi8ShUPBUTkvS8-Y/w200-h200/Monica,_O_My_Darling_poster.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444;">Thrill hai, drama hai, twist hai, story hai, humor hai, what else can we ask for? While Vasan's previous movies - especially the short story in Ray and Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota showed us strong glimpses of his unique creative style, he is fully in his elements here in MoM with roles tailor made for Rajkumar Rao, Huma Qureshi and a hilarious Radhika Apte. Another made for OTT dark comedy in the Top 5 and we may have a trend, right? The twists come fast enough to bamboozle you but not confuse you and get you out of the mood for the story. Congrats to this Movie of the Year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;">Here's the final list of ALL movies watched in 2022 (in alphabetical order within groups. Movies listed above removed to avoid duplicates)</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-size: 13px;"><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Must Watch</b></u></i></div><div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Jaws</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Licorice Pizza</span></div><div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Parallel Mothers</span></div></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Promising Young Woman</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Worst Person in the World</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Recommended</b></u></i></div><div><div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Being The Ricardos</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Bodies, Bodies, Bodies</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Byomkesh Hatyamancha</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Drive My Car</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Dobaara</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Eeb Allay Ooo</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Elf</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Elvis</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Hustle</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Ice Age</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kantara</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Rise</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Batman</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The Lost Daughter</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Tick, Tick... Boom!</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Top Gun Maverick</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Turning Red</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Read Summaries/Use Discretion</b></u></i></div><div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">83</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">7 Days</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">A Christmas Story Christmas</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">After Yang</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Annette</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Avatar: The Way of Water</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Belashuru</span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Belfast</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Brahmastra</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Chup</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Costa Brava, Lebanon</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Death on the Nile</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Deep Water</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Don't Worry Darling</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Dune</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Emergency</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Father of the Bride</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Flee</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Gangubhai Kathiawadi</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Gehraiyaan</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Hit The Road</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Honk For Jesus</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Ice Age: Adventures of Buck Wild</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Ice Age: Continental Drift</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Ice Age: The Meltdown</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">I'm Your Man</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Jalsa</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kimi</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Laal Singh Chaddha</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Loop Lapeta</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Luck</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Minions: The Rise of Gru</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Mr. Malcolm's List</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Nightmare Alley</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Nope</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Operation Mincemeat</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">PS1</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Qala</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Rocketry: The Nambi Effect</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Ron's Gone Wrong</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Sharmaji Namkeen</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Spencer</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Spider-Man: No Way Home</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Sundown</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Beta Test</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Eyes of Tammy Faye</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Kashmir Files</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Land</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Nest</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Northman</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The Outfit</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Thor: Love and Thunder</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Three Thousand Years Of Longing</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Vikram</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">West Side Story</span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Please Avoid</b></u></i></div><div><div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">India Sweet & Spices</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Jugjugg Jeeyo</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Kakababur Pratyaborton</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Lightyear</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">Pushpa: The Rise</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">RRR</span></span></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></div></div></div></div></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-13592568759644904342021-12-30T21:47:00.000-08:002021-12-30T21:47:07.298-08:00Movies Round Up 2021<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">If 2020 was the Godfather of Annus horribilis, 2021 was the Oscar winning sequel. Hats off, boss. The bar was low, and you made it seem anything but. However, on a more optimistic note, unlike the past two years, this year's round up post comes before the end of the year, even if you're in Kiribati islands. So, there's that.</span></p><p>Movie wise, unfortunately I am yet to see the inside of a movie theater for 22 months and don't see that changing anytime soon. Though once again, thanks to some solid work by the streaming platforms for keeping us entertained, engaged, and sometimes depressed (looking at you Sardar Udham, what a gut wrenching beauty). Bollywood, for the most part continued to lag in quality and give up all the gains of the 2010s, hoping the pandemic is the reason and we will be back to happier days. Hollywood and many parts of world cinema though had a solid year, with some blockbusters making a comeback and more importantly just lots of good cinema. </p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now to the annual post. This is the 13th year of this tradition, and as always here's a recap of the prior years:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2009</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2010</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a><span style="text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/movies-roundup-2015.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2016/12/movies-roundup-2016.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/01/movies-roundup-2017.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/10/movies-round-up-2018-10th-annual-review.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2018</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2020/01/movies-round-up-2019.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2019</a>, and <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/01/movies-round-up-2020.html">2020</a>.</span></p><p>Also, from this year I have split the documentaries entirely into a separate annual post, with books and shows, you can find more about that <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/12/books-shows-and-documentaries-2021-wrap.html">here</a>. </p><p>As this is as much of a movie round up tradition as a personal geeking out event on personal movie stats, let's get to the sections you have indulged me in for all the years.</p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Here is the Summary Table (in its 15th year) of movies released in the same year (2021 for this post) that I watched.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><b>Year # Seen Hindi:English:Others Top Rating Avg. Rating</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2014 16 10:6:0 9.0 6.16 </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2016 30 17:13:0 9.5 6.98</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2017 31 17:13:1 9.0 7.03</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2018 87 23:59:5 9.0 7.29</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2019 86 12:65: 9 10.0 7.45</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2020 38 16:20:2 9.0 7.40</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;">2021 53 15:34:4 9.0 7.20</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">The split of the movies by source (not just 2021 movies) was as follows.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><google-sheets-html-origin><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="266"></col><col width="106"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Source"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Source</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Number"}" style="background-color: #666666; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); color: white; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Number</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Netflix"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Netflix</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":16}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">16</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Amazon Video"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Amazon Video</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"HBO Max"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">HBO Max</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Disney+"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Disney+</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hulu"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hulu</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Showtime"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Showtime</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Others"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Others</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Starz"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Starz</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hoichoi"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hoichoi</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grand Total"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Grand Total</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":60}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">60</td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;">And now for the annual rankings. </google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;">As always, Top 5 Hindi and Non-Hindi movies of the year (released in 2021). All images are courtesy of Wikipedia. And these are based on just 53 movies I happened to watch this year, take it with dollops of salt, send your agreements and vitriol, and keep enjoying the magic of the movies.</google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><br /></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="text-align: start;"><h1 style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;">Non-Hindi Movies</h1><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5. Borunbabur Bondhur (Language: Bengali, Director: Anik Dutta)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #2b00fe; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnu3xCynrOLnFNMeV6sypHrmDKSlGf9V-pIAiLIKSxe3BC2NbVsqGu3kwwuRv-xkmR42kRRpARXYgNgQmlxKMaWVijar00moPBDUfTRRIiQAKhyr8js2q7Obc3b04jpF1z5AbaNg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnu3xCynrOLnFNMeV6sypHrmDKSlGf9V-pIAiLIKSxe3BC2NbVsqGu3kwwuRv-xkmR42kRRpARXYgNgQmlxKMaWVijar00moPBDUfTRRIiQAKhyr8js2q7Obc3b04jpF1z5AbaNg/" width="180" /></a></div>Acknowledging the confusion of whether this can be considered a 2021 movie, and moving on. My blog, my rules, especially as it can be argued this is a 2019, 2020, and 2021 movie. Based on a short story by Ramapada Chowdhury, this last hurrah by the Late Soumitra Chatterjee is a slow burn as they say nowadays. But with a fair amount of intrigue, involving a character no less than the President of India. It's about the ageing patriarch of a joint family and his waning influence of the next generations. Petty family politics, and then the twist. And the twist. Thanks for the parting gift Soumitra Sir.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4. Coda (Language: English, Director: Sian Heder)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShmGL3q15MzaZwU18a6cY5g2htmua1WzibKzWsyXJGwyZXBp6DhlYdRfSSjK6-Zm1M_W2ffBXzdVZyXL2rXVDTGJiiWOLXM-MA_kiuJGgVs37j_byM3xXIIcDIZk6rI9995lL1A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="258" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhShmGL3q15MzaZwU18a6cY5g2htmua1WzibKzWsyXJGwyZXBp6DhlYdRfSSjK6-Zm1M_W2ffBXzdVZyXL2rXVDTGJiiWOLXM-MA_kiuJGgVs37j_byM3xXIIcDIZk6rI9995lL1A/" width="160" /></a></div>Streaming on Apple TV+ in the US, this coming of age story surrounds a teenager who is the child of deaf adults (CODA). Indian viewers will find some similarities with SLB's <i>Khamoshi</i>, but it's mostly at a surface level. 19 year old Emilia Jones delivers a performance that will make a lot of filmmakers take notice and that can only be good news for her, and us. But will be amiss of me to not acknowledge the all round solid performances, and how this movie retains his comedic nature, without giving in to melodrama which was an easy option. It does tug at those heartstrings for sure, but not always in the ways you will predict.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3. King Richard (Language: English, Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurO86PfTPp7S8LkHlsmsNqCBk-U-4HLh5iIMJV2gIwHQU-5EvGcSTLCu9V76MarsJTNJMkQDnhlSaZxoymNBzgNYGWPyJob0W0XCtPbYPY_EMLog5HoiUMEt-uU_rEnxpSUQuQw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjurO86PfTPp7S8LkHlsmsNqCBk-U-4HLh5iIMJV2gIwHQU-5EvGcSTLCu9V76MarsJTNJMkQDnhlSaZxoymNBzgNYGWPyJob0W0XCtPbYPY_EMLog5HoiUMEt-uU_rEnxpSUQuQw/" width="162" /></a></div>A movie about the greatest tennis sisters in history but actually about their dad. Well, that's the first surprise for all of us. But then it works hard, from title onwards, to make sure they don't bait and switch us. Yes, this is about Richard Williams, and this is about Will Smith, and this is bloody good. I am sure cinematic liberties have been taken, and I am fine as long as the family doesn't say this is a hogwash - which they haven't, and we see the inside view of the life of someone who had the inside view of making and raising two geniuses. Difficult to take your eyes off the family and especially Richard, even when he's being his obnoxious best, or maybe especially when he's being so. Inspiring, motivating, and just overall feel like cheering for these people. We will likely also be cheering for some of them during the awards season.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. The Humans (Language: English, Director: Stephen Karam)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQLz3A58etLVRA4yRfukiVpZDUZ_gE5TULYd6Ydeoi0EnvQD00sV31oX7xThUi2Jcq12qP4QeNPigAS29RfWn6Hwpm2DPImPArsLxNlc4B5R47apwVoiYbQzQunNCD9pC6w7cOQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="252" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigQLz3A58etLVRA4yRfukiVpZDUZ_gE5TULYd6Ydeoi0EnvQD00sV31oX7xThUi2Jcq12qP4QeNPigAS29RfWn6Hwpm2DPImPArsLxNlc4B5R47apwVoiYbQzQunNCD9pC6w7cOQ/" width="153" /></a></div>"Stephen - we know you're a playright, but that doesn't mean you should make a movie without knowing how to hold a camera!" It's OK if you had this thought. Most of us did. And the camera was in very able hands in this one, even though we were seeing the backs of characters, through walls of rooms engaging in mundane thanksgiving dinner table conversations. The taut screenplay, sharp humor, and the eerie atmosphere in a lower middle class NYC apartment building is just on point. This is a movie about the characters and the dialogues/conversations. And we feel the cringe when that person says that thing. And we want to jump in and break the tension when a loose cannon has been let out. The ending catches us by surprise, but by then you're already not wanting the movie to end.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. Judas and the Black Messiah (Language: English, Director: Shaka King)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSY8r1WSHJCCsE7-epbqwqIym3UASBHk8J2rgtsKtS_bBvDN4sw7opFnbYGP0AFu5abg1k-eeIEKhUsRpLsXgXu-Dncy2X7ZQmUDlXvO4Oocml7Vf1f0gE6w7CmENadDvyC6FcQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="220" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSY8r1WSHJCCsE7-epbqwqIym3UASBHk8J2rgtsKtS_bBvDN4sw7opFnbYGP0AFu5abg1k-eeIEKhUsRpLsXgXu-Dncy2X7ZQmUDlXvO4Oocml7Vf1f0gE6w7CmENadDvyC6FcQ/" width="162" /></a></div>I actually wasn't even hooked on to what turned out to be my favourite movie of the year during the first ten minutes of viewing. I remember turning it off and then when I realized it was going away from HBO Max in a few days, giving it a second shot. Daniel and Lakeith deliver powerhouse performances, both in their own style and whether you know enough about the Black Panther Party's history, or not (like me) you will feel deeply about them and all the other characters and want that thing to work out. This is a funny one, as due to the pandemic, in spite of the 2021 launch, it was already nominated for a bunch of 2021 Awards, and ended up winning a bunch too, very deservingly. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><h1 style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-size: large; margin: 0px; position: relative; text-decoration-line: underline;">Hindi Movies</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #444444; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5. Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar (Director: Dibakar Banerjee)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvZ6AWvaHgzG-eIRjrRQolfjSLzQdR5Rt1ZQM5PLVN-cCdW0IGleSW0FD1svlOisezkUKed6jKK7uEMMttCSRLKi3cHqmq3thYtGRhMIokyQh0THAckmgxaLFLMBPem1nC1P_-A/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="220" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkvZ6AWvaHgzG-eIRjrRQolfjSLzQdR5Rt1ZQM5PLVN-cCdW0IGleSW0FD1svlOisezkUKed6jKK7uEMMttCSRLKi3cHqmq3thYtGRhMIokyQh0THAckmgxaLFLMBPem1nC1P_-A/" width="120" /></a></div>It's not what you think this is about. And then it's again got a few surprises for you. Unlike most Bollywood movies, and especially mainstream ones it doesn't hold back punches. I am going to confess, with the leading couple being who they were my hopes were low, then my interest was piqued by the storyline, and finally when it streamed, turned out to be one of the most pleasant surprises of the year. It's a tough watch in parts if you're going with standard Bollywood as your benchmark.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4. Atrangi Re (Director: Anand L Rai)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGdgHuZF3wC1qjaQiYKh_kWkjcx2tw9bh8G3TtgEmYFaTtegPVpgjtPrPBxMLwp6KorhKWODOn9Cn4e2Sh6nySeCMT3Fz6QSbPDuE3xNnFul-9XLRzcGoolAA2FazXvRDlUISmA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="283" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRGdgHuZF3wC1qjaQiYKh_kWkjcx2tw9bh8G3TtgEmYFaTtegPVpgjtPrPBxMLwp6KorhKWODOn9Cn4e2Sh6nySeCMT3Fz6QSbPDuE3xNnFul-9XLRzcGoolAA2FazXvRDlUISmA/" width="192" /></a></div>A last minute entry, coming in as a Christmas release, Anand L Rai and Dhanush delivers again. Yes, there's enough resemblances with their prior partnership, Ranjhaana, but kudos to them for trying something different. Yes, a serious topic was handled in that mixed bag way that they tend to be in these mainstream but different movies, but takes something to put this amount of money into such a bet. Also, it looks and sounds splendid, with ARR showing some of his charm after a while. The ending was exactly what I was hoping and not at the same time, but it's OK. </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3. Ajeeb Daastaans - Geeli Puchhi (Director: Neeraj Ghaywan)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6aDAFNOeYajPFObyWn9FXZ5AlcLQEcwe-kzBPv1-kdU2HuGIf6Pj_laXP1u2dUveRhSyuudoRzsXVBMvkZgWUM4f3kKgT2gW-i9Gshl0sr_5ASkT9ipXbrSxZo7YoJmmTD3iug/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="262" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6aDAFNOeYajPFObyWn9FXZ5AlcLQEcwe-kzBPv1-kdU2HuGIf6Pj_laXP1u2dUveRhSyuudoRzsXVBMvkZgWUM4f3kKgT2gW-i9Gshl0sr_5ASkT9ipXbrSxZo7YoJmmTD3iug/" width="165" /></a></div>A good anthology of three above average short stories, and one outstanding one. Coming from Neeraj Ghaywan, director of Masaan (winner of Best movie of 2015, in this blog) not surprised that he used Konkona and Aditi Rao Hydari in ways they haven't been utilized in a while. Taking on multiple complex issues - caste, sexual identity, feminism - Neeraj manages to serve the knockout punch, and many punches prior to that. Even if you don't watch the rest of the movies, which I think you should, don't miss these 45 minutes. Perhaps the best of Bollywood in 2021.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">2. Pagglait (Director: Umesh Bist)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY1jZP0p7EeAf23xHUZLCwpOAstfEr_5zdEhkcRk51P_iqPJoPEY0SCsyFkH_Prl6zJWdWGSVD9tjniEF2ZduhqEs_o4uPVE4aecwS0zt-abRSvEti_xz7GIoYgL4XMRKcXvQ8Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="262" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixY1jZP0p7EeAf23xHUZLCwpOAstfEr_5zdEhkcRk51P_iqPJoPEY0SCsyFkH_Prl6zJWdWGSVD9tjniEF2ZduhqEs_o4uPVE4aecwS0zt-abRSvEti_xz7GIoYgL4XMRKcXvQ8Q/" width="165" /></a></div>A dark comedy with no A-list superstars, with no theater release. Was easy for this to sink without a trace, but it did quite the opposite. With sharp story telling, introducing quirky but relatable characters for today's generation, and some core Bollywood plot pillars it won us over. Sanya Malhotra has quickly built a repertoire of interesting and different movies - Secret Superstar, Badhai Ho, Ludo among others and she carries this on her character's widowed shoulders with ease and grace. There levity when things get too tense, and everyone is happier for it. Was good to see Ashutosh Rana after a while, and he did his best in a toned down role of a grieving father.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi (Director: Seema Pahwa)</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2izMjt9TLzY5Ym1XGtHVtE1iMRj51BgDLYGFn3ObV8-ZBAJw1s6h6hcTjKO4WBKwYg9-skeJiI_TiLvjFdzNZwYVj7a31es68afQrAwlCfuXd5mvJCMheLXktKBpQ3AvuHmRCGA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="260" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2izMjt9TLzY5Ym1XGtHVtE1iMRj51BgDLYGFn3ObV8-ZBAJw1s6h6hcTjKO4WBKwYg9-skeJiI_TiLvjFdzNZwYVj7a31es68afQrAwlCfuXd5mvJCMheLXktKBpQ3AvuHmRCGA/" width="163" /></a></div>They say steer clear of using the word "underrated" when talking about a movie because how does it matter how others rate something when you're reviewing it. This one should be an exception. Hardly a peep about this outside of the "artsy" circles and that's likely a criminal offense. The brilliant Seema Pahwa's directorial debut depicts multiple generations of a middle class family arriving at the parents' house after the death of the father (Naseeruddin Shah). The nuances captured through the scenes, lines, props, and emotions are straight out of moments we have all witnessed first hand in our middle class Indian lives. You sort of know everyone's agenda, but not quite sure if everyone is as scheming or naive as they seem or if there's more to it. And please watch the movie to find out.</div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: red;">NOTE</span>: There's an obvious omission in my list - yes, I am talking about Sardar Udham (I haven't seen 83 as that has had only a theatrical release). I have had the privilege of viewing Sardar Udham, and it's quite something else. The only reason I couldn't exactly put it in my Top 5 or any list for that matter is because I didn't enjoy watching the movie. Yes, of course I loved the movie, but watching it wasn't an experience I want to go through again. I just have this idiosyncratic filter, that I shouldn't just love a movie, but like it too, to recommend. And that kind of graphic gore and violence just doesn't feel right to me. Hats off to Shoojit Sircar, Vicky Kaushal and the rest of the team for delivering a message that was waiting to be delivered for a century, in a way that will echo for a while.</i></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Final list of ALL movies watched in 2020 (including documentaries, in alphabetical order within groups)</i></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Must Watch</b></u></i></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div>Drishyam 2</div><div>Encanto</div><div>ET Extra Terrestrial</div><div>Kajillionaire</div><div>Little Things</div><div>Luca</div><div>Minari</div><div>Oslo</div><div>Sound of Metal</div><div>The Father</div><div>The Kid Detective</div><div>Together</div><div>Zack Snyder's Justice League</div><div>Zola</div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Recommended</b></u></i></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div>8-Bit Christmas</div><div>Black Widow</div><div>Cruella</div><div>Drunk Bus</div><div>Home Sweet Home Alone</div><div>I Care a lot</div><div>In The Heights</div><div>Jungle Cruise</div><div>No Sudden Move</div><div>No Time To Die</div><div>Rashmi Rocket</div><div>Run</div><div>Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings</div><div>Shershaah</div><div>Sir</div><div>Sophie Jones</div><div>Thalaivii</div><div>The Climb</div><div>The Courier</div><div>The Guilty</div><div>The Hand of God</div><div>The Last Letter From Your Lover</div><div>Young And Beautiful</div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Read Summaries/Use Discretion</b></u></i></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div>Ammonite</div><div>Ankahi Kahaniyan</div><div>Bell Bottom</div><div>Dhamaka</div><div>Mixtape</div><div>Passing</div><div>Sherni</div><div>Sooryavanshi</div><div>The Dig</div><div>The Power of the Dog</div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><b style="background-color: #fcff01;">Grade: Please Avoid</b></u></i></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div>Bob Biswas</div><div>Plan B</div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333px;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></google-sheets-html-origin></div>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-25282593769315336852021-12-29T22:15:00.001-08:002022-01-07T14:18:33.036-08:00Books, Shows, and Documentaries - 2021 Wrap Up<p> If you have ever read this blog, then you're in a rare minority of human beings. It also likely means you have come across, or you have had the privilege of me forcing down your throat, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2021/01/movies-round-up-2020.html">my annual movie round ups</a>. To be honest, this blog has pretty much served that one purpose for the past few years. You have one job, blog. </p><p>This year, I am introducing this new post, which I may branch into three-four separate posts in the future, but let's cross that bridge when we come to it. I will share my 5 favourite books, TV shows, and documentaries from the year, not necessarily 'released' in the same year, because unlike movies, my consumption of other media is not much to write to the internet about. But yes, if something can be done, I believe it can be and should be recorded, so feel free to send me a <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/18994838-suhel-banerjee">friend request on Goodreads</a>.</p><p>Note: Taking the short cut for the shows and documentaries this first year and using Wiki summaries, and only sharing my personal comments for the books section. Will share all original comments across sections from next year. Pardon as a first time effort.</p><p>Here's my Top 5 in each section this year.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>Books</u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;">5. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43582376-the-body">The Body</a> by Bill Bryson</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x5ZHL4mOokWDdg6_t096SZgrsGm4tvFLIAwWc_VZK0AWw1nAdbbJdwoxhDkqqgEo2TUvaSlOhqDnnp9xnEL5cK-JLA1bdTsa23zuRau5ElTCDNI63AaZ7JE4P3RpUJ7W6q63KQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="342" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_x5ZHL4mOokWDdg6_t096SZgrsGm4tvFLIAwWc_VZK0AWw1nAdbbJdwoxhDkqqgEo2TUvaSlOhqDnnp9xnEL5cK-JLA1bdTsa23zuRau5ElTCDNI63AaZ7JE4P3RpUJ7W6q63KQ/" width="164" /></a></span></div><br />Bill Bryson was a travel writer to me, till this book. Now he has the distinction of writing my favourite, and likely only biology book I have found entertaining, and educational of course. Like all his other books, Bill does the hard job of cracking open the shells of the nuts of the hard subjects and gives us the rich kernels. We know a fair bit about our bodies, or so we think, but for those of us not from the field of medicine or biology, this will be pretty eye opening, and again, never getting that boring feeling of 'studying' that he works hard in avoiding.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">4. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55315487-the-plot">The Plot</a> by Jean Hanff Korelitz</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur9pE31RYkA4GUTfN2buXAjiqBjAagObbFs7NTyXw9QhZD3_z-9p0I8fjQiKD5tBwkuluVs5dKvMV1ciXEYcOaNqxW35kfupO8rRQC5QOYKwP57JI5y4tUyqhOve7_WKTE5RnHg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="1875" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiur9pE31RYkA4GUTfN2buXAjiqBjAagObbFs7NTyXw9QhZD3_z-9p0I8fjQiKD5tBwkuluVs5dKvMV1ciXEYcOaNqxW35kfupO8rRQC5QOYKwP57JI5y4tUyqhOve7_WKTE5RnHg/" width="158" /></a></span></div><br />Getting back to the joy of reading fiction was one of the highlights of 2021 for me, and The Plot ranks right up there as a taut mystery/thriller. Without...giving the plot away...heh...this is one of those books you can curl under a blanket at night with and see the rising sun as you wrap it up, with a slightly increased heart rate due to the twists and climax. Just a solid novel let's say, about a novel. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">3. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56695159-amazon-unbound">Amazon Unbound</a> by Brad Stone</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkhTabVcn9osWNIOlXkCEP06QrrVS9sYb32r-bTvmcZzBsdEat3k45lWX2imWjy5YhEfThDpO-Sfsmyt1mD8iSydwGno2zrhnKsJJ7z62BX7avz0FY3Hqi-ZzR6nfEZrwKti3gw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2118" data-original-width="1400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkhTabVcn9osWNIOlXkCEP06QrrVS9sYb32r-bTvmcZzBsdEat3k45lWX2imWjy5YhEfThDpO-Sfsmyt1mD8iSydwGno2zrhnKsJJ7z62BX7avz0FY3Hqi-ZzR6nfEZrwKti3gw/" width="159" /></a></span></div>Obvious personal bias and interest aside, this follow up by Brad to his 2013 best seller 'The Everything Store' literally kicks off where the Amazon story ended in the last book. While I can't comment on the authenticity of any of the events or characters depicted, as a lover of business books and someone with some idea of the context, it was a trip down memory lane, not even a distant memory lane, with familiar names, faced, people, and projects. <p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">2. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55873262-a-passage-north">A Passage North</a> by Anuk Arudpragasam</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAseC1TsRHj7RjvpNRjvtUhHWvaGmTP8jedEKiv2NCqhNbLSGZiM0UyfEgFbw8sfqmtY4BoE14KLVSg3NjioZzLIalQi27uHNBnPvtCqx0Ed3lX9hYbR4jbF0_WYicOXF1kj2VGw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="267" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAseC1TsRHj7RjvpNRjvtUhHWvaGmTP8jedEKiv2NCqhNbLSGZiM0UyfEgFbw8sfqmtY4BoE14KLVSg3NjioZzLIalQi27uHNBnPvtCqx0Ed3lX9hYbR4jbF0_WYicOXF1kj2VGw/" width="160" /></a></span></div><br />Another fiction candidate in the top 5. And with this one based in post war Sri Lanka, a personal topic of interest, covered deftly by Anuk, there wasn't much of a question of whether I will like it, but more of how much. While you may not have the same fascination for the subject, the beauty of the book is you don't need to come from any position of prior knowledge or interest. It's at the end of the day a book about humans, emotions, and how we behave and react to normal and extremely abnormal (violent) situations and how they change us, or not. Will follow this author closely going forward.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">1. <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59642132-war-minus-the-shooting">War Minus The Shooting</a> by Mike Marqusee</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE8YLa_q3eS63-QYRfpPSXczm9J2w6oAzO0qH3bWItSXGlDXAn-4AI6W085GZXppTLi_Vnfq004D5fXZZWjYLyn2b2rKJyAkzPsS6UFTnZ1EVfwE5hR4NQ8RB-B23w0TvcAM1hA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE8YLa_q3eS63-QYRfpPSXczm9J2w6oAzO0qH3bWItSXGlDXAn-4AI6W085GZXppTLi_Vnfq004D5fXZZWjYLyn2b2rKJyAkzPsS6UFTnZ1EVfwE5hR4NQ8RB-B23w0TvcAM1hA/" width="150" /></a></span></div><br />While my favourite book of 2021 was published in 1996, the miracle year for us fans of Lankan cricket, this book received a new lease of life this year with 81All Out Publications bringing this book back from the dead. Quoting from my own review below.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;">"<i>The late Mike Marqusee is a cricket writer, but not your usual type. He was an American, who moved base to England and so had an outside in perspective on cricket. This book itself, while very much about that tournament and the cricketers is also a travelogue and a journalist's perspective of the politics of cricket, the sub-continent, and a lot more. He pulls no punches, at the English/Australian elitism, the sub-continental corruption and jingoism, the Pepsi-Coke wars, and observes the cricket and the drama that follows it with a sense of aloofness and amusement, while never disrespecting the sport or the fans.</i>"</p><p style="text-align: center;">------------------------------------</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shows (all images and summaries courtesy Wikipedia)</span></p><p style="text-align: center;">5. <b>Mare of Easttown (2021)</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVVKB1khys1VjkoPS1kGEEZ1xgNBlMudT-FfWsTtmNGd_RbozUu_okLmxPIGRU3fARFrJI0F2-ohRbx0RTCRemcz33yNNrQCqmxtD1XWSmQU8VjehfTF3j66viFKMMb4PaSB-Qg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="260" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAVVKB1khys1VjkoPS1kGEEZ1xgNBlMudT-FfWsTtmNGd_RbozUu_okLmxPIGRU3fARFrJI0F2-ohRbx0RTCRemcz33yNNrQCqmxtD1XWSmQU8VjehfTF3j66viFKMMb4PaSB-Qg/" width="163" /></a></div><br /><b>Summary</b>: <span style="text-align: left;">In a suburb of Philadelphia, police detective Mare Sheehan investigates the recent murder of a teenage mother while trying to keep her own life from falling apart. Mare is a local hero, having been the star of a high-school basketball championship game 25 years ago. She has also been unable to solve the case of another missing young girl for a year, leading many in the community to doubt her detective skills. Her personal troubles include a divorce, a son lost to suicide, and a custody battle with her ex-heroin addict former daughter-in-law over Mare's grandson.</span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4. Scam 1992 (2020)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQ6_nk_4i_iJA2oxb3oq53qBJWjA-UPvcAkTfXwtVKVEquXt4Vtc618dJma953-AAJ4DODXrRFdzempAyMfpvpVoVKvzA4nAODo5_hKmWVGztbkvtw2ugbrC4ri6daGMVWRbnOA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgQ6_nk_4i_iJA2oxb3oq53qBJWjA-UPvcAkTfXwtVKVEquXt4Vtc618dJma953-AAJ4DODXrRFdzempAyMfpvpVoVKvzA4nAODo5_hKmWVGztbkvtw2ugbrC4ri6daGMVWRbnOA/" width="240" /></a></div><br /><b>Summary</b>: Harshad Mehta is an ordinary Gujarati salesman who lives in a cramped one-room apartment in Mumbai's Gujarati dominated suburb of Ghatkopar along with his parents, wife Jyoti and brother Ashwin. After doing all sorts of odd jobs, he joins the Bombay Stock Exchange as a “jobber”. Unsatisfied with his growth, he soon starts his own consulting firm. Exploiting loopholes in the market system and bribing various officials, he soon amasses a huge amount of wealth. In a parallel narrative, journalist Sucheta Dalal is investigating Mehtas's business after getting a tip from a bank clerk about Mehta's involvement in a scam in State Bank of India.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3. Squid Games</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-xnqkQckgp5phShapwOkQsnwyZ-tOUc_UjoFyS6YEACXLMSAlJumftaengzCdnA5s-Wbup2rCoU2CAGQxtu96U8FJwoadfPXm1A0qrVmVPP6kfTiAzev5azA1D-kvzfppeWkgw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="250" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy-xnqkQckgp5phShapwOkQsnwyZ-tOUc_UjoFyS6YEACXLMSAlJumftaengzCdnA5s-Wbup2rCoU2CAGQxtu96U8FJwoadfPXm1A0qrVmVPP6kfTiAzev5azA1D-kvzfppeWkgw/" width="162" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: Seong Gi-hun, a divorced father and indebted gambler who lives with his elderly mother, is invited to play a series of children's games for a chance at a large cash prize. Accepting the offer, he is taken to an unknown location where he finds himself among 456 players who are all deeply in debt. The players are made to wear green tracksuits and are kept under watch at all times by masked guards in pink jumpsuits, with the games overseen by the Front Man, who wears a black mask and black uniform. The players soon discover that losing a game results in their death, with each death adding ₩100 million to the potential ₩45.6 billion grand prize. Gi-hun allies with other players, including his childhood friend Cho Sang-woo, to try to survive the physical and psychological twists of the games.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2. Yes Minister (1980)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aQv31QGviM7cZaEBt_TMD1PIJmAc-WSIJRoK2xS8d6ac4wTpIrkhF7xyaC8IMG4ORX0adKSEE5gZ4ezgtC577Pwkj1G0BQpEdc2nbDQT1E7U9unJVu1qwHaxj-q1Z3sU3-Xfdg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="240" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6aQv31QGviM7cZaEBt_TMD1PIJmAc-WSIJRoK2xS8d6ac4wTpIrkhF7xyaC8IMG4ORX0adKSEE5gZ4ezgtC577Pwkj1G0BQpEdc2nbDQT1E7U9unJVu1qwHaxj-q1Z3sU3-Xfdg/" width="320" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: The series opens in the wake of a general election in which the incumbent government has been defeated by the opposition party, to which Jim Hacker MP belongs. His party affiliation is never stated, his party emblem is clearly neither Conservative nor Labour, and his party's political colour is white. The Prime Minister offers Hacker the position of Minister of Administrative Affairs, which he accepts. Hacker goes to his department and meets his Permanent Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, and Principal Private Secretary, Bernard Woolley.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While Appleby is outwardly deferential towards the new minister, he is prepared to defend the status quo at all costs. Hacker and his party's policies of reducing bureaucracy are diametrically opposed to the Civil Service's interests, in which staff numbers and budgets are viewed as merits of success (as opposed to sizes of profits or losses in private industry). Woolley is sympathetic towards Hacker but as Appleby reminds him, Woolley's civil service superiors, including Appleby, will have much to say about the course of his future career (i.e., assessments, promotions, pay increases), while ministers do not usually stay long in one department and have no say in civil service staffing recommendations.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1. Succession (Season 3) (2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJi0P-5Q3Eq662697maVlw_ySHef4SlBMk7ZZBYDv2oGIoKzpxVNqHehIRUdwMVfYmVFCiDkt-He4a1FE54xGGQ1_xZhNwGlRCi_IhIK4UR5TMTBi_1x6w6xgJp9trqyleb3iXw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="203" data-original-width="360" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWJi0P-5Q3Eq662697maVlw_ySHef4SlBMk7ZZBYDv2oGIoKzpxVNqHehIRUdwMVfYmVFCiDkt-He4a1FE54xGGQ1_xZhNwGlRCi_IhIK4UR5TMTBi_1x6w6xgJp9trqyleb3iXw/" width="320" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: Succession follows the Roy family, owners of media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo. The family patriarch, Logan Roy (Cox), has experienced a decline in health. His four children – removed oldest son Connor (Ruck), power-hungry Kendall (Strong), irreverent Roman (Culkin), and politically savvy Shiv (Snook) – all with varying degrees of connection to the company, begin to prepare for a future without their father,[7] and each begins vying for prominence within the company.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Other notable mentions:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Fauda: Seaon 1</div><div>White Lotus (Limited Series)</div><div>WandaVision: Season 1</div><div>The Queen's Gambit (Limited Series)</div><div>The Flight Attendant (Limited Series)</div><div>Paatal Lok (Limited Series)</div><div>Family Man: Season 2</div><div>A Teacher (Limited Series)</div><div><br /></div><div><p style="text-align: center;">------------------------------------</p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Documentaries (all images and summaries courtesy Wikipedia)</b></span></p></div></div><b>5. Break Point (2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM73IEKbIzgUnIqUcnAV3ymtKWL972YuK3XCVJ_qjlSiBzDUyfHapOGuRpSZ404oPUD3TKyqgHm9RyWm1OjYOrU39X9tvFOe2cZQ0WCW60LHlAYsDYv3OxNUll3LhepwGL-3rWEQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="375" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM73IEKbIzgUnIqUcnAV3ymtKWL972YuK3XCVJ_qjlSiBzDUyfHapOGuRpSZ404oPUD3TKyqgHm9RyWm1OjYOrU39X9tvFOe2cZQ0WCW60LHlAYsDYv3OxNUll3LhepwGL-3rWEQ/" width="135" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: It is a story of ambition, hard work, belief, friendship, brotherhood and partnership of the former Indian tennis players</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>4. House of Secrets: The Burari Deaths (2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXB-Owy6r7uwXCLOSUF40DFy7HwoylPC8VucmIXCpjOSYO51xMH6O9HNezCrbu3N813ytH97BYxZGWkuqLjVO6ngQFNO_d532j8j3H1KiOjeWljDLzHB5mUHatQ85w3VsMAn6xg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="248" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPXB-Owy6r7uwXCLOSUF40DFy7HwoylPC8VucmIXCpjOSYO51xMH6O9HNezCrbu3N813ytH97BYxZGWkuqLjVO6ngQFNO_d532j8j3H1KiOjeWljDLzHB5mUHatQ85w3VsMAn6xg/" width="165" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: True crime docu-series on the 2018 Burari Deaths</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>3. Pele (2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu3JMRjH1G3gCfwZL4MIENQA1X_AZhOzIX397RKCmWszr0ZZXqpeSJkmHjgSjo91m_Cd93VcKXCKoJR7xCjB3Q-IgaWKlng8AWyiErkC-5Jy0Dgl0IGo_Iw2jCJB8H45wX4lkJw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu3JMRjH1G3gCfwZL4MIENQA1X_AZhOzIX397RKCmWszr0ZZXqpeSJkmHjgSjo91m_Cd93VcKXCKoJR7xCjB3Q-IgaWKlng8AWyiErkC-5Jy0Dgl0IGo_Iw2jCJB8H45wX4lkJw/" width="162" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: Pelé is a 2021 biographical documentary film about Brazilian footballer Pelé. It's a Netflix original film.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2. Turning Point 9/11 And The War On Terror (2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3E1fyjf3CsbMLzjeLJ2HTNz6gwa1Hi1nGj7tOsYis1DHpH51c-TZoZiW_UutChZaVAnXul3vzrA5SXAHT_qWQkBswhd6pitf2U0tE0I_VSU9kL0bUmJd6ITr_DMA8feQz9FMdQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3E1fyjf3CsbMLzjeLJ2HTNz6gwa1Hi1nGj7tOsYis1DHpH51c-TZoZiW_UutChZaVAnXul3vzrA5SXAHT_qWQkBswhd6pitf2U0tE0I_VSU9kL0bUmJd6ITr_DMA8feQz9FMdQ/" width="162" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror is a 2021 American five-part docuseries created for Netflix and directed by Brian Knappenberger. The series documents the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11 2001 in New York City's Lower Manhattan, as well as the events that took place both in Afghanistan and the United States, which led to the attacks. It was released on September 1, 2021.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>1. Tiger (2021)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDanqPZux0_vM9ob-Cqr-sFBy_eV4EuLGcpjWDw3DNFXykZhRyfehmvuIv5t2d7Qa_dNgOoC2-3SBdXO_Pa3ftblyu69OQMCY-Zd8pV8GvWaHYl5ImwQ0p32F38fpOnnraiOWMGw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="259" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDanqPZux0_vM9ob-Cqr-sFBy_eV4EuLGcpjWDw3DNFXykZhRyfehmvuIv5t2d7Qa_dNgOoC2-3SBdXO_Pa3ftblyu69OQMCY-Zd8pV8GvWaHYl5ImwQ0p32F38fpOnnraiOWMGw/" width="162" /></a></div><b>Summary</b>: The documentary is based on the 2018 biography Tiger Woods and examines Woods’ relationship with his father, Earl, and what impact that may have had on his development as a man, his rise, fall, and return in the world of golf. It features interviews with Woods former caddie Steve Williams, Woods former girlfriend, Nick Faldo, Bryant Gumbel, and Rachel Uchitel who was at the center of Woods’ infidelity scandal. Tiger notably relies on outside voices to tell Woods' story and does not include his perspective or commentary.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Other Notable Mentions</b>:</div><div style="text-align: left;">Schumacher</div><div style="text-align: left;">Bad Sport</div><div style="text-align: left;">Allen V Farrow</div><div style="text-align: left;">Framing Britney Spears</div>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-86211365121040074782021-01-03T15:47:00.002-08:002021-01-03T15:47:07.375-08:00Movies Round Up 2020<p>A second year in a row of this annual post coming a few days after the new year is underway. Of course that's where the similarities end between the year that just passed and anything, ever. In fact I was in two minds about putting up this post at all, lots of normal things don't feel quite right at this point. Unlike the last five years I also stopped the quick Twitter reviews of the movies I watched, starting in April, as the pandemic fully emerged.</p><p>Anyway, we have completed a year, and we have watched a few movies. For many of us movies are a refuge from the humdrum of daily life, and in 2020 it was perhaps more so than ever before. Unfortunately the magical experience of watching these wonderful things on the big screen was not possible for most of us, but thanks to the OTT platforms really going over-the-top and into release overdrive, we managed OK. </p><p>This is the 12th year of this tradition, and as always here's a recap of the prior years-</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2009</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2010</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a><span style="line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a><span style="line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a><span style="text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/movies-roundup-2015.html" style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a>, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2016/12/movies-roundup-2016.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/01/movies-roundup-2017.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a>, <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/10/movies-round-up-2018-10th-annual-review.html" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;">2018</a>, and <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2020/01/movies-round-up-2019.html">2019</a>.</span></p><p>Quality wise 2020 movies wasn't much to write about compared to the few exceptional years it had leading up to. But once again the pandemic definitely played a part in this as many movie makers decided to not release lots of movies that were planned, and pushed to 2021. This was true globally, however, an unexpected side effect, and not really sure if there's any causation/correlation involved here, the quality of TV shows continued to scale new heights. </p><p>Back to the movies, and some anecdotes as always.</p><p>1. The number of movies I watched in a theater (in 2 months and a week) was 10. Was on a good track to compete against the record breaking 2019 where I watched 58 movies in a theater. Thank you AMC A-List for the memories.</p><p>2. I went on a streaming service subscription frenzy as the movies seem to be distributed across so many now, and ended the year with the following: Amazon Video, Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Hotstar (Indian), HBO Max, Starz, Showtime, Hoichoi (Bangla), and likely a few I am forgetting.</p><p>3. The highlight of the year was surely the re-binge watching of the 7 (8?) Harry Potter series with my wife and daughter. As expected the 5 year old enjoyed till the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Goblet of Fire was watched through scrunched up eyes, and the Order of the Phoenix is where the wizarding world lost a fan, for now.</p><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;">Now time to take a look at the numbers.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Here is the Summary Table (in its 14th year) of movies released in the same year (2020 for this post) that I watched.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><b>Year # Seen Hindi:English:Others Top Rating Avg. Rating</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2014 16 10:6:0 9.0 6.16 </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2016 30 17:13:0 9.5 6.98</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2017 31 17:13:1 9.0 7.03</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2018 87 23:59:5 9.0 7.29</div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2019 86 12:65: 9 10.0 7.45</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;">2020 38 16:20:2 9.0 7.40</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">The split of the movies by source (not just 2020 movies) was as follows.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><google-sheets-html-origin style="color: black; font-size: medium; text-align: start;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; table-layout: fixed; width: 0px;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><colgroup><col width="282"></col><col width="100"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Source"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); font-style: italic; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Source<span> </span></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"COUNTA of Title"}" style="background-color: #666666; border-bottom: 3px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); border-right: 1px solid transparent; color: white; overflow: visible; padding: 2px 0px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div style="left: 3px; overflow: hidden; position: relative; white-space: nowrap; width: 196px;"><div style="float: left;">Number</div></div></td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Netflix"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Netflix</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":19}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">19</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"HBO Max"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">HBO Max</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":12}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">12</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Amazon Video"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Amazon Video</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":11}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">11</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Theatre"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Theatre</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":10}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">10</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hulu"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hulu</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hotstar"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hotstar</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Showtime"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Showtime</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Disney+"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Disney+</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">2</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Starz"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Starz</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hoichoi"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hoichoi</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"DVD"}" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 1px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">DVD</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr><tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grand Total"}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Grand Total</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":67}" style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">67</td></tr></tbody></table></google-sheets-html-origin></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">And now for rankings. As always, Top 5 Hindi and Non-Hindi movies of the year (released in 2020). Goes without saying, but still saying (redundant!) these are just from the 38 odd movies I watched, so </span></span><a href="https://lmgtfy.app/?q=fwiw" style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">FWIW</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">. All images are courtesy of IMDb. The streaming updates below are valid as of Jan 2021.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><h1 style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;">Non-Hindi Movies (not including documentaries)</h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">5. Bad Education</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J_1J5Nu_M8NgEEy6xP2kPUBiEnxIHY4clPCE_njDJp1cVZD7m0eOwlyHFFxOEaeHqx3GwH1BOCVG9eN1bHfmGTAUseKOKra1bv4m5CsQzrLcKGtKUVRuBuFlHheZXKfdsSK_OQ/s748/Bad+Education.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0J_1J5Nu_M8NgEEy6xP2kPUBiEnxIHY4clPCE_njDJp1cVZD7m0eOwlyHFFxOEaeHqx3GwH1BOCVG9eN1bHfmGTAUseKOKra1bv4m5CsQzrLcKGtKUVRuBuFlHheZXKfdsSK_OQ/s320/Bad+Education.jpg" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: red;">Hugh Jackman delivers one of his strongest performances as an educator/administrator, ably supported by a cast led by Allison Janey. Shcool District rankings, PTA meetings, and a little embezzlement of funds here and there makes for a compelling watch. </span>Streaming on HBO Max in the US.</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">4. C U Soon</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cYGIupGqKuTCfKwERe0SU175I5FSEsRuNpfLyAcCbLS7ZRj8Jpg1C7chj5DhYyVNk-g3bBUcly1SvsZq5LjQ0hC7KqQBH3iQoyiVonsVUYigUM3CRevuUEUzyITY-FKhrUGztw/s697/C+U+Soon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: underline;"><img border="0" data-original-height="697" data-original-width="507" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-cYGIupGqKuTCfKwERe0SU175I5FSEsRuNpfLyAcCbLS7ZRj8Jpg1C7chj5DhYyVNk-g3bBUcly1SvsZq5LjQ0hC7KqQBH3iQoyiVonsVUYigUM3CRevuUEUzyITY-FKhrUGztw/s320/C+U+Soon.jpg" /></a><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="color: red;">Reminiscent of Searching, the 2018 thriller seen through different device screens, this Malayalam suspense/mystery manages to grab our attention by the collar and sustain it till the end. A bit predictable towards the very end, but edge of seat stuff nevertheless. </span>Streaming on Amazon Prime Video in the US.<br /><br /></i></span></div></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><i><u><br /></u></i></span><span style="text-align: center;"><u style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><u><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">3. Soul</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mxaQ2wsCtbk7kzHDssV-P71VICGR82LpCofOIM0cKHpLteswkMRMdtW23KjjWvVEoWCcGjCipmA7f811XM3or4w_GsCdMr_OV1L1SKUAZADgJcmt29aJWKcG1A96u-cA9u6Qzg/s750/Soul.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4mxaQ2wsCtbk7kzHDssV-P71VICGR82LpCofOIM0cKHpLteswkMRMdtW23KjjWvVEoWCcGjCipmA7f811XM3or4w_GsCdMr_OV1L1SKUAZADgJcmt29aJWKcG1A96u-cA9u6Qzg/s320/Soul.jpg" /></a></div></u></u><span style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Perhaps the most grown up of all Pixar movies till date, not only does this explore the deep questions of life, death, soul, life after death but also things like meaning of life, joy from work etc. Watching it with my 5 year old provided the fresh eyed curiosity I needed to see it from the other side. Life and death have become regular night time subjects now. </span>Streaming on Disney+ in the US.</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;">2. Driveways</span></div><div><u style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEErzhtODmbFi4xWz0ovbkDVKAo6cFNPiyhV5eOraTcSlaAZYFo4TDp8TvUxGMLJuUYvZQtpc4wbEintrOtXb8Is9Y0HLm8JL3XsTVp7YYHsDFfAEC39Yf-VsCFWD8KLcrZO0Ng/s750/Driveways.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="511" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEErzhtODmbFi4xWz0ovbkDVKAo6cFNPiyhV5eOraTcSlaAZYFo4TDp8TvUxGMLJuUYvZQtpc4wbEintrOtXb8Is9Y0HLm8JL3XsTVp7YYHsDFfAEC39Yf-VsCFWD8KLcrZO0Ng/s320/Driveways.jpg" /></a></div></u><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">There's always usually that one movie every year that warms the heart without having any big message to deliver, and Driveways is that one for 2020. Just a beautiful portrayal of a young boy and his single mom adjusting to a new neighborhood in a house where his aunt died and a few endearing neighbors. </span>Streaming on Showtime in the US.<br /></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div><u style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1. The Trial Of The Chicago 7</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOlu7lnrkfyQew-BAXVVEgaKVOknaQkOT0uQzk6C6ZI3jK0wl2zkrf9T2-1kwDw8lJLl2h-A_RiV5HT9u_7RP4kWl9gAYQoiED-BYf_hyphenhyphenOCHvK8N2o-UCU80Xp3cs7NDsfnwfFw/s748/The+Trial+Of+Chicago+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOlu7lnrkfyQew-BAXVVEgaKVOknaQkOT0uQzk6C6ZI3jK0wl2zkrf9T2-1kwDw8lJLl2h-A_RiV5HT9u_7RP4kWl9gAYQoiED-BYf_hyphenhyphenOCHvK8N2o-UCU80Xp3cs7NDsfnwfFw/s320/The+Trial+Of+Chicago+7.jpg" /></a></div></u><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">Usually when a movie comes this recommended the expectations work against it. But this is a special one. The raw energy, humor, pathos, and sharp dialogues explain the brouhaha. If like me you didn't know about the Chicago 7, don't let that deter you, going in blank can be perfectly fine for this one too. And of course, couldn't have come during a more apt time. </span>Streaming on Netflix in the US.</i></div><div><h1 style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><br /></u></span></span></h1><h1 style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u>Hindi Movies (not including documentaries)</u></span></span></h1><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;">5. Thappad</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUjUKBK9nCJaK8d3_7dyKk5KFhOPqF50AurjOX65jVQFDI8f6KHeOQZ-NgPBeo-Ta2t5N-Ia_QT_m97TljoIyQKoaDqGyX0Vh11Ut5WhyiYRFGeCEuMWkfPX1h4qP7fq7JI1txQ/s747/Thappad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="487" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkUjUKBK9nCJaK8d3_7dyKk5KFhOPqF50AurjOX65jVQFDI8f6KHeOQZ-NgPBeo-Ta2t5N-Ia_QT_m97TljoIyQKoaDqGyX0Vh11Ut5WhyiYRFGeCEuMWkfPX1h4qP7fq7JI1txQ/s320/Thappad.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>It's Tapsee's movie and she delivers. A stronger male role missed. A movie meant to question things at a very core level, and lead to tough debates and it succeeds in generating those conversations</i></span><i style="color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">. </span>Streaming on Amazon Video in the US.</i></div><div style="color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;">4. Raat Akeli Hai</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuKXuMPwGQ7SQ4SD2ER1ym0r02QJj3FJRp6SguNZVeA5df9i9QJpbHxeSd7QT1MwFVPheWxu5YfdlsoUGDVCv9lAze8Ul1hV_wY8rBLMSLcfz2ouMCH_03qfB8FFcl4i0RhHvjw/s747/Raat+Akeli+Hai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="515" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJuKXuMPwGQ7SQ4SD2ER1ym0r02QJj3FJRp6SguNZVeA5df9i9QJpbHxeSd7QT1MwFVPheWxu5YfdlsoUGDVCv9lAze8Ul1hV_wY8rBLMSLcfz2ouMCH_03qfB8FFcl4i0RhHvjw/s320/Raat+Akeli+Hai.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>You think you know what's coming and then you have that "Ah, got me there" moment repeated more than once. Nawaz does his Nawz thing and makes it that much more watchable, but Radhika Apte wins this round with an author backed role</i></span><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">. </span>Streaming on Netflix in the US.</i></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"></div></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;">3. Axone</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykBBJsLqe1CNCVJat9aSoCTeCuFYDcxLJkg2QjRJ3fpnv8-mVLkLFfIv-MBDskdm7ve2zaz3lCGx5v5RAtEi_ZRCHl0YikCRhUwQgkRZHSHvYcDSgez8C58GFE6AVNrNnBLSbHA/s746/Axone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="492" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjykBBJsLqe1CNCVJat9aSoCTeCuFYDcxLJkg2QjRJ3fpnv8-mVLkLFfIv-MBDskdm7ve2zaz3lCGx5v5RAtEi_ZRCHl0YikCRhUwQgkRZHSHvYcDSgez8C58GFE6AVNrNnBLSbHA/s320/Axone.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Can't blame yourself for not knowing that a movie about a pungent North East Indian dish is what was missing from your life all this while</i></span><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">. As low key as it gets with performances so real I had to google the actors to confirm that they were actors in the first place. Also, best to not watch this when hungry. </span>Streaming on Netflix in the US.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-decoration-line: underline;"><i style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-decoration-line: underline;"></div></div></div></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;">2. Ludo</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSj8HrjVBLFUCTwkkqmXrCI0ohZGltxJwJm02Oe0bnfoILK9YAQigSwQrkGsIPhYF7dKbOibcWvkjZGASzOWRh_LU31WxlxI8oEInVFvuhr2iELjp_LS1u_r9iDzeNSDO56CnlQ/s751/Ludo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="751" data-original-width="532" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUSj8HrjVBLFUCTwkkqmXrCI0ohZGltxJwJm02Oe0bnfoILK9YAQigSwQrkGsIPhYF7dKbOibcWvkjZGASzOWRh_LU31WxlxI8oEInVFvuhr2iELjp_LS1u_r9iDzeNSDO56CnlQ/s320/Ludo.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><br /></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">While Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos worked for many, it just missed the mark somehow for me. This time around Anurag delivers with a very similar chaotic style, but the tetris pieces seem to fall better in place. The mad cap story doesn't runs from scene one shot one. The performances seemed to be ones where the actors were having a blast, and it showed Of course the different stories crossed path in a Priyadarshan-esque ending, but just because we saw that coming doesn't take away from the fun ride this turned out to be. </span>Streaming on Netflix in the US.</i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><i style="color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: blue;">1. Serious Men</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8lg6U4W-v7OCb6a55jvm-Vb0Q9OJFLAxW_FN4JGE8rDfEWYsoYtmRBkbKGfPRWJg_wBafb6jC24GEZgFTdNxXyOerLkfn-Vikrk69eR1bKC9W-BQmHqtTGhKPTCuk5ByMdhh6A/s745/Serious+Men.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="745" data-original-width="531" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb8lg6U4W-v7OCb6a55jvm-Vb0Q9OJFLAxW_FN4JGE8rDfEWYsoYtmRBkbKGfPRWJg_wBafb6jC24GEZgFTdNxXyOerLkfn-Vikrk69eR1bKC9W-BQmHqtTGhKPTCuk5ByMdhh6A/s320/Serious+Men.jpg" /></a></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><i style="color: black; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: red;">I hadn't read Manu Joseph's novel of the same name on which the movie was based prior to watching it. And when the early twist came in the movie I sure wasn't expecting it. Difficult to curb within a specific genre this movie flourishes as it establishes its primary characters, their aspirations, and quirks. The 9 year old Aakshath Das is outstanding, and being a show stealer while sharing screen with Nawaz is no small feat. </span>Streaming on Netflix in the US.</i></div><div style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;">.</i></div></div></div></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><i>Final list of ALL movies watched in 2020 (including documentaries, in alphabetical order within groups)</i></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333px;"><i><u><b>Grade: Must Watch</b></u></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333px;"><i><div>The Trial Of The Chicago 7</div><div>The Test (Documentary)</div><div>The Kingmaker (Documentary)</div><div>Athlete A (Documentary)</div></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #d9d9d9; font-size: 13.3333px;"><i><br /></i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.3333px;"><i><u><b>Grade: Recommended</b></u></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i><div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Tiger King (Documentary)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Queen</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">McMillions (Documentary)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Uncut Gems</span></div></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><i><div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Totally Under Control </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">(Documentary)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Titli</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Gentlemen</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Sudani From Nigeria</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Soul</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Snowpiercer</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Serious Men</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Revolutionary Road</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Raat Akeli Hai</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Pain and Glory</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Okja</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Oceans Apart</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Ludo</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Little Women</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Invisible Man</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">If Anything Happens I Love You</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Home Alone 2</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Sorceror's Stone</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Half Blood Price</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Goblet of Fire</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harry Potter And The Chamber of Secrets</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Free Willy</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Framing John Delorean </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">(Documentary)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Family Tandoncies (Stand Up)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Driveways</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Contagion</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">C U Soon</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Blow The Man Down</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Bad Education</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Bad Boy Billionaires </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">(Documentary)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Axone</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">1917</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Yes, God, Yes</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Thappad</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Summer Hit</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhaan</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Shirley</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Palm Springs</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Ordinary Love</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Emma</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Dwitiyo Purush</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Bulbbul</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Borat 2</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Bombshell</span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><i><u><b><br /></b></u></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><i><u><b>Grade: Read Summaries/Use Discretion</b></u></i></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><i><div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gil (Stand Up)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Wild Nights With Emily</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">What We Wanted</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Vir Das: For India (Stand Up)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Vow </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">(Documentary)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Swerve</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Social Dilemma </span><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">(Documentary)</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">The Photograph</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Portrait of a Lady on Fire</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Panga</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Make Up</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Made In China</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Kamyaab</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Gumnaami</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Guilty</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Dil Bechara</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">AK v AK</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><div>I Lost My Body</div><div>Gulabo Sitabo</div><div>Good Newwz</div><div>Dolly Kitty aur Woh Chamakte Sitare</div><div>Diane</div><div><br /></div></span></div></div><div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: arial, sans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><i><u><b>Grade: Please Avoid</b></u></i></span></span></div><div><div style="font-size: 13.3333px;"><div>Angrezi Medium</div><div>Shakuntala Devi</div></div></div></div></i></span></div></div></i></span></div></div></i></span></span></div></div>Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-42130467892875321232020-01-05T00:10:00.000-08:002020-01-05T00:14:33.961-08:00Movies Round Up 2019<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">First up, apologies for posting this on the 5th of Jan, 2020. Not only my miss, but also in the process 2019 became the first year since I started blogging 15 years back, that went without a single post. Holiday travel is to be blamed a bit but all excuses really. Anyway, moving on to the annual update.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This is the 11th year of this tradition, and as always here's a recap of the prior years -</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">The big story of this year for me was the sudden U-turn of quality cinema in Bollywood, which had been steadily picking up steam through the decade. This was especially amplified by some of the best international cinema had to offer (e.g. the much praised Parasite from South Korea and Shoplifters from Japan). Hollywood was a bit of a mixed bag with plenty of high quality content from surprising corners, while the stranglehold of Disney on the box-office was near complete with an Ironman grip - more billion dollar earners than ever before (and the all time highest earner, after a 2nd release - Avengers Endgame).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">On the movie related personal front this year saw 3 changes to the movie chronicling efforts:</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">1. My movie review podcast </span><a href="https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch">Worth A Watch</a><span style="font-size: 13px;">, launched in 2018, was revived in its new form as a collaborative weekly podcast with Shabeer Ahmad, Diptakirtiu Chaudhuri, and a few other movie loving friends. We slipped a bit again towards the end of the year but plan to get back to a regular weekly cadence soon.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 13px;">3. Created a mega Twitter thread of all movies watched in the year which makes it for easy reading for anyone picking up at any point. Here's the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1092091379537215489">2019 Twitter Movie Thread</a><span style="font-size: 13px;">. Received many responses from a lot of you, and this is something I plan to proceed with in the next year.</span></span></span></div>
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2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div>
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2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div>
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2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div>
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2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div>
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2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div>
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2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div>
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2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div>
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2014 16 10:6:0 9.0 6.16 </div>
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2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div>
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2016 30 17:13:0 9.5 6.98</div>
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2017 31 17:13:1 9.0 7.03</div>
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2018 87 23:59:5 9.0 7.29</div>
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<span style="color: red;">2019 86 12:65: 9 10.0 7.45</span></div>
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The split of the movies by source (not just 2018 movies) was as follows.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">Moving, humorous, attention to detail & while set in China with a American-Chinese protagonist, was taken aback to see the similarities with Indian culture. Nai Nai wins & melts your heart, but the entire cast creates several moments that stay with you.</span></i><span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Social commentary, intelligent and wacky comedy that goes from ticklish to real dark real soon, to a second half that keeps getting better with every twist. Impeccable performances by entire cast and the house. As close to perfection as a movie can get.</i></span></div>
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<i><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">Gets a three thumbs up Worth A Watch rating from </span></i><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: red;">Shabeer Ahmad, Diptakirti Chaudhuri, and me. Listen to</span> <a href="https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-19---Badla---Review-e51g3t" style="color: #444444;">our podcast</a><span style="color: #444444;"> f</span><span style="color: red;">or the details and let us know your thoughts. Streaming now on Netflix.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;"><i>Didn't go in very convinced about the plot and theme, and won't say I came out a convert as a desi (or any) hip hop fan, but that's the benchmark of a good work of art to keep you engaged through something you aren't necessarily gravitating towards. Strong performances by the core team.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Bollywood's follow up to the 'No Means No' trendsetting Pink, and this one takes a more provocative look at the #MeToo movement. Some tense courtroom scenes, but at the heart of it, this perhaps defends #MeToo more than some more obvious movies and stories.</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: medium;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>This hard to watch (but must watch) movie by Anubhav Sinha</i></span><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;"> on India's present day caste based atrocities gets a [Great] from me. </i><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Link to podcast where Diptakirti, Shabeer </i><i style="color: red; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: small;">and I discuss it (now streaming on Netflix worldwide). <a href="https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-21---Article-15-2019--Hindi--Netflix---Review-e5admr">Link to podcast</a>.</i></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Maybe the biggest underrated Bollywood movie of the year. Superb performances, sometimes hard to watch, but you always remain invested, in various ways. Flipping through and mixing genres seamlessly throughout. Please watch when you can.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>The final segment of the post started from last year is the Oscar predictions. 5 movies that I feel will get a Best Picture nomination. My score last year was 3/5 (Got Blackkklansman, A Star Is Born, and The Favourite correct). This year's predictions are:</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>The Irishman, Joker, Parasite, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, and Jojo Rabbit. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>Final list of ALL movies watched in 2019 (including documentaries, alphabetically ordered)</i></span></div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Crooked Somebody"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Crooked Somebody</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Private War"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Private War</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ad Astra"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ad Astra</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"John Wick - Chapter 3: Parabellum"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">John Wick - Chapter 3: Parabellum</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jojo Rabbit"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jojo Rabbit</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Joker"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Joker</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Judy"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Judy</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kumbalangi Nights"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kumbalangi Nights</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Late Night"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Late Night</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Leave No Trace"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Leave No Trace</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lego Movie Two"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lego Movie Two</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Long Shot"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Long Shot</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Luce"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Luce</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Luka Chhupi"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Luka Chhupi</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mahalaya"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mahalaya</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Marriage Story"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Marriage Story</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Missing Link"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Missing Link</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Once Upon A Time In Hollywood"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Once Upon A Time In Hollywood</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Paddleton"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Paddleton</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Parasite"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Parasite</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Plus One"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Plus One</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Queen & Slim"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Queen & Slim</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Raid"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Raid</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ready Or Not"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ready Or Not</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Richard Jewell"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Richard Jewell</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Rocketman"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Rocketman</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Section 375"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Section 375</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"See You Yesterday"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">See You Yesterday</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Shazam"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Shazam</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Shoplifters"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Shoplifters</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Shubh Mangal Savdhan"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Shubh Mangal Savdhan</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sonchiriya"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sonchiriya</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Spiderman: Far From Home"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Spiderman: Far From Home</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Spirited Away"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Spirited Away</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Stan & Ollie"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Stan & Ollie</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode II - The Attack of the Clones"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode II - The Attack of the Clones</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Stree"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Stree</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sui Dhaaga"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sui Dhaaga</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Super 30"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Super 30</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Super Deluxe"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Super Deluxe</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Support The Girls"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Support The Girls</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Terminator Dark Fate"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Terminator Dark Fate</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Art of Self Defense"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Art of Self Defense</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Breaker Upperers"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Breaker Upperers</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Farewell"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Farewell</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Front Runner"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Front Runner</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Guilty"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Guilty</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Irishman"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Irishman</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lighthouse"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Lighthouse</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lion King"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Lion King</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Mule"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Mule</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Mustang"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Mustang</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Peanut Butter Falcon"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Peanut Butter Falcon</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Report"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Report</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Souvenir"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Souvenir</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Two Popes"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Two Popes</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Toy Story 4"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Toy Story 4</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Tully"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Tully</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uri"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Uri</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Us"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Us</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vice"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vice</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Vinci Da"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Vinci Da</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"War"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">War</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"We Have Always Lived In The Castle"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">We Have Always Lived In The Castle</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wonder Park"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Wonder Park</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Working Woman"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Working Woman</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Yesterday"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Yesterday</td></tr>
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-5151387983389071322018-12-30T11:30:00.000-08:002018-12-30T23:07:37.613-08:00Movies Round Up 2018 - 10th Annual Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One of my favourite days of the year is here, time to look back at 12 months of movies watched, analyzed, reviewed and now to pick the Best of the Year list.<br />
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If you've known me over the last decade or so I have most likely pushed this list over some medium or the other and forced you to read and discuss this in further detail.<br />
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This year marks the 10th edition of the Annual List, and as always you can look at the prior years here: <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2009</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2010</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html" style="background-color: white; color: #3778cd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/movies-roundup-2015.html" style="background-color: white; color: #3778cd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2016/12/movies-roundup-2016.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13px;">, and <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2018/01/movies-roundup-2017.html">2017</a>. </span></span><br />
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<b>This has been an exceptional year on both counts of quantity and quality due to the following</b>:<br />
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1) <a href="https://www.amctheatres.com/amcstubs/alist">AMC A-List</a>: I went from watching less than 5 movies in theaters in a year to almost 2/week since August when I joined this program. If you enjoy watching movies in theaters and are in the US, every week you're not joining this you're missing out (3 movies/week, no conditions)<br />
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2) <a href="https://dvd.netflix.com/">Netflix DVD</a>: In this day and age of streaming, I actually took a step back and joined the wondrous library of Netflix DVD which beats any other collection of movies anywhere hands down. Every movie, especially brand new released literally became on-demand. Again, US only, and unlikely to expand in the future, but if you care about a near-infinite catalog, must join.<br />
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3) <a href="http://rogerebert.com/">RogerEbert.com</a>, <a href="http://metacritic.com/">Metacritic.com</a>, <a href="http://rottentomatoes.com/">RottenTomatoes.com</a> - While movie review and rating sites are a dime a dozen, I think I have stumbled upon the perfect algorithm (that word just makes everything better) between these the sources to separate the wheat from the chaff. With a 90%+ success rate in terms of quality of movies that pass through this "algorithm" the limited time, unlimited movies conundrum has been better answered this year than ever before.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">And finally, this was the year when I managed to get rid of some of the gigantic amounts of lethargy and procrastination I have been sitting on and start my movie review podcast</span> - <a href="https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch">Worth A Watch</a>. If nothing else, it has helped me in watching the movies with a greater perspective and taking in a lot more than I did before. Of course, if you spare a few minutes and subscribe to the podcast, it will be worth all that much more!<br />
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And of course a big thank you to my wife and daughter for letting me watch 151 movies. If you're a parent you know how difficult that is! <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Here is the Summary Table (in its 12th year) of movies released in the same year (2018 for this post) that I watched. As is fairly obvious this year was beyond special in terms of movie watching. </span><br />
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<b>Year # Seen Hindi:English:Others Top Rating Avg. Rating</b></div>
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2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div>
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2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div>
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2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div>
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2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div>
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2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div>
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2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div>
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2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div>
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2014 16 10:6:0 9.0 6.16 </div>
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2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div>
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2016 30 17:13:0 9.5 6.98</div>
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2017 31 17:13:1 9.0 7.03</div>
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<span style="color: red;">2018 87 23:59:5 9.0 7.29</span></div>
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The split of the movies by source (not just 2018 movies) was as follows.</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Netflix"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Netflix</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1,"2":"0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":26}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">26</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In-Flight"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">In-Flight</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1,"2":"0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":3}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">3</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hotstar"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hotstar</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1,"2":"0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":1}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">1</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Grand Total"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Grand Total</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":1,"2":"0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":151}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">151</td></tr>
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5. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1039613968329760768">The Tale</a> - Outstanding. A story of a 13 yo abused by her then running coach & how she convinced herself using modified memories that she was the hero and not the victim. Sensitive and shocking. Beautifully created and acted. Based on director Jennifer Fox' real life story. 9/10.<br />
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4. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1044090267282792448">The Wife</a> - Podcast out now, one of the movies of the year, and definitely the best performance I have seen so far by a leading lady (Glenn Close) - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-9---The-Wife---Review-e29fto 9/10<br />
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3. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1031458129379127296">Sorry To Bother You</a> - Podcast is out now (https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-4---Sorry-To-Bother-You---Review-e22gf5) It has been one of the hidden gems of this year and if it's playing anywhere near you don't miss it. 9/10<br />
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2. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1034701160475549696">Eighth Grade</a> - A coming of age story alright, but transitioning from middle school to high school, so our lady is about 3 years younger than the normal star of such movies and it makes all the difference. Absolutely touching and heart warming performance with stellar cast. 9/10<br />
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Movie of the year: <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1037961094751432704">Blackkklansman</a> - Review now available on Podcast - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-7---Blackkklansman---Review-e25n08 - Sharp, witty, dark, and moving. A Spike Lee Special.<br />
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Picking just 5 of the 59 movies, and at least 20 of them 8/10 or more was an extremely tough task and I urge you to go through the rest of the list because there are many there that deserve your time as much if not more than the 5 I have highlighted above.<br />
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From this year I am also starting a new segment, just to eat humble pie in the next first few weeks of the year - Oscar Predictions - 5 movies (that I have seen) that I feel will win the Best Picture Nominees. Here they are for 2018/19:<br />
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A Star Is Born, Blackkklansman, Black Panther, The Favourite, and (going on a limb here) Crazy Rich Asians.<br />
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Here's the rest of the 2018 Non-Hindi movies by rating:<br />
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Three Identical Strangers"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Three Identical Strangers</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Won't You Be My Neighbor"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Won't You Be My Neighbor</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Where Is Kyra?"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Where Is Kyra?</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Thoroughbreds"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Thoroughbreds</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Party"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Party</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Old Man & The Gun"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Old Man & The Gun</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Miseducation of Cameron Post"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Miseducation of Cameron Post</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Hate U Give"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Hate U Give</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Grinch"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Grinch</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Favourite"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Favourite</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Endless"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Endless</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Angel"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Angel</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Spiderman Into The Spiderverse"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Spiderman Into The Spiderverse</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Searching"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Searching</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Roma"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Roma</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ralph Breaks The Internet"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ralph Breaks The Internet</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Puzzle"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Puzzle</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Paddington 2"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Paddington 2</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Outside In"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Outside In</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mission Impossible: Fallout"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mission Impossible: Fallout</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mary and The Witch's Flower"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mary and The Witch's Flower</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Love, Simon"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Love, Simon</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Halloween"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Halloween</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Green Book"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Green Book</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"First Reformed"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">First Reformed</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Can You Ever Forgive Me?"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Can You Ever Forgive Me?</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Beautiful Boy"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Beautiful Boy</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Star Is Born"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Star Is Born</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Quiet Place"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Quiet Place</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Operation Finale"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Operation Finale</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lean On Pete"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lean On Pete</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Have A Nice Day"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Have A Nice Day</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Disobedience"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Disobedience</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Crazy Rich Asians"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crazy Rich Asians</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Colette"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Colette</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Annihilation"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Annihilation</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"American Animals"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">American Animals</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Simple Favor"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Simple Favor</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Widows"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Widows</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"To All the Boys I Loved Before"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">To All the Boys I Loved Before</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Smallfoot"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Smallfoot</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Revenge"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Revenge</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mowgli"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mowgli</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"First Man"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">First Man</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fahrenheit 9/11"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fahrenheit 9/11</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cam"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cam</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black Panther"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black Panther</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Avengers Infinity War"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Avengers Infinity War</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Rider"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Rider</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Madeline's Madeline"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Madeline's Madeline</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Beirut"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Beirut</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Final Year"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Final Year</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Uma"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Uma</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Sisters Brothers"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Sisters Brothers</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nutcracker And The Four Realms"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nutcracker And The Four Realms</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Guptadhaner Sandhane"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Guptadhaner Sandhane</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Creed II"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Creed II</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
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5. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1056457168918994944">Badhaai Ho</a> - Easily one of the best Bollywood movies of the year. 8/10. Podcast now available - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-13---Badhaai-Ho---Review-e2g626<br />
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4. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1079172533629276160">Manmarziyaan</a> - Call it the HDDCS of 2018 if you will but Manmarziyaan comes with some spectacular performances, production value, dialogues, characterization, and modern day India sensibilities. Tapsee is a show stealer, with Vicky K giving her able company. 8/10<br />
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3. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1054064766702903296">Mulk</a> - Rishi K masterclass yet again, backed by a powerful Tapsee P and an entertaining Ashutosh R after a while. The beaten to death communal issue and court room drama handled with sensitivity and freshness by Anubhav s. 8/10<br />
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2. <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1079229040421101569">Mukkabaaz</a> - Perhaps the most underrated Bollywood movie of the year. A gritty take on the caste-politics and influence in the hinterlands of UP that still impacts life in every way. A stand out performance by Vineet Kumar Singh ably supported by the cast. 9/10<br />
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Movie of the year: <a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1079158239030177792">Andhadhun</a> - Coming in as the most recommended movie of the year, it had the odds stacked against it. But Andhadhun is that unique mix of thriller, comedy, mystery, and just outstanding storytelling and acting that managed to overcome highest expectations. 9/10<br />
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Here's the rest of the 2018 Hindi movies by rating:<br />
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Karwaan"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Karwaan</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"October"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">October</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Missing"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Missing</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Manto"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Manto</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lust Stories"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lust Stories</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Love Per Square Foot"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Love Per Square Foot</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kaalakaandi"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kaalakaandi</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bhavesh Joshi Superhero"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bhavesh Joshi Superhero</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gold"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gold</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Padmaavat"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Padmaavat</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blackmail"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Blackmail</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Angrezi Mein Kehte Hai"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Angrezi Mein Kehte Hai</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"102 Not Out"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">102 Not Out</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Sanju"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Sanju</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Zero"}" style="border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Zero</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border-right-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">4</td></tr>
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In case you want to go through all 151 movies I watched and their tweet sized reviews you can find them in detail below or just click on this <a href="https://twitter.com/i/moments/954869833333526538">Twitter Moment and scroll them all</a>.<br />
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Glad to have ended 2018 at almost 3X my original target, hoping for an equally productive 2019 from the best world of them all! Happy new year everyone, and don't forget to watch the movies.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/967297605355978752">Call Me By Your Name</a> - The setting, an Italian summer, the characters, the attraction, and the tension - none could have been much more perfect. Performances of a lifetime by the protagonists. A most sensitive topic, brilliantly portrayed. 9.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/970341892939378688">The Florida Project</a> - Manages to tug at so many emotions without allowing itself to get maudlin. The performance by the 7 yo Brooklyn is one for the ages. Not only did it deserve an Oscar Best Film nominee but was a solid contender for the award itself, Academy's miss. 9/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1059306516254081024">Your Name</a> - Came in highly recommended, started watching this with very high expectations and came away feeling mind blown. Also happened to be my first anime. Two people, body swapping, meteor strikes, time and space travel, and a beautifully told story. Just splendid. 9/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1003043372402032641">The Insult</a> - Sheer brilliance. 3 power packed performances by the two leading men & the lady holds your attention throughout. Without swerving into melodrama territory in a subject where it's easy to. The culmination of a relatively trivial event into the storm was a marvel. 9/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/970016586856775680">Lady Bird</a> - A coming-of-age movie that stands out in this crowded genre and captures your attention and heart. Saoirse and the rest of the cast are just brilliant and you wish it was longer than 94 minutes. The Lady Bird character will stay with you for years. 9/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/956037531606413312">The Theory Of Everything</a> - Love, devotion, imperfection, and beauty of the marriage of the best known living scientist and his incredible first wife brilliantly portrayed by Redmayne and Felicity Jones. 9/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/959255114266558464">Aligarh</a> - Understated and showing restraint throughout, it sensitively manages a topic that's not just controversial but often becomes a caricature of itself, even unwittingly. Performance of a lifetime by Manoj Bajpayee and RR providing the youthful foil. 9/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/954867845644533760">Sachin: A Billion Dreams</a> - I'm not even a real SRT fan & I was wet eyed at the end of it. When you thought all was said and done on this topic, those unseen home video footage and interviews were lump inducing. Basically childhood + youth in a movie. 9/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/968245066954260480">Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri</a> - Powerful & compelling. Rage & anger in starring roles, with superb performances by the leads and a stellar support cast. Characters and situations develop in front of our eyes and make us question our quickly formed judgments. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/970010752248463360">Phantom Thread</a> - The movie is created with the same sense of passion and perfection as that of the protagonist. DDL is brilliant as he usually is. But the subversive nature of a relationship that seems uni-dimensional makes it stand out. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1004589442202341376">Dogma</a> - How did I miss this for almost 20 years? Thanks to a good friend's recommendation, made up for the sin (contextual, ha!) this weekend. Dark, sharp, subversive comedy at it's best. Some background of Christianity helpful to enjoy further. All round great stuff! 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1033234886260285440">Three Identical Strangers</a> - The movie's tagline "The most amazing, remarkable, true story ever told" is a tall claim for most but is pretty credible for this documentary on 3 identical triplets who were each adopted and found each other at 19. Won't give away more. Unbelievable.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1020459023018090496">Love, Simon</a> - a heart warming coming out story with the usual teenage high school tropes, but used to highlight the tropes themselves. Brilliantly portrayed by Nick Robinson and ably supported by the motley cast. Deserves more conversations. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1011124147563270145">A Separation</a> - So real you feel like you're a part of it. Haunts you and makes you feel helpless while you want to reach out to the characters and hug them and shake them up at the same time. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1021099977953632258">Tumhari Sulu</a> - An acting masterclass by Vidya Balan. Helps that the role was tailor made for her, and the subject was ably handled by Suresh Triveni. You know you have met Sulu, and you know you want Sulu to win, and she will. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/979479470854651904">Lipstick Under My Burkha</a> - A novel & very bold take on feminism by a superb mostly female cast. Set in middle class Bhopal the movie tackles the issue with a mix of realism, outrageous situations, and dark and racy humor. Challenges conventional Bollywood in many scenes. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/984646741898047490">Coco</a> - A kids movie about death. Who would have thought that could be a subject and who could have thought how beautifully this could have been handled, with the usual Pixar emotions and feel good messages. This one comes with some tremendous music too. Must watch. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/967286712597557250">The Post</a> - A taut docu-drama-thriller with a brilliant cast, ably led by Hanks and Streep. The messages (freedom of press/abuse of power and workplace harassment) seem relevant and timely, though slightly in your face. 8.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/971402478683004928">The Big Lebowski</a> - Two decades too late, but finally caught up with the classic. The dude would have approved the lethargy. Brilliant piece of character and dialogues driven piece (knew most lines already) not entirely backed by a story with phenomenal performances. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1011125079546085382">A Few Good Men</a> - Watched about 3 decades too late, but what do they say about better late than never? Came highly recommended by many and didn't disappoint. Also realized this was the birthplace of some known dialogues. Unit, corp, God, country. 8/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/995349865193390081">Molly's Game</a> - Phenomenal performance by Jessica Chastain in an author backed role. Slight hint of I, Tonya. Sorkin makes paints the character more white than grey. A soft climax compared to the high intensity of the movie. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1078096260509315072">The Favourite</a> - A dark comedy set in 1700s England with 3 outstanding female protagonists, each outdoing the other in terms of depth of character, cunning, & performance. The set design, costume, & dialogue went toe-to-toe with a strong story. A+ handling of the outlandish. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1059307845705916417">Beautiful Boy</a> - Timothee Chalamet is the boy with the Golden Touch, and the streak continues. A hard to watch story about drugs and its effect on a lovely young boy and his family as he struggles through various failed attempts. The helplessness of it all is eye-opening. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1036887131371667456">Searching</a> - Podcast out now - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-6---Searching---Review-e253ng What a gem of a find!<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1079229675421949952">Roma</a> - Throughout the movie I was confused whether this was 1970 Mexico or 2018 India, the similarities are that stark. A poignant story told through sheer brilliant film making, bold enough to let go of color. Many scenes will stay with you, beyond the story itself. 8/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1078097327854804992">Spiderman Into The Spiderverse</a> - Spiderman allows to experiment wildly with an established superhero like no other & in this brilliant take the imagination runs further amok. This comic caper tackles more issues than serious social cinema and does justice to them! 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1079228492888256512"><span id="goog_349793878"></span>The Hate U Give<span id="goog_349793879"></span></a> - Review out on podcast now. https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-16---The-Hate-U-Give---Review-e2rmak Miss it (the movie, not the podcast) at your own risk. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1059304937832636416">The Old Man & The Gun</a> - Charm offensive by Robert Redford in his swansong. Lots of self referntial trivia throughout. Strong support by Casey Affleck & Sissy Spacek. But the suave old man gives a masterclass in grace and wit and steals the show and our hearts yet again. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1071561455726542849">Green Book</a> - The kind of feel good movie I am biased towards. Based on the unusual life of black pianist, Dr Don Shirley & his Man Friday, Tony Lip and their tour of the deep south, it portrays racism and the human good just as you'd expect. But the relationship is the star 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1061405222721835008">Can You Ever Forgive Me?</a> - A low stakes crime drama with distinct focus on the drama. Based on a true story of a biographer taking to forgery to make ends meet, Melissa McCarthy's best performance till date. Sensitive handling of LGBT issues in the 90s. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/954868236209696768">Wind River</a> - Like Winter's Bone & The Revenant, Wind River makes amazing use of the terrifying, rugged, white terrain. But without a doubt Jeremy Renner and the story are the real heroes of the movie. It's gut wrenching, makes you squirm, and asks many tough questions. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1052103995563462656">A Star Is Born</a> - The much reused script delivers another gem, and the cliche must be used - in Bradley Cooper as a Director and Lady Gaga as an actor two new stars are born. Spectacular music, strong performances, captivating cinematography and a time tested story. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1071560380088905728">Ralph Breaks The Internet</a> - One of those big budget blockbusters that are also just good movies, the perfect combination. Remarkable attention to detail (as expected from Disney) and animated characters who manage to draw the emotions. The princess scene is a classic. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1059308728929800192">The Angel</a> - A most intriguing chapter from the 1970s Middle East with a protagonist whose loyalties are questioned till this day but is regarded as a hero on both sides. The acting, screenplay, and cinematography keeps you captive during the run time. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1034703103071641601">Puzzle</a> - A tour de force performance by a housewife-turned puzzle prodigy Kelly Macdonald, ably supported by a restrained as usual Irrfan and a contradictory (but not really) David Denman. The coming into her own of Kelly will stay with you for a while. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1013294371582631936">Secret Superstar</a> - While Zaira Wasim and Meher Vij deserve all praise for the beautiful portrayal of the strong mom-daughter characters in a tough spot, Raj Arjun was pure terror as a non-traditional villain. Besides the exaggerated end, a must watch. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1066930698718597120">The Endless</a> - One of those movies you feel the urge to go to message boards immediately after completing. Taut suspense throughout, intriguing characters and plot, haunting score, characters you develop feelings for. Recursive is usually fascinating when done well. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1071559831843069952">The Miseducation of Cameron Post</a> - Based in 1980s America where homosexuality was still taboo among otherwise progressive societies. A difficult subject deftly handled, with humour and pathos thrown in and sensitive portrayals by the cast. 8/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1034703976812277761">First Reformed</a> - Why did he do that? What happened at the end? Was that for real? Who knows, and it doesn't matter, as that's the point. Poignant and thoughtful, with tension creeping throughout ending in that crescendo. Story and performances compete, and we win. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1051598555222171648">Won't You Be My Neighbor</a> - Much like the real life protagonist, Mr. Fred Rogers, WYBMN is simple, sheer, underplayed delight. If there was a feel good movie (documentary) of the year it has to be this one. Just a warm fuzzy feeling to know such a man lived amongst us. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1003047230134108161">Stronger</a> - Based on a true story, an unconventional take on tragedy, overcoming it, resolve, & how those who come out as heroes and inspirational figures may not feel so themselves. Performance of a lifetime by Jake G as Jeff Bauman (the survivor). Able support by Tatiana M. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1003046128722460672">Paddington 2</a> - As adorable as the 1st installment, the cuddly, polite bear wins your heart from the very beginning. Through a relatively simple plot we see the victory of being nice over otherwise. Hugh Grant as the scheming but charming thespian villain is marvellous. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1029262010192519168">Mission Impossible Fallout</a> review - Podcast out now https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-2---Mission-Impossible-Fallout---Review-e20up4 - 8/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1024546653007577088">A Quiet Place</a> - As the Ronan Keating song went, you say it best when you say nothing at all, holds true for this riveting thriller with hardly a word exchanged. The sound effects, especially the natural sounds in the silence are spine tingling. An immersive experience. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1028464190158073856">Where Is Kyra?</a> - Michelle Pfeiffer makes the most of a role written with a lot of nuance and scope. You identify with Kyra's frustration and helplessness yet want to drill some sense into her and talk her off the ledge. Dark and foreboding. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1003045447865257985">The Party</a> - a typical British dark comedy with a sharp, biting set of dialogues and repartee with a plot twist following another. The very short run-time (less than 90 minutes) helps keep the story taut and crisp. Interesting use of B&W after a while. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/986707125689769984">Brad's Status</a> - A Ben Stiller movie, done just right. A dad takes his rising high school senior son for college tours and in the process learns a lot about himself. Mid life crisis, first world problems, peer pressure, among others, deftly handled. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1026199179083767808">Chaar</a> - 4 short stories by masters like Ray and Sharadindu and directed by Sandip Ray this is a breezy watch. Can be classified as thriller/horror/mystery/comedy the stories are the lead here with a strong cast to boot. 1.5 hours well spent. 8/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/982127659990695936">Anaarkali of Aarah</a> - Strong and memorable performances led from the front by Swara Bhasker. In spite o the gut wrenching feeling of helplessness, there's an innate sense of strength and optimism, of being in control. Lifts your spirit. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/972904069365825536">My Friend Dahmer</a> - Scary and chilling even though it stops before his first of 17 murders. The troubled teenage years with hints of people & situations that may have led to the crimes. Haunting performance by Ross Lynch. Adept handling by Marc Meyers. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/954868523230158848">Battle of The Sexes</a> - Deft handling of one of the pivotal episodes in women's sports and also incredible portrayal by Emma Stone of the living (always tougher) legend BJK. Steve Carrel was the perfect choice for the role of the crazy, provocative Bobby Riggs. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/968241292852453376">Icarus</a> - A taut docu-thriller about the Russian sports doping system with extensive original footage of the Director of the lab implicated. Takes about 20 minutes too many to get to the meat of the story but fascinating post that. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/980934592000532480">Bareily Ki Barfi</a> - A light romantic comedy which doesn't take itself more seriously than it needs to. Lots of funny lines and situations, heart warming performances from most (Kriti mostly a misfit in this small town story) but R Rao owns it. Can't wait for Ashwiny's next! 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1011127382118285312">Thoroughbreds</a> - Irreverent, dark as a new moon night comedy. Well, tragedy technically I guess, but who cares. Some of the best casting you will see in characters that will be with you for a while. Juxtaposition of the serene and the macabre. Psycho-thrilled. There 3 genres. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/995354052195069952">Raazi</a> - A different and unique take on the age old Indo-Pak espionage saga. Apparently inspired by a true story which sounds more unreal than the most fantastic storylines one can come up with. Aalia delivers a knock out performance yet again. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/998102225917394945">Outside In</a> - A subject that lends itself to experiment with multiple questions, emotions, and characters, ably handled by Lynn Shelton. The protagonists do justice to the powerful roles they were handed, especially Edie Falco was outstanding. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1047748595150024706">Karwaan</a> - Podcast out now - definitely worth a watch (streaming on @PrimeVideoIN now) - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-10---Karwaan---Review-e2b8ba<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1003042098042396672">M S Dhoni</a> - Not often do we see movies on not just living sportsmen but those still active. A fantastic story well told, even if obviously editing some controversial subjects. Superb performance by Sushant Rajput, you rooted for the man and left happy after the movie. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/998097054357323776">Mary & The Witch's Flower</a> - Charming animation, a storyline about a school of witchcraft without getting into the Harry Potter trap. A refreshing watch with good old sketch heavy visuals. Easy to miss, but you shouldn't, especially if you have kids. 8/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/954869309737586688">Elle</a> - Justifiably named after its protagonist who shines from the first scene of the movie till the last. A crime thriller that is not about the crime or the criminal but the immense strength and personality of the victim. Dark and subversive. Unique is the word. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/954868800297492480">War For The Planet Of The Apes</a> - The darkest episode of the franchise so far, and also the most riveting. You start cheering for the apes against our own species. Soulful performances by both sides. More art than action. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1039040278600929280">Operation Finale</a> - Reviewed and Podcast now available about this post-world war 2 thriller about a true story - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-8---Operation-Finale---Review-e265mu<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/967292204547887104">Shape of Water</a> - A dreamlike fantasy-thriller, mostly shot in aqueous bluish-green tinge, a story about the dignity of life is refreshingly told. Suspension of disbelief transposes you into a world of magical romance and tenderness, also villains to increase the contrast. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/978365711637610496">I, Tonya</a> - A 'mockumentary' which for some reason takes a comic look at a story that's sad and tragic all around. Life dealt one bad hand after another and the few choices she made were not wise either. Worthy performances by the cast, especially Margot and Allison. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/980931245562458112">The Killing of a Secret Deer</a> - A horror movie that is creepy throughout without the jumps and ghosts. Measured acting and dialogues with a very unusual story keep you engaged throughout. Top performances by all, but Barry Keoghan stands out in an author backed role. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/995350755648327680">All The Money In The World</a> - Chris Plummer came in at the last minute to redo scenes for the character obviously written with Kevin Spacey in mind but credit to him for fitting in so seamlessly. Solid performances backed on a fascinating real life story. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/969114747172929536">The Darkest Hour</a> - Performance of a lifetime by Gary Oldman, playing Winston Churchill during his first and most demanding month as PM. The other side of Dunkirk. One man show really. One of those character portrayals that will become the benchmark for biopics. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1044078477396172800">A Simple Favor</a> - A fun, black comedy thriller with more twists towards the end than you can keep up with. An awkward, simple but superb Anna Kendrick and a suave, sharp Blake Lively make for an engaging viewing with a solid support from Henry Holding. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1047755250839351296">Colette</a> - An outstanding woman from Paris in the early 20th century. Keira Knightly digs deep into character and gives us a well fleshed Colette, enigmatic, charming, and pathbreaking for the time. Reminded one of The Wife and Glenn Close, coming so soon. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1044080106623229957">American Animals</a> - Based on a true life story of a failed heist of rare books from a library by some students, this is a poor man's I, Tonya + Molly's Game, with real life interviews with characters interspersed with actors reenacting the event. Interest take on the genre. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1047753945693605888">Apur Panchali</a> - As meta as it gets, a movie about a man who portrayed one of the most famous movie characters as a boy and his life since then. A movie about a movie and movie maker and movie making. Measured performances, lacked in story, made up in nostalgia. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1041586843500740608">Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!</a> - From the new crop of zany, black comedy, BMAR is clearly inspired by Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron & pushes the envelope further. The characters are so grey that you almost miss the good old heroes & villains. Funny with sharp social observations. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1021104759279738880">Qarib Qarib Singlle</a> - Not often do you have Irrfan deliver a strong performance and still be the 2nd best thing in a movie. Parvathy was a joy to watch as Jaya. A hatke love story that many claim, but few deliver. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1039612630384529408">Disobedience</a> - The Rachel (Weisz) and Rachel (McAdams) show. A story of breaking out of the shackles in a conservative jewish community in London, and the repercussions after decades. Strong and powerful but shows us the decision making process and not just the end result. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1028465832735649797">Lean On Pete</a> - Story of a young boy and a horse, who share more in common than the racing track. Charlie Plummer maybe just 19 but displays the acting chops of a veteran, one to watch out for. In spite of underplaying the tension and the tragedies, LoP is a tough watch. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1029969819632730112">Crazy Rich Asians</a> - Podcast now available - https://t.co/r13xSmMYf0 - 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1004585579890204673">Have a Nice Day</a> - A quirky, gem of a dark comedy from China. The animation is old world, 2D, but that takes nothing away from the riveting narrative of this follow the money crime dramedy. There's despair and deep irony in the protagonist - the bag of money. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/995352450784641024">Guardians Of The Galaxy</a> - Even as a non-superhero genre fan this was a fun, enjoyable watch. The humor is subtle and often dead pan, and the storyline is complex enough to warrant sequels and maybe prequels. Pratt makes for a great watch. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/973291044493119489">Loving</a> - An powerful but very understated take on the landmark judgement legalizing interracial marriages in the US. No melodrama or grandiose speeches (which would have been acceptable) but resolve and subtlety throughout. Moving performances by Joel & Ruth. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/960392028772229120">Marshall</a> - A courtroom drama based on an early case of the civil rights lawyer Thurgood Marshall hits most right notes. Portraying our protagonist as a legal eagle it touches upon race and religion in the 40s. Mostly predictable but immensely enjoyable and feel good. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/962462321493733376">Detroit</a> - As tough & difficult as movies on racial violence go. Poulter delivers the role of a young monster that leaves you disgusted. Characters evoke empathy and revulsion, though a bit more gray would have been interesting. Riveting watch, and you want it to end. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/998095210180562945">Captain America: Civil War</a> - A superhero movie with a twist, or a "serious" superhero movie if you will. Asks questions about rules, vigilantism V justice systems. Spectacular visuals and action though got difficult keeping track of all characters after a point. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/957880179841314816">Mudbound</a> - While depressing and dark in most parts, the ensemble cast delivers a knockout performance tackling a tough period of American history and the toughest topic handled with no holds barred. Some heart wrenching scenes with redemption relief thrown in. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1031253584053063680">Annihilation</a> - Comes very close to being yet another sci-fi flick, but saves itself with some spectacular (and different) visual effects + set design, & keeping some questions open leading to discussions, not usual for the genre. Go for the sights, stay for the story. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/966402623438901249">On Body And Soul</a> - Juxtaposed between the grim realities of a slaughterhouse (warning: some graphic scenes) and the soft soothing dream sequences OBaS is a visual delight with some intriguing protagonists. Creative and sensitive. 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/958970988405796864">It</a> - Packed with all the trappings of a classic horror movie, yet an unconventional take on the concept of horror itself. The It is similar to Harry Potter's Patronus (I know It came earlier). The kids deliver throughout. Some scenes give you the creeps at night. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1066929949376835584">Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald</a> - We move forward in the past in the HP universe. Set in the 1920s US & EU, lots of new back stories, spectacular graphics we have come to expect, dollops of nostalgia (especially the 1st Hogwarts shot & young Albus). Story meh. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1079223027106074624">Widows</a> - Review now up on the Podcast - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-15---Widows---Review-e2rm81 Featuring the first guest reviewer on Worth A Watch - @ajay_andrews 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1052102518736486400">First Man</a> - First Man - Podcast is now available - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-12---First-Man---Review-e2dlh3<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1059305603036663809">Halloween</a> - A solid scary movie. Haven't watched any of the prior ones, including the iconic original from 40 years back, so can't compare, but this one has enough chills and a few jump scare shots. You know what's coming and yet you feel the scare. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1028468267482996736">Revenge</a> - If you don't like blood and gore, or rather unless you can handle it in industrial quantities, stay away. A rape revenge drama with a brilliant transformation by the leading lady Matilda Lutz. A thriller-horror that brings out the strongest emotions in us. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/954869620829126656">Edge of Seventeen</a> - A rare well made teen dramedy. Convincingly depicts the angst of a sensitive teen with personal tragedies. Hailee Steinfeld delivers an A+ act. Aptly supported by the rest, especially Woody Harrelson as the teacher who plays a perfect foil to her. 7/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1011125965991260160">Lust Stories</a> - Superb build up in almost each of the four stories, but flatter to deceive even in the 30 minutes format. The acting is top notch even by people you don't associate with such stuff. The last story remains with you forever, though the most OTT by far. 7/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1028467280403881984">October</a> - A Varun Dhawan like you've not seen before. Not your regular feel good movie, and definitely not from the Piku or Vicky Donor stable though from the same director/writer combo. A difficult story, told with little joy but lots of love. Powerful debut by Banitha. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1061408841798082560">To All The Boys I've Loved Before</a> - Went in expecting a warm, sweet, young adult rom-com, and was served exactly that. The Netflix Original is a breezy watch and refreshing to see an Asian lead in an incidental Asian role, on the heels of Crazy, Rich, Asians. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1054067126976241665">Avengers Infinity War</a> - The hype was worth it. The superhero movie to define them all. Kudos to the Russo brothers for managing to tell a coherent story with more superheroes in a frame in every scene than you can keep up with. Thanos delivers a knockout performance & punch. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1039611298852392960">Bhavesh Joshi Superhero</a> - The common man vigilante. Not a terribly new concept but quite well handled by Vikram Motwane, set in the backdrop of the 2011 Anna movement. Harsh Kapoor works hard, but misses the spark somewhere. Story frustrates you, as it intends to. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1078094469013037056">Mowgli</a> - The timeless classic told in an unconventional mature and dark tone with spectacular visual effects and cinematography. Rohan Chand delivers a performance to remember. Big names for voice-over don't take away from the movie. Anything but a "movie for kids". 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1049507882058702848">Smallfoot</a> - Podcast out now, and this time with a guest reviewer. Warning - more spoilers than review:) https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-11---Smallfoot---Review-e2c30v<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1078095329935806464">Cam</a> - This movie had enough content and ideas for 4 movies across thriller, horror, social commentary, and tech genres. Madeline Brewer owned her role of Alice to an extent it was difficult to realize she was just acting. There are loose ends for sure, but not worth missing. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1044079208085938176">Fahrenheit 11/9</a> - Michael Moore returns with the same rage and conviction as his more famous (and highest grossing) documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, but the story seems a bit haphazard. The Flint situation gets due research and exposure. You'll realize our anger has peaked. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1071562796259659776">Manto</a> - We celebrated 70 years of independence but still so many stories to tell. Nawaz shines in a somewhat obscure and unconventional story where the hero and the backdrop struggle for prominence. Bollywood fans will appreciate the various cameos. Leaves a bit unsatisfied. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1055700222192496641">Kaalakaandi</a> - Madcap, dark comedy about a night where many threads come together - a terminally ill man doing things he's never done before, a pair of thugs, a young group and a raid. Many funny one-liners, some low-brow humor, overall a fun, light watch. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/981229038881587201">Jumanji</a> - Welcome To The Jungle - An action-spoof-comedy in equal measure that never takes itself seriously and tingles the nostalgia veins without over-milking it. Expected time travel gags throughout. You get more than you expect. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/979487120304648192">Udta Punjab</a> - An insightful look at the not much discussed pestering drug problem in Punjab. From the micro (drug crazed pop star/average teenager) to the macro (police/systems/processes) with some stupendous performances from Alia and Shahid. The madcap end slight letdown. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/967885747624624128">Dunkirk</a> - A war movie through and through, and that's a bit of the problem as the story, the hallmark of Nolan movies, is almost non-existent (as are the dialogues). Breathtaking cinematography with vivid visuals of human misery, fear, and resolve. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/972531656287444992">Wonder</a> - A predictable feel-good movie you see coming in every (but one) scenes, and yet you want to cheer on. An unnecessary over dramatized ending. The message of "inclusion" and "acceptance" is ringing loud and clear. Jacob & Izabela put in performances to be proud of. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1020458422347620352">Black Panther</a> - Brings the story to superhero stories. Action and humor, staples of the genre are top notch, but adds a fresh dimension with grey characters and ethical dilemmas. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/969118167921451008">Abacus: Small Enough To Jail</a> - While the less than scrupulous lending practices wreaked havoc on the economy, the banking behemoths got away mostly scot-free. This little family owned Chinatown bank paid the price, till they didn't. A story about caution and triumph. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1031247972229570560">Missing</a> - Yes, 10 minutes in you see the final twist coming, but with the smart usage of several characters and sub-plots the story keeps moving at a fast clip and keeps you engaged. Manoj, Tabu, and especially Annu Kapoor bring life to the movie. Worth a watch. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/984645384675868672">Love Per Square Foot</a> - Tackles the much discussed Mumbai real estate crisis with humor and a modern, young India setting. The lead pair charming, but spark is missing. Ratna Pathak Shah & Supriya Pathak steal the show. Wanted to like it more than I did. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/978082266164314112">Toilet, Ek Prem Katha</a> - A spectacular PSA, or a movie overtaken (consciously) by its message. Difficult to review it just as a movie, but a critical national topic addressed by the most effective medium in India. Kudos to everyone for taking this up. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1051599672895139840">Cinderella</a> - An evergreen tale, engagingly told in Disney's trademark live action flourish. Honestly went to spend an afternoon during daughter's day off, but found myself enjoying it more than I expected. Quite true to the original story and not that much improvisations. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/982685719872208901">Downsizing</a> - Starts off strong with a thought provoking concept of "what if humanity downsizes itself?" and makes for an engaging 1st half. However, taking the concept one level deeper in the 2nd half muddies the message and the plot coils around itself. 6.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/965320205839753216">Roman J Israel, Esq</a> - Full of eccentricities and mannerisms, this movie seems a bit more style than substance. However, watching Denzel play a quirky character is attractive in itself, but the movie seems to lack a punch or a reason. 6.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1036082712145100800">Murder On The Orient Express</a> - An all-time favorite murder mystery remade for the millennials, Kenneth Branagh goes for scale, grandeur, and drama with huge names like Depp, Dench, Pfeiffer, etc. Elaborately shot and compelling, but the movie misses a few notes. 6.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1033257413132972032">Gold</a> - Podcast is out - https://anchor.fm/worth-a-watch/episodes/Episode-5---Gold---Review-e23ehc … "Maybe Worth A Watch" at best.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1003044520731164672">The Kingdom</a> - Based on the real life tragedy in Saudi Arabia in the mid-90s, the movie displays some gruesome & heartbreaking scenes of terrorism. Though post that it becomes a bit predictable & hackneyed. Of course the big bad guy was shown and neutralized in the climax. 6.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1033230940804329472">The Rider</a> - One of the rare disappointments of the year (for me) as it came in highly acclaimed but didn't connect with it at that level. Commendable performances by non-actors playing almost themselves, but story is slow almost to the point of being boring.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1003041215082684416">Strangers</a> - An interesting plot, though one saw the climax coming from the first scene itself. Somehow didn't even register when this released in 2007, the acting and hackneyed script seem to be the reason. Kay Kay Menon good to watch as usual. 6.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1051154844730327040">Angrezi Mein Kehte Hai</a> - Flatters to deceive with the perfect lower middle class Varanasi setting, relatable characters, convincing acting for the most part but then the movie tries to become something it is not and falters during the second half. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1052111022918516736">Beirut</a> - A typical Middle-East based terrorism plot with hostage drama, negotiations, backstory, and lots of action. Nothing you have never seen before, but Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike make it quite watchable, while it lasts. Not much sermonizing, sticks to the bombs & guns. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/998797961579585536">Gurgaon</a> - A predictable menagerie of characters inspired by the Haryana/Jat stereotypes. The violence is realistic an revolting, as the filmmakers wanted, however the final punch, in spite of the climax, was missing. Pankaj Tripathi slightly underutilized. 6/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/995354946005422080">102 NO</a> - A one line interesting idea stretched into a 100 minutes rehash of Piku + Baghban with AB basically doing similar stuff he's been doing for a while again. From angry young man to jovial old man, the thing that remains common is repetition. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/954869071354277888">Certain Women</a> - sensitive and poignant handling of the stories of 3 women in hinterland Montana. The pace can feel a bit slow but this is a movie where you enjoy the journey and not the climax (there really isn't one). Emphatic performances. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/957340069848793088">Padmaavat</a> - Ignoring the adapted regressive story, the movie has the enjoyable qualities of SLB - grandeur, costumes, scale, background score, cinematography, but punch was missing. Ranveer owned every frame. DP and SK scenes mostly listless. Too few lingering moments. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1071559342145425408">Madeline's Madeline</a> - An intense drama about a troubled teen (exceptionally portrayed by Helena Howard) and her emotional outlet through acting exploited by her teacher. Appreciated the acting, but couldn't get emotionally invested enough. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/963955174610882560">The Square</a> - A bit too abstract for my liking (or intellect). The satire and humor sharp, but stretched beyond a point. The point once made was repeated too often. Won't be rooting for it at the Oscars. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1031246486971904001">Blackmail</a> - A zany crime-comedy thriller which repeats itself one time too many. Irrfan saprkles as usual and Arunoday as the male-blonde is fun to watch. Omi's storyline was a bore and unsuccessful attempt to milk Chatur yet again. 30 minutes too long. 6/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/995351388455555072">The Final Year</a> - Even as an Obama fan this came across as a bit more of a hagiography than a documentary. Also, not a very compelling one at that. However, interesting to see the backroom dealings of the power brokers behind the media glare. 5.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1066928819737509888">Uma</a> - An innovative topic based on a heart warming true story adapted in the Kolkata Pujo context, but execution, especially screenplay and acting left too much to be desired. The music was uplifting. The heart was in the right place, as they say. 5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1055700791233720320">Sanju</a> - Not only does RK look like the protagonist physically but also brings the man alive across different stages of his life and career. Everything else is a whitewash and a concerted image management effort with lots of scapegoats. Manipulative and in your face. 5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1071560769836175360">Creed II</a> - Just didn't work for me. More of the same old. While Creed I managed to bring the Rocky franchise to the modern day, the successor had nothing novel, and tried too much to cash in on the nostalgia. Decent action of course, but that's about it. 5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1054065562815422464">The Sisters Brothers</a> - Will admit westerners are not among my favorite genres, and wasn't blown away by this one either. The story set on the West Coast during the gold rush has a few interesting characters, lots of gore, and an unexpected climax. 5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1061406829618520064">Nutcracker & The Four Realms</a> - Nothing innovative in terms of story or screenplay, but attractive visual effects and some dramatic climax scenes. Go only if you're taking a toddler along. 5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1037838786011353088">Guptadhaner Sandhane</a> - A standard issue treasure-murder-mystery. Uni-dimensional and clear black and white characterization. Some interesting word play in the clues, but more of tell, less show. Doesn't raise any bars. 5/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/962455286337257473">Mom</a> - A predictable revenge drama. While the crime scene early in the movie helps earn the sympathy, the characters never quite become those you get emotionally invested in. You won't miss much if you miss this. 5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/970886483593723904">Jagga Jasoos</a> - An idea that must have seemed good on paper, gone terribly wrong. In spite of leading stars, peppy music, decent mystery/thrill, the movie never takes off. The characters a bit too cartoonish, the singsong lines losing their charm, lost opportunity. 5/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/1079164226365579264">Zero</a> - What were they thinking? The 2nd half is perhaps the worst hour of Bollywood of this year. The 1st half looks good in comparison, but passable in absolute terms. Yet again SRK the star came in the way of what could have been a fun movie. Very disappointing. 4/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/998098681478823938">Aiyaary</a> - Neeraj Pandey works really hard to undo all the goodwill he's earned from his last many movies. As a friend suggested just staring at a wall would have been a better use of time. Wonder how no one figured out the garbage that was being made during the process. 2/10</div>
Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-61809024023274315922018-11-19T22:53:00.001-08:002018-11-19T23:06:25.940-08:00Scenic Beauty Beyond The Numbers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
For over a decade now I have noted down every movie that I have seen, with a rating out of 10, and at least a tweet sized review. I crunch these ratings at the end of every year and come up with my own Top 5/Top 10 lists, keep the entire data set public and so on. Point being I thought not only do I take my movies quite seriously but also share my thoughts on them generously, maybe even to the point of coming across as a bore to many friends.<br />
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However, yesterday a good friend of mine (and a <a href="https://www.suhelbanerjee.com/search/label/Guest%20Post">guest blogger here</a>) - Abhishek Paul (a highly <a href="http://abhility.blogspot.com/">underrated blogger</a> himself and a <a href="https://twitter.com/abhility">treasure trove of Twitter RTs</a>) mentioned something that made me question some fundamentals about my relationship with movies. He said he can't predict whether I will like a show/movie or not, unlike about most of our friends who are more predictable. Now, not being predictable is a compliment nine times out of ten. This was the tenth. He elaborated that he's aware of my ratings of hundreds of movies, and perhaps some big-data/ML/AI (whatever your favourite term for that kind of stuff is) algorithm can predict what I will enjoy, but in spite of reading most of what I write about the movies I watch and the numerical rating, he doesn't know what is it about the specific movies that I liked or disliked and why. I introspected and took his feedback not only to heart but also went to work on it while it was fresh on my mind.<br />
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This has been as good a movie watching year as any for me with 130+ movies seen so far and 45 days still to go in 2018. So I will talk about some very specific scenes and sequences from some of my favourite movies that I saw this year, and will spend some time on the "why and what" made them special, to me.<br />
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<b>The Tale</b><br />
A middle aged woman gets some letters from her childhood that her mother has found in their house. The letters bring back memories, not just unpleasant ones, but confusing memories as she's spent decades rewriting them in her mind. She was abused as a teenager by two adults whom she trusted and respected. They were her role models. And the abuse itself as we see later in the movie was deeply manipulative, leaving her with a sense of confusion, did she really understand what happened, or were they actually helping her and she just didn't get it. Sensitively shot and brilliantly portrayed by the actors, the one scene that stood out for me was the way the memory came back to her. It started off as her as a 18-ish year old teenager. Still the abuse was abhorrent, but she was almost grown up in her memories. But then she realized she was younger, maybe 15-16, the memories seemed more grisly. However, when she actually saw her face at that time, 13-14 she realized she was a kid. A child who was abused. A child whose innocence was mistreated. The rest of the story became much darker from that moment on. The entire handling of the scene and the stark realization of exactly how young a 13-14 year old is was jarring.<br />
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<b>The Insult</b><br />
One of my strongest recommendations for this year. The 2017 Lebanese drama was also in the running for the Best Foreign Picture at the Academy Awards earlier in March. The name of the movie is no coincidence as the entire story revolves around, well, you guessed it, an insult. The pivotal scene is a masterpiece. The first few minutes were well utilized to set up a regular middle class life in Beirut. You get to meet the characters, regular people with mundane lives, and some construction work going on in this humdrum neighborhood. You get a sense of the cultural tension between the Palestinian refugees and the local Lebanese, one of the protagonists is a Lebanese Christian more specifically. However, there is no gunshots, bombs going off, or anything as drastic. It is a simple altercation between a construction team foreman who needs access to the balcony of someone's home, and how the general interaction escalates from just a impolite response by the homeowner to a near civil war towards the end of the movie. The proverbial spark was captured beautifully, just like it is in almost every start of something big and nasty (Chaos theory butterfly fluttering?). The scene drives home the point about how the smallest of our actions, when not thoughtful can get out of hand, and once it goes beyond the self, the ego, the person you can't bottle it back up.<br />
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<b>The Florida Project</b><br />
A child, 8-10 years old, living on the outskirts of the greatest dream in the world - Disney World - with almost no resources, a single mom down on her luck, and a shady motel. The premise seemed depressing enough to me as the dad of a 3 year old daughter that I didn't want to watch this. But glad I did. The scene that lift the movie are actually the ones around Disney World itself. Where she and her friends hang around in the periphery of the land of amusement park, full of wonder about what lies inside but with equal joy and amusement at tricking families with greater resources in giving them a few dollars to buy ice cream from the vendors nearby. The sheer ecstasy on the impish faces on successfully pulling off this con job and enjoying the cold, creamy treat is at par with those of the more fortunate inside coming face to face with their favourite characters. The resilience, and more importantly the clear distinction difference between value and price, which children are great at, lifted the spirit.<br />
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<b>Eighth Grade</b><br />
This movie could do with all the publicity it can get. Like many Eighth Graders, and similar to the character I referred to in The Tale, Kayla is a teenager who is at that weird junction of too old for a kid, too young for a proper young adult. It is a coming of age story, but the 2-3 years shaving of age makes a striking visual difference. The scene that stands out in my mind is that of a typical rebellious, "cool", and an introverted Kayla getting her first real sense of belonging in a group when a senior asks her whether she would want to go to a mall with her and her friends. This is like our getting a chance to watch our favourite sports with our hero from the sidelines. Middle school and High school maybe just a year or two apart, but there's a world between them, and our young protagonist, with some of the usual self confidence issues among those in that age group who are not Miss Popular, feels elated at the invite. The emotions displayed by Kayla once she hung up the call and started getting ready for the meeting was heart warming and genuine. You want to be that excited and happy once again, for whatever the reason may be.<br />
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<b>Outside In</b><br />
About an ex-convict and the woman who fought for his case over the years (and was also his ex-teacher). The sequences around his rehabilitation after getting released from prison were poignant with the responses and reactions he received from those around him, many being over careful to not touch a raw nerve and doing so in the process, and some trying to avoid the awkward moments by trying to joke about it in turn causing more awkwardness. The scene in this hugely underrated movie that has remained with me is the one where our protagonist meets his saviour, in a car, outside a restaurant. He's obviously not just indebted to her, but clearly infatuated as well. She, a teacher and a middle aged wife and mom, is initially oblivious to the feelings as she's been cut off from these emotions for years, and then getting the sense of what's going on, starts to show the faintest signs of reciprocation and savouring the moment. This was continued in another scene where he calls her on their home phone as she and her husband are doing the dishes in the middle of a regular school night, and as soon as she hears his voice there's the sense of slightest teenage romantic tension leading her to her backyard to complete the call. </div>
Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-63570036196900410522018-01-07T04:41:00.004-08:002018-01-07T04:41:35.717-08:00Movies Roundup 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here comes the 8th Annual Movies Roundup of the Year post. This time delayed by a week due to travels, and that also meant I had my first 0 (that is z.e.r.o) blog posts in 2017, first time since I started to blog a dozen years back. Anyway, that shall be taken care of this year, now back to why we're here - Movies of 2017.<br />
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If you enjoy a bit of stats and nostalgia, here are the reviews from the years gone by <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2009</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2010</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html" style="background-color: white; color: #3778cd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/movies-roundup-2015.html" style="background-color: white; color: #3778cd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">2015</a>, & <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2016/12/movies-roundup-2016.html">2016</a>.<br />
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Like the previous year, 2017 was a year of #100MoviesPact with friends as well. However, quite early on I had reset my target to 52 (one per week) as I had a lot of shows to catch up on, and yes, completed all 7 seasons of Game of Thrones from ground zero. So, my final tally of 66, though 10 short of 2016, was actually satisfying.<br />
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Here is the Summary Table (in its 11th year) of movies released in the same year (2017 for this post) that I watched.<br />
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2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div>
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2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div>
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2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div>
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2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div>
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2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div>
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2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div>
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2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div>
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2014 16 10:6:0 9.0 6.16 </div>
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2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div>
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2016 30 17:13:0 9.5 6.98</div>
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<span style="color: red;">2017 31 17:13:0* 9.0 7.03</span></div>
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*1 of the 2017 release movies was the Czech movie Ice Mother. </div>
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Good to touch an average of 7s in spite of watching more current year movies than in any year since 2007.</div>
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The split of the movies by source (not just 2017 movies) was as follows, and like last year t<span style="background-color: transparent; text-align: left;">he Seattle Public Library was once again the shining star, providing DVDs from another era to the just released Wonder Woman and Trapped. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">And now for rankings. As always, Top 5 Hindi and English movies of the year (released in 2017). Disclaimer: I haven't watched a bunch of highly acclaimed movies such as: any of the Golden Globe nominees! and quite a few Bollywood ones like Bareilly Ki Barfi, Shubh Mangal Savdhan, Secret Superstar, Tumhari Sulu etc.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">5. Logan Lucky</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">3. Get Out</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">(Full List of 2017 Hollywood)</span></div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Founder"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Founder</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Lego Batman Movie"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Lego Batman Movie</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Get Me Roger Stone"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Get Me Roger Stone</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: red;">3. A Death In The Gunj</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">1. Trapped (Movie of The Year)</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">(Full list of 2017 Bollywood)</span></div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Trapped"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Trapped</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Newton"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Newton</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Death In The Gunj"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Death In The Gunj</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hindi Medium"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hindi Medium</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Simran"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Simran</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #444444;">And below please find the rest of 35 movies, by language, by rating, which I saw this year but were released earlier. </span></div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nocturnal Animals"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nocturnal Animals</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Lion"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Lion</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jackie"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jackie</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fences"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fences</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Deepwater Horizon"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Deepwater Horizon</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Crimes and Misdemeanors"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Crimes and Misdemeanors</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Arrival"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Arrival</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Moonlight"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Moonlight</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Snowden"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Snowden</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Race"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Race</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Moana"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Moana</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"La La Land "}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">La La Land </td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kubo And The Two Strings"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kubo And The Two Strings</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hell or High Water"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hell or High Water</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Cafe Society"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Cafe Society</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Inferno"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Inferno</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Don't Breathe"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Don't Breathe</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Blow"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Blow</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Hologram For The King"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Hologram For The King</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Mostly Sunny"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Mostly Sunny</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Jack Reacher: Never Go Back"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jack Reacher: Never Go Back</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bridget Jones's Baby"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Bridget Jones's Baby</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Doctor Strange"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Doctor Strange</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">4.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Greek"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Greek</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Worlds Apart"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Worlds Apart</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Hindi"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Hindi</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Neerja"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Neerja</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ae Dil Hai Mushkil"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ae Dil Hai Mushkil</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Persian"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Persian</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Salesman"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Salesman</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Swedish"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Swedish</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Man Called Ove"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Man Called Ove</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="[null,2,"#,##0.0",1]" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; overflow: hidden; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-54729448685336741682016-12-28T04:21:00.002-08:002018-01-07T04:41:56.813-08:00Movies Roundup 2016<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is my favourite post of the year, every year. It usually comes a few days after Aamir Khan waits for everyone to showcase their best, and then blows away the competition in a Bhuvan-esque fashion. Here's a recap of the years gone by<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;"> </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration: none;">2009</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration: none;">2010</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration: none;">2011</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-decoration: none;">2012</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">2013</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html" style="background-color: white; color: #3778cd; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: justify;">2014</a>, & <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/movies-roundup-2015.html">2015</a>.<br />
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This year was special in quite a few ways for my movie watching experience.<br />
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This was the year of #100MoviesPact, conceived by <a href="http://diptakirti.blogspot.in/">Diptakirti</a> of Bollybook fame (perhaps somewhat inspired by his wife's #100SareesPact from the previous year) and participated with religious zeal by a group of us 10 friends. Rules were simple, as long as you watched a 100 different movies between Jan-1 to Dec-31, 2016 it counted. The #100MoviesPact became the #1000MoviesPact (100 X 10) as the year drew to a close and on Christmas afternoon we managed to record our 1,000th movie.</div>
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The other shout out of the year goes to the Seattle Public Library. A ridiculously comprehensive catalog, from Kanchenjungha to Karan Arjun, from the latest Hollywood blockbusters to obscure Iranian titles of the past, it has it all. And all of this for the princely sum of $0 per movie, $0 per year, $0 for membership. God bless the American Public Library system. </div>
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Now coming to the numbers. </div>
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I personally missed the #100MoviesPact but quite happy with 76 movies for the year (up from 53 last year). While watching movies in theaters remained a luxury with a toddler, I did manage to catch 4 (Fan, Dear Zindagi, Kahaani 2, and Dangal), 1 more than last year. Also, 30 of the 76 movies watched this year were 2016 releases (again up slightly from 26 last year). </div>
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Now for the popular summary table, in its 10th year now (only for current year releases):</div>
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2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div>
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2015 26 20:6:0 9.0 6.55</div>
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Happy to have watched a bunch of good movies, thanks to great recommendations by the #100MoviesPact gang, greater discretion used due to lack of time thanks to parenting duties, and of course the great Seattle Public Library system. The average of 6.98 is one of the best over the last 10 years and the trend seems to be going the right way. FYI, the overall average i.e. not just looking at 2016 releases was 7.31, highly boosted by a bunch of Satyajit Ray DVDs and also the Oscar nominated movies from last year.</div>
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The split of the movies by source can be found below, almost all of the DVD-Loaned were from the library again.</div>
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I also ended up watching movies in 7 languages, which was a new high for me.</div>
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And now for rankings. As always, Top 5 Hindi and Top 3 English movies of the year. Disclaimer: I haven't watched a bunch of highly acclaimed Hollywood movies, and among the Bollywood ones of note that I missed out on were: Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Aligarh, Neerja, Sultan, and Phobia.</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Carol"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Carol</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Brahman Naman"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brahman Naman</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kung Fu Panda 3"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kung Fu Panda 3</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Now You See Me 2"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Now You See Me 2</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">5.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":4}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">4.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"London Has Fallen"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">London Has Fallen</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":2}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">2.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Dangal"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Dangal</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pink"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pink</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Nil Battey Sannata"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Nil Battey Sannata</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Kapoor & Sons"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Kapoor & Sons</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Raman Raghav 2.0"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Raman Raghav 2.0</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fitoor"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fitoor</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Airlift"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Airlift</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wazir"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Wazir</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.0</td></tr>
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<b><i>Special mention to Fan, perhaps the only movie (at least parts of the 1st half) which I can ever find somewhat autobiographical:)</i></b></div>
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And below please find the rest of 46 movies, by language, by rating, which I saw this year but were released earlier. </div>
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Please do share your thoughts and lists, and wish you a very happy 2017 movie watching year.</div>
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<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Bangla"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div class="goog-inline-block waffle-pivot-zippy-expanded">
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Bangla</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Aparajito"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Aparajito</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Apur Sansar"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Apur Sansar</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pather Panchali"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pather Panchali</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ganashatru"}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ganashatru</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6}" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"English"}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"><div class="goog-inline-block waffle-pivot-zippy-expanded">
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English</td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Spotlight"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Spotlight</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Midnight in Paris"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Midnight in Paris</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":9}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">9.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Danish Girl"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Danish Girl</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Big Short"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Big Short</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"In The Loop"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">In The Loop</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Gone Baby Gone"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Gone Baby Gone</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Zelig"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Zelig</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Walk"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Walk</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Steve Jobs"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Steve Jobs</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Planes, Trains & Automobiles"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Planes, Trains & Automobiles</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Pawn Sacrifice"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Pawn Sacrifice</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Martian"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Martian</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Love and Death"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Love and Death</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">LOTR - Fellowship of the Ring</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Fatal Attraction"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Fatal Attraction</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Brooklyn"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Brooklyn</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A Clockwork Orange"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">A Clockwork Orange</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":8}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">8.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Trumbo"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Trumbo</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Revenant"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Revenant</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Purple Rose of Cairo"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Purple Rose of Cairo</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Ex-Machina"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Ex-Machina</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.5</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Creed"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Creed</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Black Mass"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Black Mass</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"45 Years"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">45 Years</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":7}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">7.0</td></tr>
<tr style="height: 21px;"><td data-sheets-value="{"1":0}" style="border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;"></td><td data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The Man From U.N.C.L.E"}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; font-weight: bold; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">The Man From U.N.C.L.E</td><td data-sheets-numberformat="{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0","3":1}" data-sheets-value="{"1":3,"3":6.5}" style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom;">6.5</td></tr>
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Dreams and resolutions are similar for people like me. They rarely come true, or even close to true. This year I had a resolution of writing 52 blog posts, a modest goal of one post per week. Today is December 27th and this is my third. Yes, a sub 5% goal achievement is normal in my world. So, I share with disproportionate pride the completion of my <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/3890-2016-reading-challenge">Book Reading Challenge for 2016</a>. 24 books pledged, 24 books read. A definite improvement from last year when I was ambitious enough to pledge 20, and lazy enough to complete 10 (<a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/2015-books-shows-review.html">2015 post</a>). Oh, a small clarification, I did count my audiobooks as books for this challenge, so, there.</div>
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The fiction:non-fiction split was 15:9, a conscious effort to increase the imagination quotient from the recent trends of over-indexing on autobiographies, business, history and business books. Surprisingly enough I also found it easier to concentrate on fiction audiobooks while driving, the hypothesis was the opposite. </div>
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<b>5. Soccer In Sun And Shadow by Eduardo Galeano</b> (recommended and gifted by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/26857064-anal-ghosh">Anal Ghosh</a>)</div>
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As a international (not club) football/soccer fan and trivia fanatic the combination of nugget sized chapters covering the history of the world cup and world of soccer from the beginning of the 20s till the present age is quite heady. Also, the writing style is rich and humorous and through this book I was also introduced to some of the other great works of Galeano. The romance associated with soccer in South America comes across clearly and the journalistic background of Galeano makes this a much broader canvas than just soccer history. The recurring line around Fidel Castro's death become particularly poignant this year. This is as much a soccer book as Animal Farm is a book about raising animals in farms, almost.</div>
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<b>4. The Mahabharata Murders by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3412570.Arnab_Ray">Arnab Ray</a> (Read advance copy, book releasing in 2017)</b></div>
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Arnab makes the list twice in a row after last year's Sultan of Delhi.</div>
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[Pasting (p)review from Goodreads] I had the privilege of reading Arnab's unreleased (as of April 2016) murder mystery - The Mahabharata Murders. As with all of his books, this review goes with the disclaimer that I am a friend and a fan.</div>
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Comedy/short stories, horror/thriller, drama, drama/thriller, and now murder/mystery. It's almost like Arnab is out there to prove his versatility and we should be thankful for that. Longtime readers of his blog, and there are plenty, know him for his wit, sarcasm, hold over current affairs, and a balanced approach on topics. However, his flair for fiction doesn't come across that clearly on that famous blog of his. With the Mahabharata Murders he displays his command over holding your attention with just 3 primary characters, with a plot that mirrors the greatest tale of them all - the Mahabharata. </div>
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The narrative is in the first person of a policeowoman, and a Muslim to boot. Talk about breaking stereotypes. And as an eternally aspiring writer I understand it's quite demanding to write an entire novel from the perspective of the other gender, and not let the efforts show. With a grisly murder taking place within the first few pages you are sucked into the story from the get go. Ruksana is not just offbeat as a Muslim policeman but has a checquered past of her own (having just finished The Girl on the Train, could see some similarities with Rachel though they are purely unintentional as he had started writing MM much before GotT released). I think a quick wikipedia reading of the Mahabharata would be good warm up for this book, especially if you don't remember the epic in details. Pavitra Chatterjee's character is one for the ages. If this story ever gets made into a movie, and it should, there's an award winning role for the taking. And I hope SRK does that.</div>
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Not just the autobiography of the year, but one of the best autobiographies I have ever read. To be honest I have very little interest in shoes or fashion overall and had quite low expectations from this book. I value Mainak's book recos a lot so took this leap of faith and was generously rewarded by one of the most iconic men of modern business and beyond. Driven by a passion for atheltics and business, Phil started off without much of a plan but lots of ambitions. But what he achieved in the next few decades, and how he achieved what he did was nothing short of the drama we see in the tracks and fields of sporting history. His story ends where most of us know it begins, Nike going public as a company. If you read one business book next year, make it this one. If you read one autobiography next year, make it this one.</div>
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<b>1. 1984 by George Orwell (Audiobook)</b></div>
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I am a fairly regular reader, for over 25 years, and this book is one of the strongest contenders for "Best Book of All Time" on my list. Obviously embarrassed that it took this long to reach the classic, but somewhat happy as one understands this book better slightly later in life, and in particular during the times we're living in today. George Orwell not only predicted the future in uncannily accurate details (this could as well have been describing what North Korea is today, or most government states are going towards) but showed great understanding of the human mind and how it operates when presented with extreme pain, humiliation, and lack of hope. </div>
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-16133566435479592622016-01-18T16:50:00.003-08:002016-01-18T16:50:51.621-08:00Yes, Your Highness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Another translation of Bongpen's work: http://www.bongpen.net/2016/01/blog-post_17.html<div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Dad</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Yes, Your Highness</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Serious question.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- OK. Ask Bilu.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Cancer it is then?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Yes.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hundred percent?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hundred percent.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Escape route?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Nada.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Third stage?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Even third opinion confirmed that.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- So, how much longer?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Six months. Maybe it can be stretched to ten.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Are you nervous?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- My body is going limp! Obviously.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Obviously.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Ten months, That would mean the end of your higher secondary exams.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Right now your concern is my higher secondary exam?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Had just about managed to get rid of your nervousness around physics. Alas.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Even if you are not there I won't be nervous about physics.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Maybe we'll touch January. Dude, please don't drop the exams.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Dad, have never seen you fret so much over exams before.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Not quite, but you see a dead father's concerns know no limit.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Concerns after death?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Have started believing in the supernatural since the biopsy reports arrived.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Should I believe in spirits?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- No. Never.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Then why are you doing so?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- It'll be your winter, and ten months for me.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Winter is coming, for me?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Oh, no, Didn't mean like that.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- OK. Anyway, trust me, I won't drop out of school.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Good. With what we have in the savings account, every year is still very precious.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Precious. Won't forget that.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- See, for the next six to ten months there will be a picnic going on in the hospital.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hmm.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Look after Kamala. She's very perceptive. You hardly get to see such sensitive cats nowadays.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hmmm.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- So, in another year you will be done with school. Then what? Engineering?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Statistics. Till Masters.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- That's my son! So, one plus three plus two. Six year. We will manage. I am making necessary arrangement so that the second floor can be ready to rent.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hmm..Are you smoking?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- I am done for boss, nothing matters anymore son. Does she know?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- She?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Playing dumb with your Dad! Ishaani.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Oh! No, I mean..</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- She's a good girl. But listen Bilu. You're about to get the combination of an empty house and puberty. Don't forget about your family's respect. Although the girl is nice. No worry. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- You feel worried about me?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- It is my duty to warn you.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Oh please.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Bilu.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hmm...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Speak to you Mom. Call her. At least once a day.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hmm...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Err...will you stay with your Mom?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- I don't get along with Mr. Aniket. You know that.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Aniket is a gentleman Bilu.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Dad.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Son. As I said, a million worries for the Dad who's about to die.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Mom was crying today in the hospital.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Does love and romance disappear due to a divorce? Is it possible?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- No.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hmm...Sorry.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Why sorry?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- For the divorce. I am sorry.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Mom had left.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- I couldn't manage. Your Mom is a very special woman.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Nobody can cook Koi fish curry like you. Not even Mom.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Heh! There is a slight twist to the recipe. Will jot it down in your poems diary.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Dad.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Yes, Your Highness.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- It's not good.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Not at all. Your Dad won't be there anymore Bilu. I feel terrible for you.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Of course.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Don't let the terror of physics relapse.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- I won't drop out of school will call Mom everyday, won't invite Ishaani home.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Why not? You will absolutely call her home. You won't do it on the sly, but openly.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Dad</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Yes, Your Highness.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Mom was weeping uncontrollably today. Have never seen her cry like this.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Bilu.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Yes Boss.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- After six to ten months, please tell your Mom, I too felt like crying for her. Uncontrollably.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Hmm. That's not good.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">- Not at all Your Highness. Not at all.</span></div>
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-40350917481238242632016-01-06T15:51:00.004-08:002016-01-06T21:50:13.339-08:00Mr. Jagannath's Return (Translation)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Starting off the year by translating one of my favourite contemporary writers (and a very close friend) - <a href="https://twitter.com/mtanmay">Tanmay Mukherjee</a>. If you enjoy reading this you may want to follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bongpenenglish/">BongPen (English) Facebook page</a> where I try and translate some of his more 'translatable' work.<br />
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Mr. Jagannath heaved a sigh after lighting up the cigarette from the spark at the end of the hanging rope at the Paan shop. As he put the change from the Paanwallah into his shirt pocket, he felt one last piece of that ginger candy he had purchased in the train. It's very dear to Meenu. This has been a bother since he died. The moment he sees something that Meenu loves, he can't stop tearing up.</div>
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Today marks the five year anniversary of that fateful day. Five years. Meenu has grown up so much since then. About to become a college graduate. Thankfully he gets to meet her at least for this one day a year. She has to go through so much trouble to come and meet him. He wondered about the stories she has to cook up at home for these visits. However, they can't meet anywhere besides this spot. This exact spot. Right next to Nikhil's paan shop. Sharp at 5:32 in the evening. When he had to go under the bus. In just the same way he had lit up is cigarette and was feeling for the ginger candy as he had set off to cross the road. The mild winter seemed like the perfect time to get a bit distracted. But Mr. Jagannath couldn't imagine the bus would just roll over him. What a horrible incident.</div>
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Since the following year after that he has been meeting Meenu at the exact same time at the same place. For some reason only Meenu can catch him at right this time, and Mr. Jagannath is grateful for that. They also get to chat a bit. That candy has been sitting inside the pocket for so many years, never ended up giving it to Meenu.</div>
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- Baba<br />
- You came sweetheart? I thought....<br />
- That I won't come?<br />
- No, I mean...<br />
- It's one day a year, I won't come to meet you?<br />
- Meenu. How are your studies coming along?<br />
- First year results are out. First class.<br />
- First class? Fantastic stuff! Oh, how's your mother doing?<br />
- Not too good. Keeps sobbing. But you don't start crying now!<br />
- When did ghosts start to cry. Meenu, dear Meenu, you please don't cry. Such a short meeting. Please don't cry my child.<br />
- When did ghosts' daughters start to cry?<br />
- Ha ha ha<br />
- Ha ha! Want a candy?</div>
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Gradually Mr. Jagannath started to fade and merged into the darkness.</div>
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- Mrs. Jagannth. The Taxi is waiting. Mrs. Jagannath!<br />
- Hmm...<br />
- The taxi. It is waiting.<br />
- Oh. It is here?<br />
- Yes Ma'am.<br />
- They will tear down this house to build a flat, isn't it Kanai?<br />
- Come, let's go Ma'am. It's getting dark.<br />
- Had moved in here twenty five years back, right after my wedding.<br />
- I know, I know. Come, let's go.<br />
- There are so many memories tied to this place. Can you leave the memories just by leaving the house?<br />
- Come, come.<br />
- Of course I have to go. How will I live here anymore? The father came under the bus, and that same day the daughter had to hang herself. She didn't think of her mother even once. The house used to ring with her energy all day, those little made up stories and naughtiness. And all those pranks by the father and daughter. Where do I leave all these memories and go, Kanai?<br />
- Ma'am, the taxi is waiting for a while now. Come, let's go.</div>
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Original (By Tanmay Mukherjee):<br />
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-4917135048534476972015-12-30T13:28:00.000-08:002015-12-30T14:20:07.880-08:00Movies Roundup 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Did you know new year resolutions come true? Shocking, isn't it? After last year's 38% out of the 100 movies resolution, I had toned down the goal to 50 in 2015. This being the year when our first child was born even 50 seemed like a stretch till something unexpected happened. We installed a treadmill and a TV in front of it. Talk about killing two birds with one stone. Very excited to have watched 53 movies (106% to target) with 26 of them actually current releases. What did take a hit was the number of theater visits, down to five through the year, three before the baby (ironically, Baby being the last) and two while the baby was vacationing with her mother. The silver lining of the gruelling 24 hour flights to India is the vast selection of new releases, so caught up on eight during a round trip, and also picked up some original DVDs (sorry Pirate Bay, it was me, not you) during the trip. Being foolish and brave again and taking up the 2016 target back to 100. You can read more about the #100moviepact <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/12/2016-resolutions-want-to-join.html">here</a>. </div>
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Quality wise this has been a pretty good year, significantly up from 2014 and that too in spite of a stricter rating scale. Just like in <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2009/12/best-movies-of-2009.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">2009</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/12/movies-roundup-2010.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">2010</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/10/movies-roundup-2011.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">2011</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/01/movies-roundup-2012.html" style="background-color: white; color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">2012</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">, </span><a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2013/12/movies-roundup-2013.html" style="color: #4d469c; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">2013</a>, & <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/12/movies-roundup-2014.html">2014</a> I made a quick note of my initial thoughts and a rating on 10, purely on how much I enjoyed the movies. As always, very keen to hear your thoughts and exchange some notes. Welcome 2016 and let the show go on!</div>
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2007 32 22:10:0 9.0 5.78</div>
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2008 30 23:7:0 8.5 6.35</div>
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2009 24 18:6:0 9.0 6.85</div>
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2010 25 16:9:0 8.5 6.62</div>
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2011 22 15:6:1 8.5 6.77</div>
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2012 28 12:11:5 9.0 7.33</div>
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2013 28 14:14:0 9.0 7.12</div>
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20 Bollywood releases in a year for the first time since 2008, boom, baby! As we have a fair number of Bollywood movies to choose from, but only 6 English, we shall do a Top 5 Bollywood and a Top 3 Hollywood selection here. Criterion being the movie must have released in 2015 or I watched it in a theater in 2015 (the latter is important as otherwise some December movies fall through the cracks between the years). The full list of all 53 movies with ratings will be available below, as well as the tweet reviews of all current movies.</div>
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We will go the Miss Universe way, starting from the lower ranks up to the top. Only if there are any Colombian movies involved, please assume it's in the list due to an error. All pictures are courtsey IMDb.</div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">3. The Imitation Game</span></b></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/551989760453906434" style="text-align: left;">The Imitation Game</a><span style="text-align: left;"> - A brilliant man (Turing) portrayed by another genius (Cumberbatch). You know the story, yet root for the characters. 8.5/10.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><b><span style="text-align: left;">2. </span><span style="text-align: left;">Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)</span></b></span></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/676055396159610880">Bridge of Spies</a> - Outstanding work by Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, ably led by Speilberg. Chilling, honest, and edge of the seat stuff. 8/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/564477487959126016">The Grand Budapest Hotel</a> - grabs your attention from get go, and doesn't let it slip. Comedy, drama & suspense play well together. 8/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/562479083443851266">Ankhon Dekhi</a> -Rajat Kapoor scoops out a squiggly lump of lower middle class India and its curious characters. Sanjay Mishra brilliant! 7.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/676056088962162689">Tanu Weds Manu Returns</a>- the crazy, zany parts worked quite well and Kangana, get ready for the award speeches. Poor climax and message. 7/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/561756176959148032">Baby</a> - Another taut Neeraj Pandey thriller with India's collective fantasy played out in an Argo-inspired climax. Rasheed Naz scary! 7/10.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/676056228284379140">Badlapur</a> - taut story, brilliant Nawaz, but Varun Woody Dhawan did no justice to the protagonist's character. Something new though. 6.5/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/676055923949875200">Dil Dhadakne Do</a> - Pretentious, wannabe tripe by Zoya Akhtar. Don't feel for any of the characters, not even Aamir Khan the dog. 3/10<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/suhel/status/677685127498088449">Phantom</a> - patriotic fantasy rubbish. Senseless, directionless, mind numbing 2.5 hours. Saif tries in vain, Katrina doesn't add usual. 3/10.<br />
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Sometime during the past year I decided not to click on articles with clickbait headlines, you know the ones like 'This man saw a dog on the road. You won't believe what he did next'. Also, I said no to Listicles (25 things that only a 90s kid can relate to). And here I am at the end of the year making my own Top Books, Shows, Movies lists. Ah, well.<br />
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I did not end up reading a whole lot of books, but made up in quality what I messed up in quantity. Similarly for TV shows, was more deliberate about what I watched as they take up an immense amount of time, and with binge watching seasons on end it's almost like a commitment to a short term relationship.<br />
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<b>5. 'r2i Dreams - For here or to go?' By Parth Pandya, Ramya Sethuraman, and Subhashini Srinivasan</b></div>
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r2i = Return to India. The debut novel of 3 authors, this one struck a chord close to home given the oft discussed topic among expatriate Indians, how long or if ever? Disclosure, one of the authors, Parth, is a good friend of mine, but that has little to do with this rating as you will find out if you are in the NRI boat and read this book. Expect much more from him in the years ahead. </div>
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<b>4. 'Written By Salim-Javed' By Diptakirti Chaudhuri</b></div>
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The third book in three years on Bollywood and its doyens by Diptakirti Chaudhuri (another friend!). He was the author of my favourite book of 2014 as well - Bollybook. This one is a biographical look at the greatest storytellers of Mumbai's tinseltown - Salim & Javed. You can find the more detailed review <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2015/11/review-of-written-by-salim-javed.html">here</a>.</div>
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<b>3. Sultan of Delhi - Part 1 Ascension By Arnab Ray</b></div>
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This is a special one as it's not launched yet. Had the privilege of reading the draft of this epic drama, set in Delhi and Kolkata over many decades. May seem like a trend by now as this is also by a dear friend - Arnab Ray better known as Greatbong, but this list has been based on nothing but merit. Arnab has authored some of the recent bestsellers in India in the humour, horror and drama genres, and having read all of his books and blog posts (yes, all 10 years+) I don't want to raise the expectations for this one too much, but let's just say it will be one of the best books to come out in India next year. The canvas is vast and Arnab has matured tremendously as a writer to tackle various socio-political subjects as well as relationships and dialogue. Look out for this one.</div>
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<b>2. KP: An Autobiography By Kevin Pietersen</b></div>
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I love masala Bollywood and I love cricket. When the two meet, like in the IPL, you can just sit back and enjoy the fireworks. KP has been more open and explicit in this book, presumably read by thousands if not millions, than most of us are in our heads. If you are looking for cricket gossip, and the workings of a genius cricket mind, pick this up.</div>
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<b>1. Norwegian Wood By Haruki Murakami</b></div>
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Amazon's original series about a father and judge whose son is in a coma due to an attack and how he falls for religion, or what goes by religion, in his moment of weakness and lets it overpower and control his life completely.<br />
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<b>4. Homeland (Seasons 1-4)</b></div>
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Had heard about this thriller on Showtime for years now, and finally during a month of free Showtime access binge watched all four seasons in a few weeks (Season 5 is coming to an end now). Taut and gripping with some glaring plotholes, an above average show made particularly exciting in the last few episodes of season four. Some of the most goosebump raising scenes seen on TV.</div>
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A historical fantasy based on the novel by Phillip K Dick. It imagines a post WW2 scenario where the German and Japanese had won and the US is now divided into two regions controlled by them. Was a slow first few episodes and then upped the tempo rapidly. Can't wait for Season 2. Another Amazon Prime Original.<br />
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<b>2. Jessica Jones (Season 1)</b></div>
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A superhero with the least superhero powers is the protagonist, and a female protagonist at that. A supervillain with some real powers. Extraordinary performances by the leads and sharp editing makes this otherwise middle of the road Marvel novel stand out. Krysten Ritter is here to stay, look out for her in Season 2 and beyond. A Netflix original. </div>
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<b>1. Narcos (Season 1)</b></div>
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I have always had a keen interest in South America, perhaps because it seemed so distant and different growing up in India, and also because of their disproportionate prowess in world football (soccer). Andres Escobar's shooting post the 1994 World Cup made a big impact on me and always wanted to know more about Colombia. This curiosity was magnified manifold after the brilliant ESPN 30 for 30 show on the 2 Escobars. If 30 for 30 was 10/10 this show on the dreaded Pablo Escobar is 12/10. Finished the season in 2 sittings. Won't take more than a day to finish Season 2 once it is out.</div>
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-26336421617137373272015-12-23T12:11:00.000-08:002015-12-23T15:21:23.018-08:002016 Resolutions - Want To Join?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As Dec-31 turns to Jan-1, nothing really changes. The night remains just as cold, or warm, depending on the hemisphere. However, to those obsessed with numbers and statistics, almost everything is reset. I certainly belong to that group. </div>
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For the past few years I have tried to marry this love for numbers with some other things dear to me - movies, books, blogs, and a few things far from dear to me, but apparently important - miles walked (I <strike>can't</strike> don't run) and pounds shed (actually pounds gained is also mathematically interesting). In 2016 I am setting myself some stretch goals in each of these categories, and have managed to get a few like minded friends who are joining me in this gamified experience. If any of these things interest you, and especially the thrill of racing against time and others and collecting copious amounts of personal data, drop me a line.</div>
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My friend, and favourite Bollywood author, <a href="https://twitter.com/diptakirti">Diptakirti</a>, proposed the #100MoviesPact, inspired by the #100SareesPact which might have popped up in your social media timelines in 2015. I jumped at it, but having watched 56 movies in 2015 I am well aware that it is a stretch goal. You can set your own finer rules for this, mine are simple - watch 100 unique movies in 2016 (Jan-1-2016 To Dec-31-2016). You can watch them anywhere. These can be movies you have watched in the past (prior to 2016), but you can't count a movie two or more times if you watch it multiple times in the same year. Year of release, language, duration, quality, especially quality, no bar. As usual I will also give a rating on a scale of 10. Shows don't count. Documentaries, I won't count, feel free to if you want.</div>
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Read 24 books. Simple. I have been using the <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/show/3082-2015-reading-challenge">Goodreads Annual Challenge</a> to keep track of my progress, and also see how my friends are doing and what they are reading. Have picked up a few books based on their recommendations and suggestions from Goodreads. FWIW, I managed to reach only 10 with a target of 20 in 2015.</div>
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Write 53 blog posts, or once a week. Will explain why 53 and not 52 at the end of this post. Used to fancy myself as a writer long back, haven't been able to put finger on keyboard for a long time. This is the one I am least certain about and will be the most laborious. This is the one I am looking forward to the most. For the record the last few years have been 2013 (12), 2014 (9), 2015 (10, including this one).</div>
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Now comes the hard part. If you know me even in passing you know fitness and I aren't made for each other. However, a 2014 purchase - the Fitbit - changed things somewhat, mostly because of the granular data in terms of steps, miles, flights of stairs etc. and forced fitness into my daily routine somewhat. This was accentuated by the very competitive challenges with friends from all over. I am ending this year at 1,630 miles/2,623 Kilometres (this includes all movement, not just those on the treadmill or where I go for a walk specifically for the purpose of a walk). I am stretching my 2016 goal by ~10% to 1,800 miles or 2,900 kilometres. I hardly walk on weekends, so this comes to ~6.5 miles or 10.4 Kms per weekday. I have a TV in front of the treadmill, and so am hoping to combine the movies and miles goals somewhat.</div>
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I have been told any self respecting new year resolution can't exist without this one. This one will depend entirely on the Miles goal. The target is losing 15 pounds/7 kilos through the year. Let's not talk much about this.</div>
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I will be tracking and sharing my progress every week on this <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nISDBdjLt2O7m6l8VrqFSHo5Z8PFY48Nf8Xhw-Hg_Tw/edit?usp=sharing">Google spreadsheet</a>. </div>
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Because I am looking at a Sunday-Saturday week, and Dec-31-2016 is a Saturday we have 53 Saturdays, and thus 53 weeks. So Week 1 for me will be Dec-27-15 - Jan-2-16 (for the movies count I will only record movies that I watch from Jan-1-2016). By the way, we have 5 Saturdays in January, April, July, October, and December) this year.</div>
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So, if any of this sounds interesting to you, even if the target numbers are different, let me know. Also, feel free to use the <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nISDBdjLt2O7m6l8VrqFSHo5Z8PFY48Nf8Xhw-Hg_Tw/edit?usp=sharing">Resolution Tracker template</a>.</div>
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-39743166358834589502015-11-19T04:20:00.002-08:002015-11-19T19:16:19.112-08:00Review Of 'Written By Salim-Javed'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is Diptakirti's 4th book in 5 years, and 3rd on Bollywood (the first, and only non-Bollywood book was on <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2011/02/review-of-cricket-all-you-wanted-to.html">cricket</a>). His previous two Bollywood outings, <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2012/07/review-of-kitnay-aadmi-thay-completely.html">Kitnay Aadmi Thay</a> and <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2014/09/3-friends-3-books-1-plug.html">Bollybook</a> were out and out Bollywood masala trivia blockbusters. That is, Satyajit Ray level of research and Karan Johar style of easy entertainment. I have been a fan for a while now and also a friend, so there goes the <b>disclaimer</b>.</div>
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Slightly young to have missed the magic of these four words - 'Written by Salim-Javed' on the big screen, but old enough to get excited when they showed up during the Doordarshan movies on Friday and Saturday evenings, this book is as much dipped in nostalgia for our generation as gulab jamuns in sugar syrup. However, in spite of being fairly versed with the might of the duo on Bollywood during the 70s and early 80s, WBSJ is an eye opener in terms of how these two young men changed the entire profession of script writing and story in Bollywood by making it mainstream, glamorous, and most importantly respectable and well paying. The chutzpah displayed by them from their early struggling days is straight out of a Salim-Javed movie (trivia and quizzes at the end of the post). WBSJ is divided into five neat Parts: 1. Flashback (background till where S & J start the partnership), 2. The Partnership (basically the book itself, a deep dive into each movie they wrote together), 3. Split Wide Open (as the name suggests, the split), 4. Themes and Messages ( like an extended Guidebook for (2)) and 5. Impact & Legacy (self explanatory).</div>
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If there's one thing you can expect from a Salim-Javed script, it is drama. The equivalent in a Diptakirti book is painstaking research. As you cherish every nugget of Bollywood gold dust thrown at you, you feel like giving the author a hug for the hours he must have spent at elevated attention levels noting down tidbits for us. It is also quite obvious that the author is a fan, and the strain of reverence is explicit throughout, sometimes slightly embarrassingly like calling Javed Akhtar's daughter's 'Dil Dhadakne Do' a commercially and critically acclaimed venture. This is a man paying homage to two men who provided him with the object of his obsession - Bollywood in the 1970s and 1980s. He also conducted some first hand interviews with the protagonists of the book, but primarily relied extensively on old issues of trade magazines and other like minded contemporaries (e.g. Sriram Raghavan, film director) who associated themselves with the world of movies. These publications and individuals (film critic Sukanya Verma making regular appearances) come back again and again through the pages.</div>
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The book is really Parts (1) and (2), and through some fresh anecdotes, some of the most well known Bollywood stories, and simple yet clear language Diptakirti takes us through a journey of all S-J's 19 unforgettable movies. The chapters include a brief recap to refresh the memory or to aid you to follow along in case you missed one or two of these (you really shouldn't though!). <i>Sholay, Deewar, Zanjeer, Trishul, Don, Shaan, </i>and<i> Shakti</i> make the most appearances. It helps that the author, like the subject of the book, is an unabashed fan of Big B, and S-J and Big B wouldn't be what they are without each other.</div>
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Now for the 'critical' part of the review. If this was a movie I think he's made a 3.5 hours biopic which could have been easily wrapped up in 2 hours flat. The entire chapter (4) felt like the author took a hammer and was ensuring that nothing from Part (2) left our heads, ever. Too many lines were repeated almost verbatim, also some of the recaps. It felt like how many scriptwriters treat their audiences - babies that need to be fed with a large spoon, lest things fall off! The other bone I have to pick with Diptakirti is that while the previous two books were an edge of your seat thriller in a fact based, trivia filled way, this could have been a more leisurely, relaxed read. However, his style remained almost the same in both, more journalistic and narrative, and very little flair. Which would be fine for most authors writing non-fiction, but I have read his blogs for many years now and he can definitely add much more to the stories than telling the facts, absolutey mind-blowing ones, in a linear, almost dry approach. It is disappointing that S-J refused to share any real information about the split, which obviously will be a big reason for many to read the book, but can't fault the author for that.</div>
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In spite of the previous paragraph I am certain I will be going back to this book every now and then as I do to KAT and Bollybook. Some smaller things that stand out are, a separate section for all the translated dialogues, rather than next to the italicized ones in Hindi, as that could be very distracting. Attention to detail throughout. Sticking to the premise of Salim-Javed for the majority of the book, and not spending too much time on the rest of their and their families careers. This would have been very tempting to do as they split almost 30 years back and Javed Akhtar in particular has attained as much, if not more, success as a lyricist as the pair did during their heydays as Salim-Javed.</div>
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<span style="color: red;">Final rating: 4/5</span> (caveat: You MUST be a Bollywood fan to even pick this up)</div>
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1. Salim Khan's father was in the police, and while growing up he heard stories of various criminals. Many of the more interesting ones stuck. There was a particularly cruel story about a legendary dacoit who cut off the ears and noses of all the policemen he caught. What was his name?</div>
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2. Salim was quite the writer in college, and earned a name for himself by writing love letters for his less articulate friends. Two of his close friends _____ Singh Rao Kalevar and ______ Singh were later immortalized by him. Fill in the blanks.</div>
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4. Javed Akhtar during his struggling days would stay in a storeroom at Kamlistan, Amrohi's studio, and one night found three Filmfare Award trophies in a cabinet. He recalls holding the trophies reverently every night and pretending that he was receiving the award himself, rehearsing speeches even. Which legendary actress' trophies were these?</div>
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5. One of Javed Akhtar's drinking buddies offered to share a flat with him but Javed turned him down as he was not sure he would be able to pay the monthly rent. S-J later went on write some memorable roles for him, particularly one where he was pitted against Amitabh Bachchan. Who?</div>
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6. In Shakti, as well as the lesser known Akhri Daao (starring Jeetendra), the hero displays exemplary confidence during a job interview by replying to the same question - 'aap is kaam ko nahin jaante' - with the same words - what?</div>
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7. In a 1977 movie, Maha Badmash, a mysterious kingpin remained hidden in the shadows and instructed his minions in a booming voice. What was the name of this villain, later immortalized by S-J in a different movie?</div>
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8. In Yaadon Ki Baraat, a painter sees the killer Shakaal (Ajit) fleeing from the scene of the murder. He is seen wearing short kurtas and dark framed spectacles. This is much like a real-life legend of Bollywood, and the painter's name was also the same as this wordsmith. Who/what?</div>
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9. In which movie did they put their foot down against Amitabh Bachchan changing costumes throughout the second half as they said it would take away from the continuity and the thrill of the long scene?</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In India: Physical (<a href="http://www.amazon.in/Written-Salim-Javed-Cinemas-Greatest-Screenwriters/dp/0143425099">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://www.flipkart.com/written-salim-javed-story-hindi-cinemas-greatest-screenwriters-english/p/itmeb7dmfhfsfvdn?pid=9780143425090&ref=L%3A-3224686556250619781&srno=p_4&query=diptakirti&otracker=from-search">Flipkart</a>), Kindle (<a href="http://www.amazon.in/Written-Salim-Javed-Cinemas-Greatest-Screenwriters-ebook/dp/B016QENO4C">Amazon</a>)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In USA: Unavailable as of Nov-20-2015</span></div>
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A friend, from Mumbai, recently commented that the great Indian Hindi divide to him was always North India V South India and was surprised when he came across a mild-anti Hindi jibe from a Bangali.</div>
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The Bangali-Hindi relationship is what Facebook should use as the "Learn More" mouseover on their 'It's Complicated' status.</div>
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Growing up in Asansol, a small (by Indian standards) industrial city on the West Bengal-Bihar/Jharkhand border, the Hindi-Bangali divide was clear. Rather the Bangali-Hindustani divide. Yes, you read that right, we Bangalis are not Hindustanis. In broad strokes we Bangalis had culture, the Hindustanis had money. We couldn't live without fish and meat, they couldn't stand them. And I don't say this with a sense of superiority because both parties accepted and approved the social structure. The Hindustanis would think of us as '<i>padhe likhe hai, lekin becharon ke paas paisa nahi hai</i>' (Those guys are well educated, but poor people don't have much money). And we would publicly feign a lack of interest in their wealth, as coveting wealth is looked down upon in the <i>bhodro</i> (polite) Bangali society, and privately aspire to be like them one day. At the same time, publicly we'd say some politically correct stuff about their eco-friendly humane eating habits and come home and say "<i>Ei veg kheye kheye betara borolok hoe gelo. Tobe jai bol, shara jibon veg kheye Ambani hobar theke amader oi moddhobitto machh-bhat jibon onek bhalo</i>" (These bloody folks make all their money by saving on fish and meat. And say what you will, it's better to be enjoy the middle class life with fish and meat than be an Ambani and remain a vegetarian for life).</div>
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Coming to the language piece, which sparked this discussion. All Bangalis from an early age are reminded of this "2nd sweetest language in the world" title that we had been bestowed upon by some unquestionable authority (right after French, because what's a good story without specifics?) This was the pre-Internet era equivalent of 'forwards' that was passed from one generation to the next. Now we must have a Facebook photo doing the rounds of Rabindranath accepting this award from a white person. So, with this absolute certainty of enjoying a linguistic superiority over all other Indian languages, we tried to speak Hindi, the national language (consolation prize, as it was still far from the sweetest). These efforts always included a sense of condescension, which for some reason wasn't the case when speaking English (another language we crushed in that legendary language awards show). With English we would practice our pronunciations and vet them with the English medium convent-educated types. Our faces would turn beet red if someone ever pointed out a slight issue in the way we delivered a word. Hindi was a different ball game. We almost elevated its stature by speaking in it. To give it an even higher pedestal in life we adopted the poor Hindustani's language, and processed it such the final product was just a mild variation of Bangla. While this has been lampooned by Bollywood for decades, the <i>bhodrolok</i> sees no humour there. As a friend's mother was once bargaining with a vegetable vendor in Delhi, in chaste Bangla. The poor Hindustani was at his wit's end but continuing his part of the bargain till they agreed on some price. When the friend asked her mother why did she think he, a North Indian uneducated vendor, would understand her nuanced Bangali arguments about the fair price of cauliflowers, she replied in a matter of fact way "<i>Takar kotha shobai bujhte parta hai</i>" (everyone figures out everything in terms of money). Trivia: In Bengal we refer to money as 'Taka' which by the way is the official currency of Bangladesh, India's is Rupees or Rupiya as the Hindustanis refer to it.</div>
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If you try to corner us about our lack of Hindi skills we will tell you that some of our boys, like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimal_Roy">Bimal</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar">Abhash</a> have created greater art in Hindi (their second or third language) than any native speaker will ever come close to emulating. So '<i>tumhara yeh Hindi bok bok bandh karo, aur sab Bangla seekh lo jaldi jaldi, World's #1 language hoga hum, dekh lena</i>.' (So stop your nonstop Hindi chatter and quickly learn Bangla. It's about to become the world's #1 language. Mark my words).</div>
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-19116524685890490602015-10-02T18:59:00.000-07:002015-10-02T18:59:06.163-07:00Playing Quiz Up with Suhel <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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[This is a guest post by my good friend Abhishek Paul, who posted here a few times <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/search/label/Guest%20Post">back in 2006</a>] </div>
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Well, I had written on this blog many years ago, and it actually feels nice to come back here and write, what I told Suhel would be a little "Roast" of him. Many readers of this blog would know Suhel through different ways. I got to know him during our time in college together, at St. Xavier's Kolkata. I will not be amiss in saying that he has always come across as a "stud",albeit a nerdy, geeky, knowledgeable one. And given his legendary prowess as a Quizzer and a Quiz Master, a picture of his idol as a Quiz Master seems quite apt to describe my impression of him :)<br />
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We have stayed in touch over the years "leveraging" many distinct forms of social media to do so. And this year, with the World Cup as the reason, Suhel created a WhatsApp group of his friends that has now morphed to resemble something like this.<br />
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There are no prizes for guessing who's Danny Ocean here. Often the contents of this group make Danny & Rusty (MM) look at their screens like this !<br />
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A few days ago, Quiz Up, the now world famous quizzing app came into discussion and since then Mr. "Enthu Cutlet" Suhel started a quizzing tournament which has now become the sole focus of this group. I could not help myself from trying to visualise how Suhel looks - as he goes on conducting (& playing ) this quiz tournament with great elan.<br />
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<b><i>Quite frequently, peculiar situations come up, like a tie for example. Suhel, expertly makes convincing rules on the fly and then explains them those rules and regulations Like a Boss. (Or Like N Srinivasan if you may :D ) </i></b><br />
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[This is an aside, but some of us in the group have suggested, that Suhel might have got into trouble with the bad boys in school given his utter (though charming) "nerdy" bossiness. Well, if Suhel did gets into a fight - it would be like this ]<br />
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<b>We really don't know how these Quiz Wars will end, here's hoping SRK, I mean Sherlock, I mean Suhel keeps up his spirit and his enthusiasm for the things he loves. He gets people together like no else I know</b>.<br />
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This ended up being more a Toast, than a Roast - but I think that's all right :).<br />
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We have a hyperactive WhatsApp group preoccupied with lists. Lists of any sort, Top 5 Bollywood directors, Indian Prime Ministers, Female Playback Singers, you name it, we have listed it. It was a matter of time before we reached the wet dream of every cricket lover in the sub-continent - India-Pakistan Test XI. Even as a Sri Lankan supporter of Murali-esque proportions, I have to agree the glamour and enigma of an India-Pak XI is hard to beat in the world of cricket.<br />
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Before you could say Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas all 10 of us had our 11s ready, and to a large extent they were mirror images of each other, with the difference of a Saqlain here and a Laxman there. I decided to take my favourite route, keeping all emotions, and nuances out of the debate and diving into the depths of that work of beauty, <a href="http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html">ESPNCricinfo Statsguru</a>, to let the raw numbers speak for themselves. I know this approach is fraught with Swiss cheese sized holes, but at least it's one where there can be no debate over the facts, even though the process can be questioned.<br />
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3 middle order batsmen<br />
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Again, you may question the strategy, but the numbers are there for all to see.<br />
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Also, due to the huge difference in tracks and quality of performance of players playing in the sub-continent conditions (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Banglades, and UAE) and the rest of the world I decided to create 2 Test XIs. Sub-Continent and Overseas.<br />
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8 players made it to both sides without any questions asked. Among the remaining 6 I feel there was one real surprise. So, without further ado, here's the India-Pakistan all time XI.<br />
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<b>Openers</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35263.html">Virender Sehwag</a> and <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28794.html">Sunil Gavaskar</a><br />
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<b>Middle Order</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28114.html">Rahul Dravid</a> and <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/35320.html">Sachin Tendulkar</a><br />
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<b>All Rounder</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/40560.html">Imran Khan</a><br />
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<b>Seamer</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43547.html">Wasim Akram</a><br />
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<b>Spinner</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30176.html">Anil Kumble</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Sub-Continent ONLY</span></b><br />
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<b>Middle Order</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43652.html">Younis Khan</a><br />
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<b>Seamer</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30028.html">Kapil Dev</a><br />
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<b>Spinner</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/29264.html">Harbhajan Singh</a><br />
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Overseas ONLY</span></b><br />
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<b>Middle Order</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30750.html">VVS Laxman</a><br />
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<b>Seamer</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43543.html">Waqar Younis</a><br />
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<b>Spinner</b>: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/26875.html">Bishen Singh Bedi</a> (this was the big surprise for me)<br />
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The notable omissions were: <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/40879.html">Javed Miandad</a>, <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/40570.html">Inzamum Ul Haq</a>, <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43650.html">Mohammad Yousuf</a>, <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/28779.html">Sourav Ganguly</a>, <a href="http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/30102.html">Zaheer Khan</a>,<br />
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Go ahead, share your all time XIs in the comments.</div>
Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-59650585020465268722015-07-07T14:27:00.002-07:002015-07-11T10:53:46.338-07:0055 Word Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
[Highly inspired by <a href="http://diptakirti.blogspot.com/2013/04/55-goes-to-bollywood.html">Diptakirti</a> & <a href="http://parthp.blogspot.in/2005/09/oblivion.html">Parth</a>'s 55 word stories]<br />
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Suhel Banerjeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05417830486248572310noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18032809.post-78005214202871435772015-04-09T01:40:00.001-07:002015-04-09T07:35:00.911-07:00How They Ended Up Here <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Every few years I get this urge to find out what legacy am I leaving behind through this blog? Whose curiosity does Google fulfill by leading them to this online corner store? And the Internet rarely disappoints. </div>
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Back in 2010 I held my nose and dove into the crevices of Google Analytics to find the answers to the questions above. What searches landed people on my blog? <a href="http://www.suhelbanerjee.com/2010/02/of-juhi-chawlas-bulging-tummy-greek.html">Here's what I found then</a>. Yes, my blog was that bar where people came when "one of my clients said i am fat and ugly". Also for some innocent questions like "effects of loitering at cyber cafe".</div>
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Wanted to see if I have been providing able support to similar seekers of truth over the years, and so this evening I conducted the same exercise after five years. What keywords are leading people to my blog now? Was not surprised to see that the majority came from android, app download, johari window, and cricket related queries. Not surprising given the flavour of the majority of my content. Then came the the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. Here's to the hungry, and the foolish.</div>
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1. "<span style="color: red;">kurkure dharosh bhaja</span>" [Translation from Bangla "crispy okra/ladiesfinger fritters"]</div>
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As a self respecting pot-bellied Bengali I take it as a matter of pride that my little online diary has been providing life's answers to those craving eternal bliss.</div>
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2. "<span style="color: red;">www.saftware.com</span>" (from a mobile browser)</div>
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If one keyword search embodies the story of the new India, this is it. In saftware we trust.</div>
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3. "<span style="color: red;">sourav ganguly ki hindi me onki bate wo kisi insaan the</span>"</div>
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I will assume that this person got carried away midway through her search and shared her deepest thoughts with the Internet.</div>
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4. "<span style="color: red;">mouth full of cum at work</span>"</div>
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Having worked at only two companies I really had no clue about what goes on in other offices.</div>
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5. "<span style="color: red;">when arijit singh 23 year old where he did work</span>"</div>
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Not sure who Arijit Singh is, but now I absolutely need to know about his early stage career choices.</div>
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6. "<span style="color: red;">who is suhel banerjee</span>"</div>
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Have to admit this was an ego boost. Someone out there wants to know all about me. What do I have for breakfast? Which is my favourite IPL team? What do I stand for? What's my online banking password?</div>
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7. "<span style="color: red;">why srk absent from filmfare 2015</span>"</div>
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This is a little ironic because I have wondered about this question a few times this year, and apparently I am one of those who has the answer to this. Wah Google!</div>
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8. "<span style="color: red;">www suhel sex</span>"</div>
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While I am flattered, I have a nagging feeling it's about that other Suhel who lives in TV studios.</div>
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9. "<span style="color: red;">शुरत शे गोरखपुर तक कनफरम शीट अवथ एकशपेरेश</span>" [Translation from Hindi "From Surat To Gorakhpur confimed seat in Avadh Express"]</div>
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After a point you just stop refreshing IRCTC and go to the site least likely to help you book your train tickets. I think that's what happened here.</div>
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10. "<span style="color: red;">ugly fat bhoomihar girl</span>"</div>
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And finally we come to the one that's bothered me the most. Did they find her? Or if it was a self search, did she overcome the complex? Is she alright?</div>
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The search is on...</div>
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