Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Weekend in movies

Where but on the couch would you have found me over much of the weekend. All purpose dissolved, all deadlines lassoed and forwarded to the coming weekend.
What it left me with is a prospect list for the best of 2010 indian cinema, and surety of a malevolent force that feeds us the likes of Dabangg, Guzaarish, Robot, despite the presence of super-better alternatives.

  1. The World's Fastest Indian
    View count: 1
    Under influence: Yes
    Notes: the sexagenarian protagonist gets way more sex than we do
  2. The Long Way Back
    View count: 1
    Under influence: No
    Notes: female leads gain beauty right before their deaths
  3. Of Gods and Men
    View count: 1
    Under influence: No
    Notes: you are the branch, we are the birds
  4. Days of Being Wild
    View count: 2
    Under influence: Yes
    Notes: you learn from this guy - both the protagonist and the director
  5. Mar Adentro
    View count: 4
    Under influence: Yes
    Notes: man-boner at the versatility of javier bardem
  6. 2046
    View count: 2
    Under influence: No
    Notes: Chow Mo-wan and Kar-Wai's gaze... epic
  7. Guzaarish
    View count: 1
    Under influence: No
    Notes: never to watch indian douchebaggery right after the original
  8. Kites
    View count: 1
    Under influence: Yes
    Notes: a billion idiots chose to salivate at that shatrughan sinha's offspring over barbara mori, and i hate that
  9. Harishchandrachi Factory
    View count: 1
    Under influence: No
    Notes: arresting in all departments and a soft corner for vibhawari deshpande

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