in RDB the villain states that corruption in india thrives cuz public memory is short. every snooty "jawan isn't revolutionary for asking people to vote" tweet is reminding me of that cuz it seems that folks have forgotten about the teacher who got fired for saying exactly that. "we're so backwards as a country," "the bar is so low," "this kinda politics is present in south movies," "jawan's politics is performative & for money." ekbar apne ivory tower se utar ke dekh lo ground reality, backwardness dikh jaega aur bar toh dikhega hi nahi.

we used to be a proper country.
i mean, yeah, the movie is perfect. but, what the fuck happened to multi-language title cards in bollywood? now it's just english & hindi? now due to pan india releases, movie names are written in telugu & tamil. what about the rest?





i like how the film doesn't provide any easy answers. mohan starts with usa good & india bad. but then the villagers are like india amazing, usa bad. but as the plot moves forward, it becomes evident that the whole village is broken into pieces due to rampant casteism.

now, ofc it's time for #pathaanonprime. ekdam bekaar aur cringe-worthy note pe starting.

In the first two weeks of January I've seen the return of two of the most ass-hat arguments around film and film criticism. One is "anybody can be a film critic" and two is "film critics are privileged bitches whining about early access to films".
Here are my conclusive thoughts. First, lemme talk about the "anybody can be a film critic" part. Yes, anybody can be a film critic. Everybody should be a film critic. The playing ground is still dominated by upper class White people in USA & upper class people from Delhi, Mumbai, & Bengaluru in India.

Imagine living in the US of fucking A, talking about "going to the theatres only" (which has clearly become a case of affordability), & thinking that you're talkkng for the masses by dumping on the "elite" critics. @PostOpinions & @SonnyBunch, I'm sorry but fuck you for this. Bro, just speaking about myself, I'm not some elite son of a bitch sitting on my throne made of gold giving out decrees to give screeners. IT IS MY FUCKING JOB. AND I'M TRYING TO DO THAT WITHOUT FUCKING DYING. I'm all for attacking my opinions cuz they're warped but what's THIS?

Are W magazine's pics supposed to be good? I can't figure it out. I genuinely don't know.

I just want movie/show PRs to know that I WANT to do reviews. I've a habit of not badgering people. Naturally that bleeds into my "brand" of professionalism. So I ask a max of 1-2 times for a screener. If they still ignore me, I just assume they hate me.
Aur kya karein? Why do I have to ask for a screener every single time for every single movie or show? That too multiple times? If I've reviewed one thing, it means I'll review everything. Just put it on some email blast or WA broadcast and send it. How hard can that be? Seriously.

1. As I sit here filing a complaint about the non payment of PF by Fork Media Group (FMG) since Oct 2019, I feel, nay, I WANT to talk about what went down during my 2 year stint there & how it sent me on a downward spiral full of depression & anxiety.

https://twitter.com/pramitheus/status/1386951834410098694

2. I joined @MashableIndia, which functions under FMG, back in April 2019. It was my first time moving out of Siliguri & I was excited, thrilled to live this new life. But I should have seen the red flags right in the beginning in the form of @KarrishmaModhy, the associate editor