.
@TIFF_NET
is beginning to feel like home. Also because I live in Toronto. 😅
But for a loner kid who was always ‘too into’ movies—having my hometown become the HUB of movie lovers from all over the world is just pure joy.
So super excited for my 3rd year at
#TIFF24
!!
#TIFF
There are very few actors who can just walk into a long running franchise as a new character & just own every scene he’s in.
Especially among veterans like Patrick Stewart & Jonathan Frakes.
But
@ToddStashwick
does it SO effortlessly. My new favourite character in
#StarTrek
.
Oh God!
@TerryMatalas
, you GODDAMN genius!!
I was totally satisfied w the last episode of
#StarTrekPicard
with the gang reuniting in a small briefing room on the Titan.
But! You brilliant bastard! You got them aboard the Enterprise-D!?! You got us to ‘Engage’ again!! 😭😭😭
#ThankYouForComing
is a fun and enjoyable comedy. It strays from its premise a little and is chaotic at times in tone and consistency. But the message is great.
An overall fun watch with some HILARIOUS moments.
@AnilKapoor
&
@ishehnaaz_gill
steal EVERY scene they’re in!!
Just for a change, I’d love to see The Batman 2 feature villains we either haven’t seen in a movie at all, or haven’t in a few iterations.
Mr. Freeze. Poison Ivy. Mad Hatter. Professor Pyg. Court Of Owls.
#TheBatman
#Batman
#CinemaCon
It’s official. I don’t get
#Bollywood
discourse anymore.
It feels like almost always less criticism or discussion of ideas, themes, stories in the movie/shows— but more savage takedowns or someone based on some inside info of their personal lives from 10 years ago. 🤷🏽♂️
Genuinely excited for
#RebelMoon
.
Love or hate Snyder, a Star War-like sci fi epic from him is still VERY exciting to hear about.
I can’t wait!
#ZackSnyder
And the action in
#Thallumaala
is pretty frikkin’ good so far.
@ttovino
has goddamn range! Loved him in
#MinnalMurali
and he’s so good here!!
And guys: I’m only 30 minutes in !!! 😱😱😱
.
@powerhouseanim
‘s action choreography is some of the best I’ve ever seen.
Not just in animation, but even counting live-action.
First
#Castlevania
, and now with
#CastlevaniaNocturne
, they continue their trend of creating visually gripping thrills and sequences.
Alright! So
#Gehraiyaan
is easily one of the (if not THE) best performances of Deepika Padukone. It’s so intense and raw.
But also absolutely natural. Her vulnerability and exposure is almost tangible through her performance.
#GehraiyaanOnPrime
It’s amazing how
#Silo
evolves as a series episode to episode.
Starting out as a dystopian sci-fi, turned into a conspiracy story, to a murder-mystery & now it’s a straight up political cop drama.
It’s adding layers to its story each episode without becoming overwhelming.
#TIFF23
Day 1. Movie # 2:
#ThankYouForComing
.
Genuinely excited about a raunchy sex comedy from a woman’s perspective. Possibly one of the first in
#Bollywood
?
If certain people lost their shit over the vibrator scene
#VeereDiWedding
, can’t wait for reactions to this! 🤣
It’s been a while since something on screen has made me feel as tense & claustrophobic as the end of episode 2 of
#Silo
.
It’s a great return to the mystery box formula in a long time. And they’re doing it incredibly well.
Enough twists and turns, while still being a slow burn
#LostLadies
is an incredible movie that deals with a lot of social issues in India right now-- such as women's rights & arranged marriages-- but the story never preaches to or lectures the audience.
Read full my review at
@TMB_Tweets
#TIFF23
#TIFF2023
#Gehraiyaan
could be one of the best
#Bollywood
movies of this year. Imo, at least.
It takes the conventional down an unconventional path and kind of blows your mind. Deepika KILLS it and I’m so excited to see more from Siddhant in the future.
#GehraiyaanOnPrime
I’m loving the journey of
@JeriLRyan
‘s Seven in
#StarTrek
.
From Voyager to what they’re doing with her in the whole
#Picard
series is incredible.
Especially for those who have shared in it with her: the joys, growth, trauma. Great writing in
#StarTrekPicard
this season!! 👏🏼
#ConcreteUtopia
is like an exploration of what happens when we give into our basest instincts of survival at the expense of everything and everyone else. Especially, own humanity.
An incredible movie that hits pretty hard. Amazing performances. & some brutal scenes.
#TIFF23
Say what you will about the
#Mardaani2
trailer, or even Rani herself...
That fact that a mainstream
#Bollywood
actress is the lead of an action cop franchise in the era of the Singhams and Dabanngs... is a pretty big deal.
I’m in happy tears after the last episode of
#StarTrekPicard
.
The brilliance with which
@TerryMatalas
& the
#Picard
writers’ room crafted this story to get the
#TNG
cast aboard the Enterprise-D organically & in service to the plot— is the absolute best kind of fan service!👏🏼👏🏼
The Russos are doing interesting stuff post- MCU. Loved
#Extraction
which they produced. &
#TheGrayMan
seems a similarly bad-ass action thriller epic.
It also doesn’t hurt that they cast some talented Indian actors in their productions too like
@RandeepHooda
& now
@dhanushkraja
📢🚨The hits just keep on coming!!
Spoke to one of my FAVOURITE filmmakers,
#KiranRao
for her new film,
#LostLadies
at
@tiff_net
!
I literally begged her not to make us wait another 13 years for her next film.
Full interview will be up over at
@TMB_Tweets
soon!
#TIFF23
Ok. Personal & professional milestone achieved!!📢🚨
Had the amazing opportunity to interview the producers, director and actors of the upcoming
#TIFFMidnightMadness
premiere film:
#KILL
!
The movie premieres at
#TIFF23
tonight.
Full Interviews soon at
@TMB_Tweets
.
Is Karishma Kapoor’s Nisha one of the most emotionally healthy characters in
#Bollywood
history!?
She plainly declares what she wants. Expresses her feelings explicitly and clearly. Shares and works through her emotions in a healthy manner.
I am Team Nisha for sure!
How
@TerryMatalas
lowkey turned
#StarTrek
#Picard
season 3 into, not just the advertised sequel to
#TNG
,
But ALSO a sequel to
#DS9
... is the best, most sneakiest thing anyone's ever done!
The amount of times I've jumped up & yelled at my screen. And it's only 3 episodes in.
#Silo
is almost like a big murder-mystery. Except where the murderer isn’t a person, but rather the premise and world building of the story.
It ties those elements together so each episode plays out like a whodunnit, but the mystery relates to the dystopian world we’re seeing.
I honestly don’t get the hate that Tyler Hoechlin gets as the CWVerse
#Superman
. He’s a great counterpoint to the
#DCEU
version, and is super charming and honest in his portrayal.
So I’m totally invested in the new
#SupermanAndLois
! More here:
@DeepTake
The choreography is done by Ganesh Acharya.
The director of the movie is Amar Kaushik.
Both men who told Kriti Sanon what to do, how to do it, and how many times to do it.
But yea, sure. It’s all her doing. 🙄
The difference between the major streaming services:
#Community
has been on
#Prime
for years now. But there’s been zero hype.
It’s been on
#Netflix
for 10 days and ALL my social media feeds are full of GIFs, memes and all around marketing for the show.
@asimburney
@iHaroonRashid
It’s telling how, in a roundabout way he admits that movies sensationalize harmful representations for the sake of entertainment.
His answers very clearly point out the that the average BW filmmaker is aware these tropes are bad, they just don’t care as long as it makes bank.
The Buckingham Murders is a tense, well paced thriller - Kareena gives a fab performance - we haven’t seen her like this before - yes to more exploration of her range and versatility as an actor👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#TheBuckinghamMurder
#BFILondonFilmFestival
I’m thoroughly enjoying
@TonyRevolori
in the
#Willow
series!
He’s showing so much range that I’m kind of like “Flash who??”
Man’s going from meek, creepy, suspicious to demonic, romantic, kinda leading man vibes and then right back to meek in a whole episode!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
@strangeharbors
The fact that they’re holding those movies up as examples of success, clearly based on numbers and not quality, is indicative of how they STILL don’t understand what the problem is.
I know there’s still a lot of representation that needs to happen in Bollywood—
But can we appreciate that
#BadhaaiDo
is a mainstream Bollywood movie where the 4 main characters are gay?
@gulshandevaiah
was a nice surprise.
Now let’s get some gay actors in these roles next!
@photonblasters
Yea. I didn’t like that at all. He went from an actual supporting character to a stoner who is— just there. 🤦🏽♂️.
On the flip side: LOVE Argyle!! 😝
Ok. Now that everyone has seen
#KILL
:
I loved the action, & so great seeing a Hindi movie w some graphic violence & gore, done right.
The performances, especially
#Lakshya
& the insane
#RaghavJuyal
were impressive.
I wish there was more story tho, but enjoyable nonetheless.
#HiroyukiSanada
is one of the most underrated actors of the industry.
To see him suit up as Scorpion in the
#MortalKombat
trailer is so many kinds of incredible and amazing that I’m at a loss for words.
@ColliderVideo
REALLY hoping that these are just more Arthur going through something sequences, and not the finished result of his transformation into
#TheJoker
.
Really hoping!
@SaintLow_Rent
What a brilliant reveal too. Trying everything together in a way that none of us saw coming.
That entire 15 minute reveal at the end of episode 7 was genius storytelling.
#Zwigato
is compelling & moving. It never throws a pity party for its characters, nor does it beat you over the head with its social commentary.
@KapilSharmaK9
is VERY impressive, juggling a range of emotions.
@shahanagoswami
is the heart of the film.
Kudos
@nanditadas
👏🏼!!
We’re not talking enough about Karan’s glow up AFTER Alisha leaves him in
#Gehraiyaan
. It was subtle.
Yea, he was kind of a dick through out, but sometimes a relationship ending is good for both people.
#Silo
is legitimately such a good show!!
Every episode has this fine balance of world and character building exposition, exhilarating action, heart pounding suspense and dramatic tension—it’s incredible.
Watching
#KabhiKhushiKabhieGham
after years.
& I hate to be THAT 90s kid, but they don’t make songs like these anymore. Story driven & not for YT views.
Say Shava Shava goes from a modern pop thing, to a Punjabi romantic song, to an ode to parents w classical elements. What!?
So I recently went on a tirade about
#Bollywood
media holding memebrs of the industry accountable to their words & behaviour.
THIS is what I meant. This is what responsible entertainment journalism looks like.
*standing ovation*
@annavetticad
Kiri and Spider were the MOST interesting characters in
#AvatarTheWayOfWater
.
I can't wait to see where their stories go in
#Avatar
3, and hopefully beyond.
I’ve been totally sleeping on the
#Safdie
bothers, as well as
#RobertPattinson
.
So just watched
#GoodTime
and holy shit!
Impressed by the Pattison. Impressed by the Safdies.
And now I need to catch my breath.
On to
#UncutGems
!
The ABSOLUTE best part of the
#JawaaniJaaneman
trailer is someone took the complaints of
#Bollywood
heroes romancing heroines the same age as their daughters... and went: “What if THAT was the story?!? 🤔”
That’s the only way this movie could’ve sold itself to me. And it has.👏🏼
I REALLY need
#Bollywood
composers to take notice of the fact that Hip Hop & Rap aren't just for the frivolous club song or remixes.
They can be just as soulful & significant to a film's story through meaningful lyrics as much as a ghazal or typical romance track.
#GullyBoy
Man! The song choices in
#ZackSnydersJusticeLeague
are so different than what you’d expect the needle-drop moment would be in these scenes.
They could’ve easily gone with a blaring rock number and it would’ve been great. But this is something else.
#Aquaman
.
#GuillermoDelToro
is a goddamn teddy bear. While most actors can being tears to the eye recalling their hopes and dreams at an awards speech, this man did so talking about how much fables and stories mean to him as a storyteller. 😢
#GoldenGlobes2018
For whatever reason… seeing
#DeepSpaceNine
on screen after so long on the latest episode of
#LowerDecks
, and not from episodes I’ve seen 63 times over… was an unexpectedly emotional experience. 🥲
Thanks
@MikeMcMahanTM
! 🙏🏽
“Just keep circling.”
#StarTrek
.
#TIFF23
Day 3. Movie # 7:
#ConcreteUtopia
.
Heard good things about this. The synopsis sounds like it’ll be very chaotic and tense. Which has been exactly how my mornings at
#TIFF
have started so far— so why not!?
#TIFF2023
So before I put out my 1,500 word piece about the whole infidelity angle of
#RockyAurRaniKiiPremKahaani
, let me say much I actually loved this movie.
Karan Johar is probably the ONLY
#Bollywood
filmmaker whose growth and maturity as a storyteller can be seen from film to film.
Having had a complicated childhood, I’ve always joked about how TV raised me.
1 of those shows I grew up w was
#StarTrekTNG
.
I didn’t realize how much those characters felt like family until that last shot of them in the
#Picard
S3 finale.
Thanks
@TerryMatalas
& team. 🥲
Just scored a HUGE interview tomorrow at
#TIFF23
.
Like—biggest deal of my life-will forever remember— kind of interview. 🤫🤫
More on this later. For now, it’s—
Hi. I’m back on social media after a week of exile.
What was I doing?
Oh nothing. Just writing this 1,500 word
#MovieReview
of
#War
. 😶😓
I don’t know what happened either.
Spending
#ValentineDay
with 2/3 of my favourite girls watching
#GullyBoy
. Their pick. So it’s a daddy-daughter date night.
While the wifey got the best
#Valentines
gift any wife and mother of two (three counting me) could get:
A night to herself.
I went through depression when I was 15. It ate up a few years of my life & education.
Parental unit refused to believe it was even a thing. So no help. No outlet. No resources. Lots of stigma.
Let’s change that now.
#BellLetsTaIkDay
#BellLetsTalk
@Bell_LetsTalk
FULL
#GullyBoy
review coming soon.
But I just had to jump on and say that
#SiddhantChaturvedi
is STAND OUT in a movie led by an amazing cast!
What a find. What a role. What a performance.
@SiddhantChturvD
?
I LOVED how different the— realizing you’re in love— moment was in
#RockyAurRaniKiiPremKahaani
.
For Rocky it’s during the
#WhatJhumka
song when he pauses & is caught off-guard & taken aback by it.
This slight moment of surprise is SO anti typical love at first sight tropes.
As a child of divorced parents, I can happily say that both my parents, my sister and I are better off with the divorce than we ever were without.
And having experienced 1st hand the stigma and negativity that divorced women experience in the SA culture, kudos to these women👏🏼
Born and brought up in London, until now I thought I was relatively open minded, but from the placard these three Pakistani women are holding, I'm far too old fashioned and backward 😥
#MinnalMurali
is a great superhero story set in a place devoid of the Western influence of the concept of a superhero.
This allows director
@basiljoseph25
to explore how a society would REALLY react when met with the idea of a superhuman.
Watch it on
@netflix
now!
#Minnal
You know, for all the shit people give Alia Bhatt, I feel those same people conveniently don’t talk about Highway, Raazi, Udta Punjab or Dear Zindagi as much.
Weird, huh?