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  Gladiator 2000

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Nov 2024

  such a dad movie. needed a flamboyant flair. imagine if paul mescal and pedro pascal were directed by luca guadagnino 🤤

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  Jigra 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 28 Oct 2024

  dear Vasan, saans le lamba

  too charged up in some parts, especially the music. but given the material at hand, the solid directing makes you wish the writing was as good.

Popular reviews

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  CODA 2021

  ★★★½ Watched 13 Aug 2021 2

  It's frustrating just how great this could have been if not for the tropes and the predictable plot. Could have really helped being a little shorter but I still love it.

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  12th Fail 2023

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 10 Dec 2023 2

  A subtle detail I noticed on a third watch (cinema).

  Throughout the film, Manoj's music is scored on a traditional instrument - Sitar, and Shraddha's song (Bolo Na) is scored on a modern instrument - Piano, to highlight the different worlds they come from.

  But the film combines these in two very apt instances as their worlds collide, scoring Bolo Na on a Sitar. First, when Shraddha says "I love you", and another, when Shraddha proposes to Manoj.

  It's a…

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