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‘Unfrosted’ (2024) Movie On ‘Netflix’, With ‘Jerry Seinfeld’ Is V. Clever, A HOOT — But Also Rather Stupid.

by Anura Guruge
on May 8, 2024

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Obviously Seinfeld is NOT going to get ‘it’ wrong — & how can you fail with him acting & DIRECTING this movie.

It, indubitably, is incredibly CLEVER. Wow. There is an episode that satirizes ‘January 6’ & ‘Mike Pence’ that is so, so, brillant. Not sure how many will get it.

‘I have read some books about ‘Battle Creek‘, Michigan, & as such had some vague familiarity with the cereal wars & in particular “Kellogg’s” (in days gone by).’I have read some books about ‘Battle Creek‘, Michigan, & as such had some vague familiarity with the cereal wars & in particular ‘Kelloggs’ (in days gone by).

I can’t stress how CLEVER this movie is. It is also a hoot.

But, it, IMO it is satire gone wild. Maybe that was the whole point. Over the top satire — & who better to do that than the past mater Seinfeld. However, I couldn’t help but thinking that it was ‘stupid’ — but in a very nice way.

It is definitely enjoyable — though towards the end you can’t wait for it to end. You should give it a spin. I am sure you will enjoy it — or at least large chunks of it. Look out for the ‘January 6’ spoof.


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‘Kathal: A Jackfruit Mystery’ (2023) Indian Movie On ‘Netflix’ — Quite Amusing, Clever & Not Hard To Watch.

by Anura Guruge
on May 31, 2023

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I watched this on ‘Netflix‘, immediately after watching the really awful ‘Operation Mayfair‘ hoping that it would be an antidote. It was. It was like night & day. It wasn’t a great film, but it was very much in the classic Indian mould & it never failed to amuse. Good, clever satire. No pretension, if anything it continually made self-deprecating fun of what being Indian is all about. Identifiable Indian characters — some very good looking, but no ‘White Indians’.

It actually set out to highlight, mainly through satire, many of the issues & woes still plaguing India such as: political corruption, ‘mistreatment of women‘, the caste system, bureaucratic mismanagement & obesity. I quite enjoyed it.

It, by no means, is a classic even by Indian standards. But, it was NOT bad at all, at all. Quite a relief after ‘Operation Mayfair‘. So, if you have Netflix, & are so inclined, give it a spin. You most likely won’t regret doing so.

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