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Avsar (Hindi) [Opportunity]

By Golu
This Hindi movie is a pretty straightforward slice-of-life story that tries to give a modern look at what it's like to be a single, professional gay man. It dives into how he understands who he is, the chances he missed out on, and the personal choices he’s made along the way. The director used three parallel timelines to tell the story, which honestly didn't make much sense to me. While the core idea was actually pretty interesting, I really feel like this would have worked way better as a short film considering the point it was trying to make. Still, it wasn't a bad watch. The plot centers on Rachit, a city professional, and his friend Shikhar as they hang out for an evening. Rachit is a polished, urban guy, while Shikhar has more of a "small-town" rustic vibe, and you can really see the contrast between them when they talk. As the night goes on, Rachit starts thinking back to some old memories from a long time ago. He remembers being an intern after college in ...
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Beautiful Scars (Filipino Mini-Series)

By Golu
Surely, we all wanna encourage people to Gove it all to their creativity, but please please, at least have a tight script ready. If you have a proper story, then even with a tight and low budget, you can make something meaningful. This 4 episode of 15 minute each seemed just like a paper thin idea, was shot and presented without having a clear idea of what is it really that the maker is trying to say.

Kyle's boyfriend Liam disappeared from his life suddenly 2 years back and he misses him. Out of blue, one day Liam calls him and asks him to meet. Surprised Kyle agrees to meet and Liam tells him that he is getting married soon, and would like to spend one full week with Kyle to relive all their loving memories together. Kyle, who is already furious about his disappearing and not knowing the reason, reluctantly agrees. We are told that it was Kyle's father who made Liam leave town and his son otherwise he would kill him since he doesn't approve of their relationship. When Kyle finds this out, he is sad that Liam didn't even try to fight for their love. Eventually on the day of the wedding Liam finally gets courage and promises to be with Kyle and love him forever.

This story has way too many loopholes. Understood that a father didn't approve of his son being gay and asks Liam to disappear; but in this day and age, one can surely touch base with your love and explain the situation on what happened. An then why after two years Liam appears again, again to just spend time with Kyle. This just didn't make sense. Also in their supposed one week together, they fool around like high school kids and not like passionate ex lovers who should be all over each other in their limited time. The father re-appear again, talks some gibberish to both his son and Liam. Liam chickens out again only to find strength at the end. I mean, things were just happening in this show of uno rhyme or reason. Sure, let's support new talent, new production, new stories; but please at least have a story and get some good talent. Here, at least the two lead actors did a decent job. Sadly, same can't be said of the other 3 character actors. They were terrible. The only good thing about the show is that it ends pretty quick. Overall, this show is easily skippable. (2.5/10)
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