Thaumatic Schmooze

Lalit & Tarun finally manage to watch a new(ish) release in the same time frame AND do a podcast on it. Highly Commendable. Their effort, that is. Listen to the episode to find out whether or not they liked the film.

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Lalit & Tarun have their monthly catch up and invariably end up picking on Tom Hanks. Again. The remaining few minutes they discuss the rampant sexism in South Indian Cinema, the state of remakes in Hollywood and Bollywood, why Indian Cinema is still fixated on adding love stories to nearly all of their films, and how content is changing with the ongoing rise of OTT platforms.

Lalit's List

Proxima

What We Wanted

Wander Darkly

RRR

Ted Lasso

The Last of Us

Tarun's List:

Empire of Light

Luca

The Whale

Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Pop Kaun?

Poker Face

Farzi

The Night Managers (Eng and Hin)

Fleishman is in Trouble

The Mandalorian

The Consultant

Other Casualties:

The Wrestler

Man vs Bee

Adaptation

Road to Perdition

Berberian Sound Studio

Requiem For A Dream

Bardo

All Quiet on the Western Front

Jack Ryan (Amazon Series)

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

I Am Sam

Main Aisa Hi Hoon

Bluey

Unbreakable-Split-Glass

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Lalit & Tarun have their monthly catch up and invariably end up picking on Tom Hanks. Again. The remaining few minutes they discuss the rampant sexism in South Cinema, the state of remakes in Hollywood and Bollywood, why Indian Cinema is still fixated on adding love stories to nearly all of their films, and how content is changing with the ongoing rise of OTT platforms.

Tarun's List:

Empire of Light

Luca

The Whale

Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar

Pop Kaun?

Poker Face

Farzi

The Night Managers (Eng and Hin)

Fleishman is in Trouble

The Mandalorian

The Consultant

Lalit's List

Proxima

What We Wanted

Wander Darkly

RRR

Ted Lasso

The Last of Us

Other Casualties:

The Wrestler

Man vs Bee

Adaptation

Road to Perdition

Berberian Sound Studio

Requiem For A Dream

Bardo

All Quiet on the Western Front

Jack Ryan (Amazon Series)

Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo

I Am Sam

Main Aisa Hi Hoon

Bluey

Unbreakable/Split/Glass

Follow Thaumaturgy Productions:

Instagram: @thaumatowaale

Twitter: @thaumatowaale

YouTube: @thaumatowaale

Follow Lalit & Tarun:

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Tarun's Instagram: @0FilterT

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Lalit & Tarun discuss the handful movies & shows they watched in the month of February 2023. A lot of the time is spent discussing their love hate relationship with Tom Hanks' work, the absolutely horrendous green screen and visual effects in Bollywood, and why Sanjay Leela Bansali should transition from being a Director to being a Director of Photography.

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After the much needed hiatus following the smashing success of Season 1 of Thaumatic Schmooze, Lalit & Tarun are back with Thaumatic Schmooze for Round 2 (and hopefully with more than two episodes). They kick start the year by taking a look at the year gone by and discuss what they liked and absolutely despised from what they watched in Film & TV. They go through their lists at break neck speed so here it is in text if at all you feel inclined to explore the films and shows they talk about:

Lalit's list:

Boys In The Band

The One and Only Ivan

Project Power

Ted Lasso Season 2

The Crown Season 5

The Great Season 1

Tarun's List (Loosely Ranked):

The Fabelmans

Severence Season 1

Atlanta Season 4

Avatar: The Way of Water

Babylon

Primal Season 2

Tuca & Bertie Season 3

Westworld Season 1

Ted Lasso Season 2

The Crown Season 4

Delhi Crime Season 1

Only Murders In The Building Season 2

Bullet Train

The Menu

Top Gun: Maverick

Malayankunju

Everything Everywhere All At Once

For All Mankind Season 1

The Patient Season 1

Panchayat Season 2

Wednesday Season 1

The Gray Man

Squid Game Season 1

Inside Job Season 2

Morning Show Season 2

Glass Onion

F Is For Family Season 4

See How They Run

Gehraiyaan

Mr Corman Season 1

Pentaverate Season 1

Murderville Season 1

Space Force Season 2

The House

Guardians of Justice Season 1

House Of The Dragon Season 1

Stranger Things Season 4

Rings of Power Season 1

Ek Villain Returns

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Lalit & Tarun kick start a brand new segment, on their one episode old podcast, called "Second Chances" where they re-watch old films that didn't do well with critics and/or audiences.

In this installment of "Second Chances" they visit one of Tarun's old favorite, "Jhoom Barabar Jhoom", at an attempt to heal some of your old trauma from this old... Let's just say semi-precious gem in the rough.

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Lalit and Tarun had watched Tenet when it released in cinemas in 2020, but only recently found the time to finish the edits. Mostly because they've been moonlighting as new dads.

In this installment of "We Just Watched" they have a good time discussing their first thoughts on the film, being the Nolan fanboys that they are.

Follow Thaumaturgy Productions:

Follow Thaumaturgy Productions:

Instagram: @thaumatowaale

Twitter: @thaumatowaale

YouTube: @thaumatowaale

Follow Lalit & Tarun

Lalit's Instagram: @LParyani

Lalit's Twitter: @LParyani

Tarun's Instagram: @0FilterT

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