Kathy Gibson

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Owner of AccessBollywood.com, where I review Hindi films from an American perspective.

Naperville, IL

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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan 2020

★★★½ Watched by Kathy Gibson 19 Mar, 2021

Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (“Be Extra Careful of Marriage“, SMZS henceforth) — Bollywood’s first mainstream romantic comedy about a gay couple — is at its most effective when it leans into genre traditions.
Full review here.
Firefox 1982

★★★★ Rewatched by Kathy Gibson 14 Mar, 2021

This movie confirmed that I would not have made a good spy in the 1980s (or anytime, really).

Cinderella 2015

★★★★½ Watched by Kathy Gibson 17 Mar, 2015 6

I'm happy to call out sexism in movies when I see it, but I think some have been quick to judge this version of CINDERELLA as a typical "damsel in distress" tale and leave it at that. Shortly after Lady Tremaine locks Cinderella in the attic, seemingly for good, Cinderella steels herself against her present circumstances, twirling as she remembers her night at the ball for what it is: a memory. She's not expecting to be rescued. She's making peace…
The World's End 2013

★★★★½ Watched by Kathy Gibson 09 Mar, 2014 2

My favorite element of this movie are the gags that are the comic equivalent of jump scares: quick-hit gags with no setup that are as surprising as they are funny. Wright and Pegg are better at that than anyone else. This movie is great.