Vaibhav Patle

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📺 Cross (2024) - ★★★★☆

There was some slack in the middle but overall, I really enjoyed the show. It landed the finale.

→ 6:48 PM, Jan 14

Planning a trip to Europe this spring break. Probably will just stick to one country and it would be Italy.
Visiting that country has been my dream since childhood.
I could have been a fully sponsored college graduate from an Italian university but that’s a story for another day.

→ 5:54 PM, Jan 12

Guess which behemoth of a company is going to be exempt from upcoming China-Import-Tariffs.

सब गंदा है पर धंदा है ये।

→ 12:08 PM, Jan 4

I really wonder about what’s going on in personal lives of such people who base their identity around a cult.
Also, calm yourself dear as you guys won.

→ 11:50 AM, Jan 4

The Last Duel, 2021 - ★★★★★

I saw ‘The Last Duel’ during winter break and was really impressed with this medieval feminist saga.
Arguably, this movie is hard to watch and one should be aware of ample trigger warning of SA (multiple times as movie has three POVs of same incident).
I loved the movie so much that I bought digital copy immediately after watching it on Hulu (well, to be fair, it was only $5, which is unbelievably cheap for such an epic movie)
The sceneries, especially castles, look really good and I was so glad to see regular day-to-day affairs in medieval times.
The last 30 mins of this movie was just so well shot and was so suspenseful that I was literally standing while watching it.
The best part is that this movie is based on true story which is very well documented. I guess I will be spending some time on Wikipedia in coming days.

→ 2:22 PM, Jan 3

I hope I don’t jinx it but have a feeling of Rohit’s century.

→ 7:09 PM, Dec 29

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies" – George R.R. Martin

I am perpetually reading J. R. R. Tolkien’s works (The Hobbit, LOTR and Silmarillion) but these are the new books I finished in 2024. Not much to show this year but looking forward to another great year of books in 2025.

→ 7:07 PM, Dec 22

Rupee slips past 85/USD to all-time low

As FDI’s decline, the high remittances ($129 Billion in 2024) are keeping INR floating.

→ 11:25 AM, Dec 20

“Laapataa Ladies” didn’t make to Oscar shortlist.
I don’t give much credence to Oscars anymore but it is a prestigious platform to put good Indian cinema in front of world.

Aamir keeps pushing his bids to get an academy award but keeps overpowering some good movies which actually have a shot.

→ 1:49 PM, Dec 18

Predestination, 2014 - ★★★★

This was in my WatchList for a long time and for some reason, I always thought this movie is part of 'Final Destination' franchise.
Boy, was I wrong. This movie has a very interesting time travel paradox and executes it very well.
I have some disagreements with the final third of movie but overall, it was a good watch.
P.S. -- If you love such mind bending time travel paradoxes, do give a shot to Netflix series 'Dark'.

→ 1:34 PM, Dec 18

Pretty much sums it up.

→ 4:47 PM, Dec 17

Talk to Me, 2022 - ★★★★

I am not a horror junkie but if a horror movie is well reviewed and known to be well made, I do watch it. This one came highly recommended so gave it a shot and what a banger it was. The climax was very well done.

→ 8:12 PM, Dec 7

The Prestige, 2006 - ★★★★★

I have observed that my teenage daughter now appreciates good movies so I am slowly introducing her to few of my favorites.
We watched this one last night and really had a good time discussing all the hints afterwards. Hope she watches it again and again and again, just like his old man.

→ 8:06 PM, Dec 7

UHC removed ‘our leaders’ URL.

www.unitedhealthgroup.com/uhg/our-l…

→ 2:15 PM, Dec 5

We did Thanksgiving a day late but it was eventful. 😀 Lots of food and gupshup with friends

→ 12:48 AM, Dec 1

Woman of the Hour, 2023 - ★★★★★

Incredibly well made and chilling movie. Great directorial debut from Anna Kendrick.

→ 11:46 AM, Nov 23

I had a very old Kindle which started having bad performance (turning it on and turning the page takes forever).
Amazon has a great offer to trade in old Kindles and get 20% off on the new one.
So, now I have the latest and greatest 7" Paperwhite and I really love reading on it. Highly recommended.

→ 1:25 PM, Nov 21

Have been keeping away from most social media lately. This is proof-of-life post 😐

→ 9:46 AM, Nov 19

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, 2024 - ★★★★★

May be not a good time to watch so much a movie with so much Orange sand.
Loved the movie and very impressed with the cold revenge execution in the end. Many a times Hollywood movies chicken out but this one goes all the way.

→ 10:21 AM, Nov 15

Before Biden stepped down, as per DNC internal polling, Trump was projected to get 400 electoral votes.(Source -PodSaveAmerica). If true, then lot of blame lies on Biden for bowing out too late. Imagine a universe where we had primaries & selected someone not having baggage from current admin.

→ 11:45 AM, Nov 11

I keep feeling that I am still asleep and if I shook myself hard, I will wake up and all of this will go away.
It’s not working. This doesn’t seem and feel real.

→ 9:28 AM, Nov 6

Don’t disappoint me Virginia, pretty please

→ 9:03 PM, Nov 5

Good Luck America. Vote your conscience today.

→ 9:45 AM, Nov 5

Elder daughter turns 17 today. As her time to leave home comes closer, I am panicking inside. On the other hand, looking forward to vote (hopefully) for the first time in USA with her next year.

→ 8:39 AM, Oct 30

If you see the whole clip, I know what Biden was trying to say. He was calling that particular vile comedian ‘garbage’ but his octogenarian mind just couldn’t spit it out clearly. Dude, just chill for a week man. I can’t even imagine what we could have been going through if he was still on ticket

→ 8:27 AM, Oct 30