Latest Netflix rental and claypot casseroles galore.... Like Stars on Earth
This is quite possibly one of the best movies I've ever seen. Period. It's also my first Bollywood movie. The plot is simple. It's about a boy with dyslexia. The thing is, nobody knows he is dyslexic and no one really knows what dyslexia is, so his teachers think he's lazy, his parents berate him, and well, the world just writes him off as a failure. That's the simple plot. But as you're watching the movie, you realize the director/writer is saying so much more. It's about adults and how out of touch they are with the world. It's about parents and how they impose their own dreams and aspirations on their children. It's about work-life, and how conditioned people are to their weekly routines that they don't even realize they've stopped living.
I can't say enough about this movie. It's amazing. Tear-jerker too, not so much in a sad Old Yeller kinda way, but more of a "wow, that was a beautiful scene/message that reminded me of my childhood" kinda way. Oh, it's also a semi-musical. Personally, I despise musicals 'cause I feel the music disrupts/slows down the story. Not in this case. It actually works. There are one or two moments where the movie feels happy-go-lucky (I hate overly optimistic movies), but the writer did a great job and it doesn't feel Hollywood-ized. In Hindi with English subtitles. Worth buying, not renting.
Yummy Noodles
There's nothing fancy about this place. And despite the name, they don't really specialize in noodles. But the clay pot rice dishes here are great. Nice big portions and they're generous with the seafood/meat. (They're easily shareable and most are under $9.) The place is in Chinatown at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge so you'll see more locals than "trendsetters." And my favorite part — it's very cheap.
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