With Open Eyes

Why Bollywood Doesn’t Feel the Same Anymore | With Prabhat Chalmeti

On this week's episode, we are joined by Prabhat Chalmeti; a former Disney alum, to talk about all things Bollywood! We start off by discussing how our relationships with Bollywood have been over the years (03:12), before debating as to why movies today avoid taking risks (09:41) We then discuss why it is so difficult to make stars seem larger than life these days (14:10) and how today's films musically cater more to the algorithm than the plot (31:52) Lastly we ponder over the very real possibility, "Is Bollywood doomed to fail over the next few years?" (42:00)

The Oscars are here, and they are still iconic.

On this week's episode, we start of by discussing why the Oscars is still the grandest prize in all of entertainment We start of by discussing our picks for the best picture and the Emilia Perez scandal , before discussing whether it is Timothee's time finally? We agree to disagree on the fact that Jeremy strong was and is getting robbed despite putting a performance of a lifetime and finally discuss the biggest snubs

Netflix's Black Warrant is brilliant. Plus our thoughts on Indian OTT landscape

On this week's episode, we start of by discussing why shows like Black Warrant do a great job at bringing past obscure events to current media forefront We then discuss how showing visceral elements of the prison system, corruption all the while providing a slimmer of hope make this show great . Then compare how Sunil and Tomar are perfect antagonists for each other Lastly we could not help but fawn over the portryal of Charles Sobhraj and our favorite moments from the series.

Why Squid Game S2 isn't living up to the hype of its first installment?

On this week's episode, we discuss what is arguably the biggest show of the year in Squid Game Season 2. We start off by exploring why Squid Game in particular became a worldwide phenomena before diving into the things we thought were differently done in S2 . We then collectively bash Gi-Hun before discussing some of the popular conspiracy theories making rounds like- Will Gi-Hun be the next Frontman?

What’s happening at Marvel? A Real Talk on the MCU’s Decline | With Saket

On this week's episode, we are joined by another seasoned podcaster and fellow marvel enthusiast Saket to discuss all things MCU We start off by pondering the question- why doesn’t the MCU invoke the same excitement as it used to? We then look at MCU's chosen approach towards their movies and debate- Are continuities and tie-ins within content in the comic book genre a good thing? Lastly, we try ranking all the Marvel's Disney+ shows and really try to find positives within some of them (yes, even within She-Hulk :))