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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is Maharaja (2024), an Indian action/thriller/black-comedy about a barber who goes on a rampage of revenge after his house is robbed and his “Lakshmi” is taken. He won’t tell anyone what the “Lakshmi” is, but demands the police investigate anyway. Naturally, they prove useless, so he starts stabbing some people himself to get what he wants. Over-the-top escalations follow from there. It is the most notable work to date of director Nithilan Saminathan, who does not have much else to his name. This was a blockbuster-level hit in India, and reviews are great, so we’ll give it a shot.

After that is 101 Dalmatians (1996), the Disney live-action remake of 101 Dalmatians (1961), preceding most of their remakes by some time. Glenn Close stars as Cruella de Vil, the sinister puppy-murderer who wants to turn some adorable animals into a new fur coat. We already saw her Joker origin story in Cruella (2021) last week, and now she is in full-on supervillain mode. Director Stephen Herek is otherwise best-known for Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) and The Mighty Ducks (1992). This is considered by at least some people to be better than Disney’s more recent remakes. I dunno if it is, but it was a hit at the time, so let’s check it out.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Maharaja: https://letterboxd.com/film/maharaja-2024/
• 101 Dalmatians: https://letterboxd.com/film/101-dalmatians/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Maharaja: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1073566
• 101 Dalmatians: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/8452

CWs for Maharaja:

• Discussion of sexual assault. Not depicted.
• Suicide.
• Torture.
• Incest.
• Blood and gore.
• Amputation.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Slapping of woman.
• Broken bones.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Crying baby.
• Choking.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Someone falls down stairs.
• Death by falling.
• Hospital scene.
• Someone is watched without their knowledge.
• Razors.
• Shaving.
• Cutting of flesh.
• Decapitation.
• Implied pedophilia. Not depicted.
• Domestic violence.
• Child abuse.
• Spitting.

CWs for 101 Dalmatians:

• Torture.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Deaths of animals.
• Sad animals.
• Kidnapping.
• Hand injury.
• Fistfighting.
• Smoking.
• Sexual innuendos.

Links to movies:

• Maharaja: https://tankie.tube/w/vJCALFdkaNMzeiZNCCigh9
• 101 Dalmatians: https://tankie.tube/w/7D4SzhWixV5ujfDA3JMd8G