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The Jeff & Ishan Show #7 – Maareesan

We’re back in action after summer break! Watch our review of Maareesan (which means Imposter Demon, kind of), a 2025 Tamil-language thriller starring Fahadh Faasil and Vadivelu, written by V. Krishna Moorthy and directed by Sudheesh Sankar, streaming now on Netflix.

It’s very unpredictable. One minute you think this is a heartwarming story about Dhaya and this old man with dementia; you think you’re watching Rain Man, then it turns into Zodiac and you’re soon wondering which of these three men is the real villain . . . I thought it was going to be, old guy who changes the heart of a thief. And then suddenly it takes on a darker tone.

Screenwriters: There’s No Such Thing as the 3-Act Structure

Who invented this thing called the 3-act structure used in movies around the world? Neither Aristotle, Hollywood studios, Robert McKee nor Syd Field (contrary to New Yorker magazine) had anything to do with it. I thoroughly explain the structure in a way that will be of practical use to new screenwriters while simultaneously debunking its existence.

I was happy to be able to share a little more of my Fulbright India research in exploring this topic. I promise you will learn something new.

Original music by Ano Malee.

The First Talkies: a Global Race

If you lie in bed at night staring at the ceiling wondering about things such as who invented talkies like I do, this video is for you. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t one person but a global evolution.

It gave me a chance to use a small bit of my Fulbright-Nehru research. This was not my primary research topic but a subplot I stumbled upon, so India makes a couple of guest appearances.

I enjoyed creating the opening animation using generative AI to create a thematically relevant image, then generative AI video to animate it. In later a portion, I used two old photos of the 1900 Paris Exposition and an Edison wax cylinder recording to make a brief film sequence using generative AI video and Adobe Premiere Pro to bring to life the moment when the auxeto-gramophone was blasted from atop the Eiffel Tower.

Original music by Ano Malee.

The Disturbing Link Between M3GAN 2.0 and The Naked Gun

A one-off that I shot this week. A parody of certain youtube channels in the UFO/JFK/CIA conspiracy theory spectrum, in which I talk about parody.

Original music by Ano Malee.

The Jeff & Ishan Show #6 – Bhool Chuk Maaf

Watch our full review of Bhool Chuk Maaf (Forgive My Mistakes), a 2025 Hindi-language supernatural romantic comedy starring Rajkumar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi, written and directed by Karan Sharma, streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

Titli’s dad won’t let Ranjan marry her because he doesn’t have a good government job. That’s where it all begins. Ranjan starts trying to find a job and then it starts getting crazy…It’s set in the holy city of Varanasi. There’s a guru on every street corner, and you don’t know which ones are real and which ones are con-men, and neither does Ranjan.