Kirre Ranin
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🇫🇮 BA of Arts in Humanities - she/her
✍🏻 Writer 🎥 Film and Book Reviewer 📕
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Kirre Ranin
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· Sep 28
Dhadak 2 (2025) – Of Honor of the Self and to the Original Tamil Film
Wow! That is the first thought I had after finishing this film. This film had a lot of things making me favour it, with things I had heard from the news and the trouble it had had with the Censor B…
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· Aug 24
Lilya 4-ever (2002) – The Abandoned Are Their Own Guardian Angels
This is by no means a graphic film, and indeed it shies away from being graphic or brutal in anything but implication. I would say it is a movie if you are an elderly teen and up you should watch, …
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· Jul 28
Saiyaara (2025) – Reminded Me Why I Love Indian Cinema
First off, if you have not seen this film, then I highly recommend you do so! No, it does not invent the wheel, but it has so many good things going for it which I get more into in the review. But …
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· Jun 21
Death on the Nile (1978) – A Visual Treat on a Murderous Leisure Cruise
There are summer movies that are blockbusters, and then there are summer movies like this which take you on vacation with the thrill of a murder mystery there to engage you like a good book as the …
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· Jun 9
Marie Antoinette (2006) – A Queen Bee in a Gilded Cage
I have watched this film so many times I think I can recount it from memory. I am so happy to finally talk about it! Synopsis: In 1770, Marie Antoinette, an Austrian archduchess, weds the French ro…
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· Jun 4
Le Bonheur (1965) – Cycles of Eerie Happiness
I love how reviewing something is just a good excuse to watch something, and for me it was to see this classic film once more. Synopsis: François, a happily married carpenter with a young family, f…
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· Jun 2
Julie & Julia (2009) – Comfort Food and Blogging for Love
I am so glad and happy to finally talk about this film! Synopsis: Based on two true stories, Julie & Julia intertwines the lives of two women who, though separated by time and space, …
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· May 30
I Am Not a Witch (2017) – Trials of the Outcasts of Society
I am changing up a bit here and will be reviewing more international cinema, not just South Asian or Indian cinema as I have done for most of this blog’s run. There are a lot of great films o…
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· Apr 3
An Evening in Paris (1967) – Desire and Duality in 1960s Europe
This is a re-review since the one I made long ago I feel was not as good as it could be. Also, it is just an excuse to watch this film again, since it is so much fun! Synopsis: Deepa goes to Paris …
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· Apr 2
Aiyyaa (2012) – Desire Amongst the Realm of the Senses
This is a re-review since the one I made before was not really a review or an analysis or anything like that. So, changing that now with this one with more analytical skills, as well as more maturi…
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· Mar 18
Veerana (1988) – Wonderful Aesthetics, Weak Plot
Back again with the lower grade Hindi cinema here. This time with an all time classic! Synopsis: Mahakal is is a God in league with the Devil, as well as with Witches who serve him. One night after…
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· Mar 17
Pournami (2006) – A Dance Film That Gets Distracted by Too Much Backstory
This is a re-review because honestly the one I made at the time was not good, so changing that by seeing the film again. Glad to step back into Telugu cinema after a long while. Synopsis: 1953 in A…
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