This is a re-review. This film was one of the first animated films I reviewed a long, long time ago, which you can read HERE. I just wanted an excuse to review the movie once more, this time with more maturity, and better wring skills, because the old one is just full of pictures and … Continue reading Anastasia (1997) – Yearning for a Fairy Tale Past
Author: Kirre Ranin
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – Beautifully Hollow Orientalist Mess
When I was young I had a tendency to have a lot of nose bleeds as children apparently often do. I remember one particular bad morning when I was preparing to go to school when I started bleeding from my nose in the bathroom, and it would not stop. The rest is kind of a … Continue reading Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) – Beautifully Hollow Orientalist Mess
Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025) – Much Fun, Yet Not Much Sense
I am literally starved for good rom coms and this film is all fun and games, until one watches till the end and realises that it is merely OK. Synopsis: Sunny Sanskari proposed to his girlfriend Ananya Bhatia, only to be rejected. He learns that she is planning to marry Vikram Singh, a man whom … Continue reading Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari (2025) – Much Fun, Yet Not Much Sense
Homebound (2025) – A Beautiful Moving Portrait of A Friendship and Interwoven Systems of Oppressions
I was finally able to watch this film, and oh boy it was an experience I will not soon forget! Synopsis: Two friends from a North Indian village, Mohammed Shoaib Ali, a Muslim, and Chandan Kumar, a Dalit, pursue police jobs seeking dignity, but their friendship strains as desperation grows in their quest to fulfil … Continue reading Homebound (2025) – A Beautiful Moving Portrait of A Friendship and Interwoven Systems of Oppressions
Bison Kaalamaadan (2025) – Between Middling Battles A Star Rises
Another Selvaraj film has come and of course I had to see it! Synopsis: In rural Tamil Nadu in the 1990s two men are at war to control the area; Pandiaraj and Kandasamy. Amidst their battles, "Vanathi" Kittan becomes a rising Kabaddi star as he aims for the national team at the Asian Games. Spoilers … Continue reading Bison Kaalamaadan (2025) – Between Middling Battles A Star Rises
Janhvi Kapoor: The Relatable Glamour Girl
This is an analysis/essay on Star Personas. I do not know these people personally, I have not been asked or paid for doing this kind of writing. These are just my own opinions which are not meant to offend. If I am using a source it is cited in the text with the link. If … Continue reading Janhvi Kapoor: The Relatable Glamour Girl
The Little Mermaid (1976) – Ethereal Yet Somewhat Opaque
This is a film I have wanted to review for a long time, mainly because I have been in love with it since I discovered it! Synopsis: In the 19th century a party of travellers is travelling on a stagecoach in winter. One of the passengers is a storyteller and he decides to tell the … Continue reading The Little Mermaid (1976) – Ethereal Yet Somewhat Opaque
Spotlight (2015) – The Heroism of Investigative Journalism
What is your favorite movie? Is the one from your childhood, or the one that has become almost a ritual during periods of depression or when a certain holiday season comes? Is it just one movie? Can you even answer that question? Or do you still need to discover it? Synopsis: The true story of … Continue reading Spotlight (2015) – The Heroism of Investigative Journalism
Veer-Zaara (2004) – A Love Letter to a Punjab Without Borders
This is a re-review of the film since the one I made long ago was not my best work, and so changing that with this one. Have matured and all that, and I have more to say about this film. Synopsis: In Lahore, Pakistan, Veer Pratap Singh is a prisoner who with the help of … Continue reading Veer-Zaara (2004) – A Love Letter to a Punjab Without Borders
Devara: Part 1 (2024) – NTR Jr. Swims and Rides A Shark!
It has been a while since I've watched a Telugu masala. Saw this was on Netflix and was intrigued! Synopsis: In 1996 the police are in search of arms dealers and smugglers which leads them to a fishing village by the Red Sea where Singappa tells them a story of Devara. In 1984 Devara is … Continue reading Devara: Part 1 (2024) – NTR Jr. Swims and Rides A Shark!
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