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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

August 3, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

August 2, 2025
Manav
Go Ah-sung as Park Hyun-seo in Bong Joon-ho's 'The Host' (2006)

Neocolonial Anxieties in Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ (2006)

August 2, 2025
Shahim Sheikh
Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 

Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 

July 31, 2025
Anju Devadas
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus? 

Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus? 

July 30, 2025
Bipasha Bhattacharyya
Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antihero  and His Mirror 
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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antihero and His Mirror 

Subhashree Paul July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhan’s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)
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The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhan’s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)

Rugmini Dinu July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘chidambaram’
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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘Chidambaram’ (1985)

Anju Devadas July 28, 2025August 3, 2025

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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future
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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

Santosh Kumar Mamgain August 3, 2025August 3, 2025
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion
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Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Manav August 2, 2025August 3, 2025
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus? 
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Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus? 

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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Go Ah-sung as Park Hyun-seo in Bong Joon-ho's 'The Host' (2006)
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Neocolonial Anxieties in Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ (2006)

August 2, 2025
Shahim Sheikh
Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 
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Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 

July 31, 2025
Anju Devadas
Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘chidambaram’
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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘Chidambaram’ (1985)

July 28, 2025
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Lolita’s Daughters: Innocence, Eroticism, And Cinematic Obsession With The Nymphet

July 19, 2025
Anju Devadas
Jaws 1975
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The Fangs of Fear: Exploring Horror and Dread in ‘Jaws’ (1975)

July 16, 2025
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema

July 7, 2025
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Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise
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Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise

June 28, 2025
Andrew Kidd
The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secrets 
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The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secrets 

June 28, 2025
Hector Levya
From A-Listers to Crew Women, How Hindi Film Industry’s Feminism Rings Hollow Without Basic Dignity 
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From A-Listers to Crew Women, How Hindi Film Industry’s Feminism Rings Hollow Without Basic Dignity 

June 22, 2025
Sakshi Salil Chavan
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Voyeurism in Focus: The Moral Lens of ‘Camera Buff’

June 19, 2025
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Neocolonial Anxieties in Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ (2006)
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Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 
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Anju Devadas July 31, 2025

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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘Chidambaram’ (1985)
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Anju Devadas August 3, 2025

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Lolita’s Daughters: Innocence, Eroticism, And Cinematic Obsession With The Nymphet
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Anju Devadas July 26, 2025

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The Fangs of Fear: Exploring Horror and Dread in ‘Jaws’ (1975)
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The Fangs of Fear: Exploring Horror and Dread in ‘Jaws’ (1975)

Krishnanunni Padinjassery July 16, 2025

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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema
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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema

Anju Devadas July 10, 2025

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Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise
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Andrew Kidd June 29, 2025

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The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secrets 
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The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secrets 

Hector Levya July 4, 2025

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From A-Listers to Crew Women, How Hindi Film Industry’s Feminism Rings Hollow Without Basic Dignity 
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From A-Listers to Crew Women, How Hindi Film Industry’s Feminism Rings Hollow Without Basic Dignity 

Sakshi Salil Chavan June 22, 2025

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