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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

‘Matrubhoomi’ and the Curse of Men Without Women

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When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)  - hof

When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023) 

July 10, 2025
Hannah John
How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 

How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 

July 10, 2025
Gourab Saha
Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Pyaasa’ and ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’

Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Pyaasa’ and ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’

July 10, 2025
Srilekha Mitra
Jukti Takko Aar Gappo

The Conflict of Reason and Ruin: A Marxist-Psychoanalytic Reading of Ritwik Ghatak’s ‘Jukti Takko Aar Gappo’ Through an Absurdist Lens

July 8, 2025
Ishani Routh
The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’
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The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’

Kalpa Jyoti Bhuyan July 7, 2025July 10, 2025
Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows
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Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows

Nishtha Ranjan July 7, 2025July 10, 2025
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 7, 2025July 10, 2025

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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)
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‘Matrubhoomi’ and the Curse of Men Without Women

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How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 
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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema

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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
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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 

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
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Camera Buff
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Voyeurism in Focus: The Moral Lens of ‘Camera Buff’

June 19, 2025
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Malayalam Movies - Yavanika
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The Crime Behind The Curtain: Looking Back at ‘Yavanika,’ a Cinematic Masterpiece 

June 16, 2025
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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes
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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes

June 7, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
Paul Thomas Anderson's Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture

May 15, 2025
Hector Levya
The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinema 
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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinema 

May 5, 2025
Anju Devadas
Reasons & Debates: Revisiting the Goopy-Bagha Saga
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Reasons & Debates: Revisiting the Goopy-Bagha Saga

April 29, 2025
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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema
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Sakshi Salil Chavan June 22, 2025

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Voyeurism in Focus: The Moral Lens of ‘Camera Buff’

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The Crime Behind The Curtain: Looking Back at ‘Yavanika,’ a Cinematic Masterpiece 

Vaishnavi S June 24, 2025

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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes
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