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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
Column · Featured

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? 
Column

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

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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Explore the intricate dynamics of the mother-daughter bond in Lady Bird (2017) as they navigate "Mother-ing Up" and "Daughter-ing Down
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The Drive across “Mother-ing Up” & “Daughter-ing Down”: The Multitudinous Complexities of the Mother-Daughter Relationship in Lady Bird (2017)

August 2, 2023
Sreetama Basu
Rocky aur Rani kii Prem Kahani Sterotypes
Essay

How ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani’ Exudes Typical Grandiose of KJo’s Films While Subverting Societal Stereotypes

July 31, 2023
Srilekha Mitra
A Long Time on the Epiphanic Road: Chihiro’s Coming of Age and Personal Growth in Spirited Away (2001)
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A Long Time on the Epiphanic Road: Chihiro’s Coming of Age and Personal Growth in Spirited Away (2001)

July 30, 2023
Sreetama Basu
Undine (2020)
Essay

Undine: When A Curse Becomes A Choice

July 28, 2023
Sofia Sheehan
Barbieheimer
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Barbenheimer: How ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ Critiques Our Flawed World In Their Own Ways

July 27, 2023
Srilekha Mitra
Why Oppenheimer Will Go Down As One of The Most Defining Films Of Our Era?
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Why Oppenheimer Will Go Down As One of The Most Defining Films Of Our Era?

July 27, 2023
Aryan Vyas
The Dialectical Argument For & Against Greta Gerwig's Barbie
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The Dialectical Argument For & Against Greta Gerwig’s Barbie

July 26, 2023
Aryan Vyas
Essay

The Viewer in Kubrickland: Solving Stanley Kubrick’s Hermeneutic Labyrinth

July 26, 2023
Debopriyaa Dutta
A Clockwork Orange
Essay

Stanley Kubrick: Placing Gender Within Kubrickan Framework

July 26, 2023
Jayasmita Dutta Roy
Fleabag
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On ‘Fleabag’ and the Appeal of Damaged Characters

July 19, 2023
Adil Rahim Hyder

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25 Years Later: Love, Politics, and Identity in Dil Se
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25 Years Later: Love, Politics, and Identity in Dil Se

Shivani Muralikrishna August 21, 2023

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American Prometheus: The Triumph of Oppenheimer’s (2023) Screenplay is in Exposing the Failure of Dr. Oppenheimer
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American Prometheus: The Triumph of Oppenheimer’s (2023) Screenplay is in Exposing the Failure of Dr. Oppenheimer

Ashwani Kumar March 11, 2024

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Is ‘Taxi Driver’ A Feminist Tale?
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Is ‘Taxi Driver’ A Feminist Tale?

Michael Thomas September 28, 2023

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Taxi Driver [1976] : An Existential Ride
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Taxi Driver [1976] : An Existential Ride

Swagata Das August 20, 2024

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Mean Streets (1973) – Fifty Years On
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Mean Streets (1973) – Fifty Years On

Luke Parry July 5, 2024

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‘Elemental’ is a tender tale that cannot hide its Male Saviour Complex 
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‘Elemental’ is a tender tale that cannot hide its Male Saviour Complex 

Deepshikha Deb August 17, 2023

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How ‘The Flash’ Resets DC Extended Universe To Make Way For Gunn’s DC Universe?
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How ‘The Flash’ Resets DC Extended Universe To Make Way For Gunn’s DC Universe?

Abhishek Sharma August 12, 2023

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Passages and the Cultural Problem of the Death of Sex Scenes in Film
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Passages and the Cultural Problem of the Death of Sex Scenes in Film

Virat Nehru August 7, 2023

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The Many Influences of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City (2023)
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The Many Influences of Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City (2023)

Srilekha Mitra August 4, 2023

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