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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

‘Matrubhoomi’ and the Curse of Men Without Women

July 10, 2025
Manav
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 13, 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

Manav July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)  - hof
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When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023) 

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

Gourab Saha July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

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

July 26, 2023
Debopriyaa Dutta
A Clockwork Orange
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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
Masculinity in noirs
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Masculinity and Ignorance as themes in neo-noirs: Taxi Driver, Chinatown, and Drive

July 18, 2023
Nivedita Nair
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Will Movie Adaptations of Famous Games Prove to Be Successful in the Long Run?

July 17, 2023
Jerry Horne
Essay

Jodorowsky and Lynch Go Boating

July 17, 2023
Deloret Imnidian
Ari Aster on set of Midsommar
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The Strange Thing About Johnsons, Hereditary, and Midsommar: An Analysis of Family Horror in Ari Aster’s Filmography

July 15, 2023
Beatrice Gangi

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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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The Drive across “Mother-ing Up” & “Daughter-ing Down”: The Multitudinous Complexities of the Mother-Daughter Relationship in Lady Bird (2017)
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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)

Sreetama Basu August 20, 2024

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

Srilekha Mitra August 1, 2023

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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)

Sreetama Basu July 5, 2024

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Undine: When A Curse Becomes A Choice
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Undine: When A Curse Becomes A Choice

Sofia Sheehan July 28, 2023

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