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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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Michael Corleone
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Michael Corleone: The Tragic Transformation of Cinema’s Most Complex Anti-Hero

July 8, 2023
Çisemnaz Çil
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
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Toxic Disney Superstardom and ‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’

July 4, 2023
Jeffrey Davies
The Exorcist
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How ‘The Exorcist’ Established its Status as an Enduring Horror Classic

June 28, 2023
Arun Kumar
How “Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse” challenges the very identity of Spider-Man and its intersectionality
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How “Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse” challenges the very identity of Spider-Man and its intersectionality

June 22, 2023
Amartya Acharya
Essay · Fan Blog

From Guatemala to Hollywood: A Profile of Oscar Isaac

June 14, 2023
Jerry Horne
Tarkovsky's Fusion of Style and Substance Essay
Essay

Transcending Boundaries: Tarkovsky’s Fusion of Style and Substance

June 13, 2023
Kishore Karanam
Succession The Psychology of the Roy Family
Essay

Succession: The Psychology of the Roy Family

June 13, 2023
Georgia May
Succession Final Episode
Essay

Succession & The Brilliant Execution of Inevitability: How This Prestige Drama’s Overarching Themes Came Full Circle in Its Final Episode

June 9, 2023
Aryan Vyas
Hey Ram (2000): The Art of Semi-fiction
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Hey Ram (2000): The Art of Semi-fiction

June 9, 2023
Gitesh Chand Maurya
Boys Over Flowers Netflix
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Tangled in Nostalgia’s Embrace: Boys Over Flowers’ Struggles Against Sands Of Time

May 28, 2023
Sanghavi P.S

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On ‘Fleabag’ and the Appeal of Damaged Characters
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On ‘Fleabag’ and the Appeal of Damaged Characters

Adil Rahim Hyder July 20, 2023

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Masculinity and Ignorance as themes in neo-noirs: Taxi Driver, Chinatown, and Drive
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Masculinity and Ignorance as themes in neo-noirs: Taxi Driver, Chinatown, and Drive

Nivedita Nair July 18, 2023

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Will Movie Adaptations of Famous Games Prove to Be Successful in the Long Run?
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Will Movie Adaptations of Famous Games Prove to Be Successful in the Long Run?

Jerry Horne July 17, 2023

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Jodorowsky and Lynch Go Boating
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Jodorowsky and Lynch Go Boating

Deloret Imnidian July 17, 2023

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The Strange Thing About Johnsons, Hereditary, and Midsommar: An Analysis of Family Horror in Ari Aster’s Filmography
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The Strange Thing About Johnsons, Hereditary, and Midsommar: An Analysis of Family Horror in Ari Aster’s Filmography

Beatrice Gangi July 15, 2023

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The Universality and Timelessness of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
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The Universality and Timelessness of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Beatrice Gangi February 27, 2024

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A Spike Lee Joint: 25th Hour [2002]
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A Spike Lee Joint: 25th Hour [2002]

David Morgan Brown July 15, 2024

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How Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Masaan’ amplifies its themes through Visual Storytelling
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How Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Masaan’ amplifies its themes through Visual Storytelling

Parth Pant July 15, 2024

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Love, God and Silence: The Evolution of the Films of Ingmar Bergman
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Love, God and Silence: The Evolution of the Films of Ingmar Bergman

Sam Sybert July 14, 2023

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