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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 14, 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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Le Trou (1960): The Anti-Shawshank Redemption

January 20, 2022
Shahim Sheikh
Three Colors: Red
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Decoding ‘Three Colors: Red’

January 17, 2022
Santanu Das
Brightburn (2019)
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Brightburn (2019) : Exploring the Superman Antithesis

January 13, 2022
Priya Singh
M [1931]
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M [1931] Is Still Terrifying After 90 Years

January 13, 2022
Arunabha Shome
The Remains of the Day (1993)
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The Remains of the Day [1993] and The Price of Conscientiousness

January 9, 2022
Adithya Prakash
the lift boy 2019
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Which Floor to Happiness? The Lift Boy (2019) Weaves a Simple Yet Effective Tale of Optimism

January 5, 2022
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Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Essay

‘Only Lovers Left Alive’ and Loving the Old Way

December 17, 2021
Deepshikha Deb
Lijo Jose Pellissery 01
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(Un)Controlled Chaos and Herd Mentality In the Films of Lijo Jose Pellissery

December 15, 2021
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
Oliver Stone's JFK
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How Oliver Stone’s JFK (1991) Proved The Unprecedented Power Of Political Filmmaking

December 9, 2021
Aryan Vyas
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Befriending Tony from Netflix’s ‘After Life’

December 7, 2021
Smita Ganguli

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Marriage Story (2019): Accepting Love In Separation In Noah Baumbach’s Nuanced Take On Loss
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Doubt [2008]: A Crisis of Faith Leads to a Dissection of the Nature of Certainty
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