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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

‘Matrubhoomi’ and the Curse of Men Without Women

July 10, 2025
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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

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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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Do You know How to Die? On David Lowery’s A Ghost Story and the Green Knight

November 9, 2021
Shai Tubali
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How Fearless Nadia Became One of The First Action Stars of Indian Cinema

November 8, 2021
Parth Pant
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Mathilukal and Vidheyan: How Mammootty Captures the Opposite Ends of Hyper-Masculinity with His Layered Performances

October 27, 2021
Akash Deshpande
Koker Trilogy Part 1 Where is the friends house
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A Deconstruction of Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy

October 11, 2021
Aqsa Aleem
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The Human Scale (2012): An Urban Planning Documentary That Questions City Design

October 6, 2021
Priya Singh
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The Suicide Squad (2021): A Satire on America’s Advocacy of Violence for Peace & Need To Maintain Power

September 27, 2021
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Under The Silver Lake (2018)
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Under The Silver Lake (2018) and the Depth Superficiality of Hollywood

September 24, 2021
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The Witch Wears Prada: Krysten Ritter’s Miranda Priestley-esque Witch Makes Nightbooks Special

September 23, 2021
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Past, Present and Future in Aaron Sorkin’s Works

September 11, 2021
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