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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 
Column

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

Essays

Under The Silver Lake (2018)
Article · Essay

Under The Silver Lake (2018) and the Depth Superficiality of Hollywood

September 24, 2021
Isabelle Cubas
Nightbooks content and featured
Article · Essay · Netflix · Review

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

September 23, 2021
Atreyo Palit
Aaron Sorkin
Article · Essay

Past, Present and Future in Aaron Sorkin’s Works

September 11, 2021
Isabelle Cubas
Coda (2021)
Article · Essay

The Warm Embrace of CODA (2021), Which Renews Love For Music

September 11, 2021
Atreyo Palit
Ankur (1974)
Article · Essay

Ankur (1974): ‘We’ll Go On Forever, Pa, Because We’re The People.’

September 9, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
Punjabi Cinema
Article · Essay

Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy

September 6, 2021
Devraj Kalsi
Beginning 2020
Article · Essay

Beginning (2020): Dissent Against the Logic of Patriarchal Order

September 1, 2021
Levan Tskhovrebadze
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Article · Essay

The Pied Piper of Corto Maltese and the Chaotic, Entertaining but Insightful The Suicide Squad (2021)

August 28, 2021
Atreyo Palit
PHOENIX (2014)
Article · Essay

A Study of Fragmentation in the Aftermath of World War II in Christian Petzold’s Phoenix (2014)

August 24, 2021
Ahendrila Goswami
Raw 2016
Article · Essay

Raw (2016) – Julia’s fascination with Human body and Cannibalism

August 19, 2021
Sandeep Sreelekha

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Culture of the Mad, Sad and Crass: The Asian Filmmakers Who Owned It
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Culture of the Mad, Sad and Crass: The Asian Filmmakers Who Owned It

highonfilms February 3, 2022

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A Ghibli-esque Journey: The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli
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A Ghibli-esque Journey: The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli

highonfilms January 26, 2022

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Why A Hero (2021) is Farhadi’s Close-Up; An Analysis of Farhadi’s Filmmaking Mechanics!
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Why A Hero (2021) is Farhadi’s Close-Up; An Analysis of Farhadi’s Filmmaking Mechanics!

Ashwani Kumar January 24, 2022

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Romanian Spring in World Cinema: A Spotlight on Romanian Cinema
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Romanian Spring in World Cinema: A Spotlight on Romanian Cinema

Balachandran Chirammal January 24, 2022

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The Lost Daughter (2021): The Portrayal of Motherhood in A Nonchalant Psychological Drama
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The Lost Daughter (2021): The Portrayal of Motherhood in A Nonchalant Psychological Drama

Aqsa Aleem January 21, 2022

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

Shahim Sheikh July 8, 2024

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Decoding ‘Three Colors: Red’
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Decoding ‘Three Colors: Red’

Santanu Das January 17, 2022

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Brightburn (2019) : Exploring the Superman Antithesis
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Brightburn (2019) : Exploring the Superman Antithesis

Priya Singh January 13, 2022

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M [1931] Is Still Terrifying After 90 Years
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M [1931] Is Still Terrifying After 90 Years

Arunabha Shome March 29, 2022

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