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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’ 
Column

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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Irreversible 2002 Cover Image
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Irreversible (2002): A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

August 4, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
Essay · Great Films

Salt of the Earth [1954] – A Landmark American Independent Cinema on the Working Class

July 31, 2021
Arun Kumar
Scorsese's The Irishman Final Scene
Article · Essay

Needle Drop in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman

July 24, 2021
Jack Keating
The-War-With-Grandpa
Article · Essay

Crossover adaptations for Indian audience

July 21, 2021
Devraj Kalsi
Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa
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Why “Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa” is a Near-Perfect Tribute to Its Inspiration

July 18, 2021
Ahendrila Goswami
Phoenix (2014)
Article · Essay

Phoenix (2014): “If I Do What You Tell Me, Will You Love Me?”

July 14, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
It Pennywise
Article · Essay

More than Blood and Guts: Symbolism in Horror

July 13, 2021
Jude Pepler
Tony Sopranos
Article · Disney+ · Essay

A Critical Examination of The Sopranos

July 13, 2021
Amartya Acharya
Yugant 1995
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Yugant (1995) – Looking at Eco Feminism through the Prism of an Estranged Marriage

July 12, 2021
Debanjan Dhar
The Turin Horse
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The Turin Horse – The Burden of Existence

July 10, 2021
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(Un)Controlled Chaos and Herd Mentality In the Films of Lijo Jose Pellissery

Krishnanunni Padinjassery July 15, 2024

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Squid Game (Netflix TV Series 2021-): The Nightmare of Karl Marx
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Sandeep Sreelekha December 2, 2021

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Do You know How to Die? On David Lowery’s A Ghost Story and the Green Knight
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Shai Tubali November 10, 2021

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Parth Pant November 8, 2021

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Mathilukal and Vidheyan: How Mammootty Captures the Opposite Ends of Hyper-Masculinity with His Layered Performances
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Akash Deshpande October 27, 2021

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A Deconstruction of Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy
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A Deconstruction of Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy

Aqsa Aleem October 11, 2021

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The Human Scale (2012): An Urban Planning Documentary That Questions City Design
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Priya Singh October 6, 2021

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