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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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Taipei Story
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Taipei Story (1985): A City in Purgatory

June 30, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
Miranda July
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The art and the artiste in Miranda July

June 22, 2021
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Directors from parallel cinema kundan shah JBDY
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Directors From Parallel Cinema Entering Mainstream Bollywood

June 20, 2021
Devraj Kalsi
I'm thinking of ending things jake and lucy driving
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Understanding Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

June 11, 2021
Mansi Arora
Ayyappanum Koshiyum
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The Portrayal of the Subaltern in Sachy’s Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020)

June 9, 2021
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
Equinox Flower
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Ozu’s Equinox Flower [1958] : The Autumn of the Patriarch

June 8, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
The Family Man (2021)
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The Family Man (2021): Six Reasons To Watch The New Season

June 8, 2021
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V For Vendetta
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Mise-En-Scène In The Wachowski Siblings’ V For Vendetta

June 2, 2021
Gitesh Chand Maurya
I Am Cuba (1964)
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I Am Cuba [1964]: When Propaganda becomes Poetic

June 1, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
The Handmaid's Tale
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The Handmaid’s Tale [2017- ]: A Reflection of Both the Past and the Future

May 27, 2021
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The Suicide Squad (2021): A Satire on America’s Advocacy of Violence for Peace & Need To Maintain Power
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The Suicide Squad (2021): A Satire on America’s Advocacy of Violence for Peace & Need To Maintain Power

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The Warm Embrace of CODA (2021), Which Renews Love For Music
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Atreyo Palit September 17, 2021

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

Shahim Sheikh September 9, 2021

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Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy
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Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy

Devraj Kalsi September 6, 2021

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

Levan Tskhovrebadze September 1, 2021

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