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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 
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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
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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? 
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Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus? 

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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Here’s Why The Oscars Need To Start Recognizing Horror Movies

April 30, 2021
Jebidiah Pinnell
Taste Of Cherry
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Taste of Cherry [1997]: The Absurdity of Suicide

April 6, 2021
Adithya Prakash
Sex Lies And Videotape
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The Question of Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)

March 7, 2021
Santanu Das
Ad Astra
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‘Ad Astra’ is a sci-fi odyssey about Inter-Galactic Daddy Issues

March 5, 2021
Kaushal Munshi
Article · Essay

Il Maestro By Martin Scorsese: Federico Fellini and the Lost Magic of Cinema

February 18, 2021
Manisha Singh
Article · Essay

In Search of an Identity: Omar Lopex’s Glugga (2020)

January 25, 2021
Sargam Vyas
A Woman Under the Influence - highonfilms
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A Case for John Cassavetes’ A Woman Under The Influence

November 24, 2020
Santanu Das
Article · Essay

Adaptive Fidelity And Silence Of The Lambs

October 16, 2020
Shirsh Sanstuti
Tony Soprano from The Sopranos
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Tony Soprano – Made in America

September 28, 2020
Nilesh Goswami
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The Seven Shades of Love

September 7, 2020
Nafees Ahmed

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

Shahim Sheikh July 1, 2021

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Directors From Parallel Cinema Entering Mainstream Bollywood

Devraj Kalsi August 14, 2021

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Understanding Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)
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Understanding Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

Mansi Arora July 14, 2023

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The Portrayal of the Subaltern in Sachy’s Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020)
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Krishnanunni Padinjassery September 27, 2021

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Ozu’s Equinox Flower [1958] : The Autumn of the Patriarch
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Shahim Sheikh August 20, 2024

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The Family Man (2021): Six Reasons To Watch The New Season
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The Family Man (2021): Six Reasons To Watch The New Season

highonfilms June 8, 2021

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Mise-En-Scène In The Wachowski Siblings’ V For Vendetta
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Mise-En-Scène In The Wachowski Siblings’ V For Vendetta

Gitesh Chand Maurya June 18, 2023

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I Am Cuba [1964]: When Propaganda becomes Poetic
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I Am Cuba [1964]: When Propaganda becomes Poetic

Shahim Sheikh June 2, 2021

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