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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 10, 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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A Man Escaped
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Lookback at Bresson: A Man Escaped [1956]

July 24, 2019
Shikhar Verma
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How “There Will Be Blood” and “Requiem For A Dream” Explore The Rotten American Dream

July 22, 2019
Theodore Gercke
Article · Essay

What exactly is Under the Silver Lake?

July 21, 2019
David Morgan Brown
Postmodernity in Films
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Postmodernity and the city: Blade Runner, Dark City, Akira

July 18, 2019
Nivedita Nair
Internet Piracy
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Internet Piracy Prevents Censorship

July 11, 2019
David Morgan Brown
Cinema Mon Amour 3 Why Do We Love Movies Shawshank
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Cinema Mon Amour // Why Do We Love Movies?

June 26, 2019
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Pulp Fiction
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How Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction Condemns American Nihilism

June 26, 2019
Aqueb Safwan Jaser
Pickpocket - Cafe
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Lookback at Bresson: Pickpocket [1959]

June 18, 2019
Shikhar Verma
Martin Scorsese's Mean Streets
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How Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets explores the themes of Penance and Salvation

June 17, 2019
Malu Barroso
Dissociation and Identity in Persona
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How Ingmar Bergman Explores Dissociation and Identity in Persona

June 14, 2019
Nivedita Nair

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How the 2019 Malayalam film Ishq showed a middle finger to toxic masculinity
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How the 2019 Malayalam film Ishq showed a middle finger to toxic masculinity

Jeeva Pitchaimani February 24, 2021

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The Artist Versus The Technocrat

Jeeva Pitchaimani June 24, 2021

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Revisiting Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par after reading Carl Honoré’s In Praise of Slowness
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Revisiting Aamir Khan’s Taare Zameen Par after reading Carl Honoré’s In Praise of Slowness

Ayan Dawn June 15, 2025

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How Masaan (2015) Divorces Women’s Desire From Shame
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How Masaan (2015) Divorces Women’s Desire From Shame

Kudrat Wadhwa January 6, 2025

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The Weaker Sex in Breaking Bad
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The Weaker Sex in Breaking Bad

Jeeva Pitchaimani February 24, 2021

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Songs From Far Away Land (2020) Short Film Review: A Mournful Recollection
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Songs From Far Away Land (2020) Short Film Review: A Mournful Recollection

Ashwani Kumar July 17, 2020

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How Bacurau Creates a Political Narrative Through Archetypes and Self-Awareness
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How Bacurau Creates a Political Narrative Through Archetypes and Self-Awareness

João Victor Montuori February 24, 2021

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Hitchcock and His Emotional Minefield
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Hitchcock and His Emotional Minefield

Ishita Ahuja August 14, 2021

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Secrets: An Invitation to Intrusion and Manipulation of Lives
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Secrets: An Invitation to Intrusion and Manipulation of Lives

Carlos Luis February 24, 2021

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