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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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[WATCH] Video Essay Explores How Christopher Nolan Manipulates Time

July 18, 2017
Shikhar Verma
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In Response to “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To”: Rom Com Edition

July 16, 2017
Lara Kalenderian
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Melancholia [2011]: Alien on Earth

June 24, 2017
Nivedita Nair
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Of Love, Grief and Rediscovery: A Love Letter to Clementine

June 21, 2017
Shivansh Mishra
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The Godfather Paradox : Diasporic Dialectics, Gender Trouble and Issues of Identity

June 19, 2017
Debopriyaa Dutta
Article · Essay

Amadeus [1984]: For the Artist in You

June 4, 2017
Asra Mamnoon
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The Stepford Wives [2004]: Dress-up and Denial

June 3, 2017
Lara Kalenderian
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Exploring Black Male Queerness and Notions of Masculinity in Moonlight

May 30, 2017
Debopriyaa Dutta
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[WATCH] Video Essay Explores The Generation Gap in Two Mike Nichols’s Classics

May 12, 2017
Shikhar Verma
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The Overrated Phenomenon: Art of bashing the Popular

May 6, 2017
Rohitavra Majumdar

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Cinema Mon Amour // Why Do We Love Movies?
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Cinema Mon Amour // Why Do We Love Movies?

highonfilms July 18, 2023

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How Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction Condemns American Nihilism
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How Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction Condemns American Nihilism

Aqueb Safwan Jaser February 22, 2021

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Lookback at Bresson: Pickpocket [1959]
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Lookback at Bresson: Pickpocket [1959]

Shikhar Verma February 22, 2021

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How Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets explores the themes of Penance and Salvation
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How Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets explores the themes of Penance and Salvation

Malu Barroso February 22, 2021

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How Ingmar Bergman Explores Dissociation and Identity in Persona
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How Ingmar Bergman Explores Dissociation and Identity in Persona

Nivedita Nair February 22, 2021

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Joker in Cinema: Infinitely elastic yet extremely constricted
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Joker in Cinema: Infinitely elastic yet extremely constricted

Ashwani Kumar July 15, 2024

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The Film Industry’s Gender Parity, Ending Unsubstantiated Discrimination
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The Film Industry’s Gender Parity, Ending Unsubstantiated Discrimination

David Morgan Brown February 22, 2021

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Ser Brienne of Tarth: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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Ser Brienne of Tarth: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

Sumeet Kaur February 21, 2021

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The Death of Death in Blockbusters – No-One’s Ever Really Gone
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The Death of Death in Blockbusters – No-One’s Ever Really Gone

David Morgan Brown July 15, 2024

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