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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

July 2, 2025
Jack Keating
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery

Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

June 29, 2025
Helly Malviya
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

June 29, 2025
Em Stonham
5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

June 29, 2025
Gregory Austin
Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

June 28, 2025
Lagan Mangla
Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise
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Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise

Andrew Kidd June 28, 2025June 29, 2025
The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 
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The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 

Hector Levya June 28, 2025June 28, 2025
Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment
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Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment

Talha Younas June 24, 2025July 3, 2025

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

Jack Keating July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery
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Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

Helly Malviya June 29, 2025July 1, 2025
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 
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How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

Em Stonham June 29, 2025July 1, 2025

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Awards · Essay

A Spike Lee Joint: 25th Hour [2002]

July 15, 2023
David Morgan Brown
Masaan
Awards · Essay

How Neeraj Ghaywan’s ‘Masaan’ amplifies its themes through Visual Storytelling

July 15, 2023
Parth Pant
Ingmar Bergman
Article · Essay

Love, God and Silence: The Evolution of the Films of Ingmar Bergman

July 14, 2023
Sam Sybert
Essay

Raj Kapoor – Director’s Study

July 10, 2023
Nikhil Tembhurnikar
Essay

The Wicker Man: A Critique of Societyโ€™s Fear of Difference

July 9, 2023
Aravind Nair
Michael Corleone
Essay

Michael Corleone: The Tragic Transformation of Cinemaโ€™s Most Complex Anti-Hero

July 8, 2023
ร‡isemnaz ร‡il
The Lizzie McGuire Movie
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Toxic Disney Superstardom and โ€˜The Lizzie McGuire Movieโ€™

July 4, 2023
Jeffrey Davies
The Exorcist
Essay

How ‘The Exorcist’ Established its Status as an Enduring Horror Classic

June 28, 2023
Arun Kumar
How โ€œSpider-Man Across the Spider-Verseโ€ challenges the very identity of Spider-Man and its intersectionality
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How โ€œSpider-Man Across the Spider-Verseโ€ challenges the very identity of Spider-Man and its intersectionality

June 22, 2023
Amartya Acharya
Essay · Fan Blog

From Guatemala to Hollywood: A Profile of Oscar Isaac

June 14, 2023
Jerry Horne

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Why Oppenheimer Will Go Down As One of The Most Defining Films Of Our Era?
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Why Oppenheimer Will Go Down As One of The Most Defining Films Of Our Era?

Aryan Vyas August 21, 2024

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The Dialectical Argument For & Against Greta Gerwig’s Barbie
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The Dialectical Argument For & Against Greta Gerwig’s Barbie

Aryan Vyas August 20, 2024

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The Viewer inย Kubrickland: Solvingย Stanleyย Kubrickโ€™sย Hermeneutic Labyrinth
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The Viewer inย Kubrickland: Solvingย Stanleyย Kubrickโ€™sย Hermeneutic Labyrinth

Debopriyaa Dutta July 29, 2023

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Stanley Kubrick: Placing Gender Within Kubrickan Framework
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Stanley Kubrick: Placing Gender Within Kubrickan Framework

Jayasmita Dutta Roy July 26, 2023

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On ‘Fleabag’ and the Appeal of Damaged Characters
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On ‘Fleabag’ and the Appeal of Damaged Characters

Adil Rahim Hyder July 20, 2023

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Masculinity and Ignorance as themes in neo-noirs: Taxi Driver, Chinatown, and Drive
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Masculinity and Ignorance as themes in neo-noirs: Taxi Driver, Chinatown, and Drive

Nivedita Nair July 18, 2023

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Will Movie Adaptations of Famous Games Prove to Be Successful in the Long Run?
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Will Movie Adaptations of Famous Games Prove to Be Successful in the Long Run?

Jerry Horne July 17, 2023

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Jodorowsky and Lynch Go Boating
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Jodorowsky and Lynch Go Boating

Deloret Imnidian July 17, 2023

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The Strange Thing About Johnsons, Hereditary, and Midsommar: An Analysis of Family Horror in Ari Aster’s Filmography
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The Strange Thing About Johnsons, Hereditary, and Midsommar: An Analysis of Family Horror in Ari Aster’s Filmography

Beatrice Gangi July 15, 2023

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