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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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How Volver (2006) Became Pedro Almodóvar’s Most Revolutionary Film
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How Volver (2006) Became Pedro Almodóvar’s Most Revolutionary Film?

May 22, 2023
Sofia Sheehan
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The Psychology Behind Our Love for True Crime Documentaries: Exploring the Fascination

May 21, 2023
Aravind Nair
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Why Carrie Fisher Was Such An Icon On And Off The Big Screen

May 20, 2023
Jerry Horne
succession America Decides Season 4 Episode 8
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Succession: How “America Decides” Deconstructs Corporatocracy With A Waking Nightmare

May 19, 2023
Aryan Vyas
The Eternal Daughter 2022
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The Eternal Daughter (2022): When the Haunt is Within Us.

May 18, 2023
Ketan Koparkar
Gene Hackman as Harry Caul in The Conversation (1974)
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The Conversation (1974) – The Weaponization of Paranoia through Film Imagery

May 3, 2023
Arnav Srivastav
Harlan County, USA
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Solidarity & Intersectionality in Harlan County, USA (1976)

April 23, 2023
Sofia Sheehan
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The Eerie and Fantastical Exhibition of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead Trilogy

April 18, 2023
Aravind Nair
Far From Heaven
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On Race Relations & Queerness in Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven (2002)

April 12, 2023
Jeffrey Davies
Man On A Swing
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Searching for the Local Übermencsch: Joel Grey in ‘Man on a Swing’ (1974)

April 12, 2023
Vassilis Kroustallis

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Raj Kapoor – Director’s Study
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Raj Kapoor – Director’s Study

Nikhil Tembhurnikar August 26, 2024

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The Wicker Man: A Critique of Society’s Fear of Difference
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The Wicker Man: A Critique of Society’s Fear of Difference

Aravind Nair July 10, 2023

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Michael Corleone: The Tragic Transformation of Cinema’s Most Complex Anti-Hero
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Michael Corleone: The Tragic Transformation of Cinema’s Most Complex Anti-Hero

Çisemnaz Çil August 27, 2024

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Toxic Disney Superstardom and ‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’
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Toxic Disney Superstardom and ‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’

Jeffrey Davies April 19, 2024

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

Arun Kumar July 14, 2023

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How “Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse” challenges the very identity of Spider-Man and its intersectionality
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How “Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse” challenges the very identity of Spider-Man and its intersectionality

Amartya Acharya July 22, 2024

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From Guatemala to Hollywood: A Profile of Oscar Isaac
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From Guatemala to Hollywood: A Profile of Oscar Isaac

Jerry Horne July 19, 2023

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Transcending Boundaries: Tarkovsky’s Fusion of Style and Substance
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Transcending Boundaries: Tarkovsky’s Fusion of Style and Substance

Kishore Karanam June 13, 2023

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Succession: The Psychology of the Roy Family
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Succession: The Psychology of the Roy Family

Georgia May June 13, 2023

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