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Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot (2024) Tenderly Explores The Power Of Found Family

May 27, 2025
Sakshi Salil Chavan
Wag the Dog (1997)

How Wag the Dog (1997) Predicted Our Age of Manufactured Wars and Media Spectacle

May 23, 2025
Arijit Paul
Paul Thomas Anderson's Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Psychological Prowess through the Lens of his Most Problematic Picture

May 15, 2025
Hector Levya
Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

May 11, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of ‘Severance’

Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of ‘Severance’

May 7, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
When Life Gives You Tangerines
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The Pearl Necklace in ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’: An Ode to the Enduring Spirit of Mothers, Seen Through the Eyes of a Daughter —and One Day, a Mother Herself

Sanjida Samrin Rahman May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinema 
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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinema 

Anju Devadas May 5, 2025May 5, 2025
The Holdovers (2023)
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Hal Ashby’s Enduring Legacy: How ‘The Holdovers’ Echoes the Spirit of a 1970s Master 

Bharat Bhoite April 30, 2025May 5, 2025

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Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot (2024) Tenderly Explores The Power Of Found Family
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Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot (2024) Tenderly Explores The Power Of Found Family

Sakshi Salil Chavan May 27, 2025May 27, 2025
Wag the Dog (1997)
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How Wag the Dog (1997) Predicted Our Age of Manufactured Wars and Media Spectacle

Arijit Paul May 23, 2025
Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’
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The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

Bharat Bhoite May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

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Mukundan Unni Associates
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Mukundan Unni Associates (2022) – A Metamodern (?) Replica of The Tragedy of Macbeth

January 28, 2023
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Her (2013) - Meditating Through A Haunting Dream
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A Decade On: Her (2013) – Meditating Through A Haunting Dream

January 19, 2023
Aravind Nair
Nightmare Alley
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Nightmare Alley (2021) – A Character Analysis of Stanton Carlisle

January 19, 2023
Aratrika Roy
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The Enigma Called ‘Oppa’: How Korean Men Made Their Way Into Our Living Rooms

January 16, 2023
Kajal Kapur
Normal People is Toxic
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‘Normal People’ is Toxicity wrapped in Western Melancholy, cleverly disguised as an absorbing story

January 11, 2023
Simra Sadaf
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The Metacinematic Cuisine of The Menu

January 8, 2023
Aravind Nair
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Exploring the Narrative Angle and the Role of Women in Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Shubho Mahurat’

December 29, 2022
Arpita Chowdhury
The Unexpected Popularity of RRR in the west Explained
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[Watch] The Unexpected Popularity of RRR in the West Explained

December 16, 2022
Matt Geiger
exotica 1994
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Exotica (1994): A Confounding Tale of Strange Obsessions and Unbearable Suffering

December 6, 2022
Pranjal Singh
Nadav Lapid Synonyms
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The Terrifyingly Candid Films of Nadav Lapid

December 5, 2022
Dipankar Sarkar

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Aftersun (2022) As A Tale of Aching (Re)Memory and Imagination
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Aftersun (2022) As A Tale of Aching (Re)Memory and Imagination

Purusharth Chawla October 26, 2024

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Minari (2020) as More than Just a Family Drama: An Interpretation of the Film’s Marxist Themes
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Minari (2020) as More than Just a Family Drama: An Interpretation of the Film’s Marxist Themes

Shivani Muralikrishna March 3, 2023

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How Titane (2021) Is Sexually Liberating but also Stifling
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How Titane (2021) Is Sexually Liberating but also Stifling

Michelle D'Costa July 10, 2024

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‘EO’: Reimagining ‘Au Hasard Balthazar’ To Study Human Nature Five Decades Later
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‘EO’: Reimagining ‘Au Hasard Balthazar’ To Study Human Nature Five Decades Later

Aryan Vyas February 28, 2023

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The Zombification of The Simpsons (1989)
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The Zombification of The Simpsons (1989)

Georgia May February 27, 2023

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Tracing Back MM Keeravani’s Musical Identity For A Hindi Audience
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Tracing Back MM Keeravani’s Musical Identity For A Hindi Audience

Rohit Saha March 3, 2023

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Celebrating Secularism With Shahrukh Khan’s Pathaan (2023)
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Celebrating Secularism With Shahrukh Khan’s Pathaan (2023)

Balaganesh Kothapalli February 22, 2023

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Discovering Steven Spielberg’s Magic: Why The Fabelmans and Close Encounters of the Third Kind Should be a Double Bill
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Discovering Steven Spielberg’s Magic: Why The Fabelmans and Close Encounters of the Third Kind Should be a Double Bill

Rob Jones February 23, 2023

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Analysing the ‘New’ in Malayalam’s New-Generation Buddy Movies: Rani Padmini (2015) and Super Sharanya (2022)
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Analysing the ‘New’ in Malayalam’s New-Generation Buddy Movies: Rani Padmini (2015) and Super Sharanya (2022)

Krishnanunni Padinjassery February 21, 2023

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