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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

โ€˜Matrubhoomiโ€™ and the Curse of Men Without Women

July 10, 2025
Manav
When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)ย  - hof

When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023)ย 

July 10, 2025
Hannah John
How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

July 10, 2025
Gourab Saha
Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of โ€˜Pyaasaโ€™ and โ€˜Kaagaz Ke Phoolโ€™

Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of โ€˜Pyaasaโ€™ and โ€˜Kaagaz Ke Phoolโ€™

July 10, 2025
Srilekha Mitra
Jukti Takko Aar Gappo

The Conflict of Reason and Ruin: A Marxist-Psychoanalytic Reading of Ritwik Ghatakโ€™s โ€˜Jukti Takko Aar Gappoโ€™ Through an Absurdist Lens

July 8, 2025
Ishani Routh
The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on โ€˜Taare Zameen Parโ€™ and โ€˜Sitaare Zameen Parโ€™
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The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on โ€˜Taare Zameen Parโ€™ and โ€˜Sitaare Zameen Parโ€™

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 10, 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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โ€˜Matrubhoomiโ€™ and the Curse of Men Without Women

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When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)ย  - hof
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When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023)ย 

Hannah John July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 
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How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

Gourab Saha July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

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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

February 22, 2023
Rob Jones
Malayalam Buddy Movies - Rani Padmini (2)
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Analysing the โ€˜Newโ€™ in Malayalamโ€™s New-Generation Buddy Movies: Rani Padmini (2015) and Super Sharanya (2022)

February 21, 2023
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
How Aditya Chopra Created & Dismantled The On-Screen Persona of SRK's Raj With With These Two Films
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From DDLJ to Rab Ne: How Aditya Chopra Created & Dismantled The On-Screen Persona of SRK’s Raj

February 15, 2023
Aryan Vyas
Shah Rukh Khan in Kabhi Haan Kabhi Na (1994)
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Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh Khan on The Big Screen

February 12, 2023
Rohit Saha
Spike Jonze's Her
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The Seasons of Time: An Introduction To Post-Love Era, Based on Spike Jonze’s Her

February 12, 2023
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Essay · Review

On Female Violence in Thelma and Louise

January 31, 2023
Ankita Rathour
Qala
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Qala (2022): The Anatomy of Guilt

January 28, 2023
Shivani Muralikrishna
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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Searching for the Local รœbermencsch: Joel Grey in โ€˜Man on a Swingโ€™ (1974)
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Searching for the Local รœbermencsch: Joel Grey in โ€˜Man on a Swingโ€™ (1974)

Vassilis Kroustallis April 12, 2023

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Rosemaryโ€™s Baby (1968): Rethinking the Monstrous Mother in Popular Culture
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Ankita Sen April 4, 2024

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You Only Live Once? How Creative Fatigue Plagued the End of the Bond Eras of Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig
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You Only Live Once? How Creative Fatigue Plagued the End of the Bond Eras of Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig

Josรฉphine des Aulnois March 23, 2023

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Charting the Rise of โ€˜Richsploitationโ€™: The Genre You Donโ€™t Know You Love
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Charting the Rise of โ€˜Richsploitationโ€™: The Genre You Donโ€™t Know You Love

Elliott Kendal March 22, 2023

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Women behind the Camera: Examining Space and Gender  in Woman with a Movie Camera (2022)
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Women behind the Camera: Examining Space and Gender in Woman with a Movie Camera (2022)

Krishnanunni Padinjassery March 20, 2023

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How Chaos Prevails Over Order in Bong Joon Hoโ€™s Memories of Murder
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How Chaos Prevails Over Order in Bong Joon Hoโ€™s Memories of Murder

Aravind Nair March 12, 2023

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50 Years of Nirmalyam (1973): Timeless, Introspective, and Radical
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Krishnanunni Padinjassery April 19, 2024

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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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