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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-edaโ€™s Cinemaย 

Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-edaโ€™s Cinemaย 

July 31, 2025
Anju Devadas
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus?ย 

Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus?ย 

July 30, 2025
Bipasha Bhattacharyya
Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย  and His Mirrorย 

Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย and His Mirrorย 

July 30, 2025
Subhashree Paul
The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhanโ€™s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)
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The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhanโ€™s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)

Rugmini Dinu July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindanโ€™s โ€˜chidambaramโ€™
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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindanโ€™s โ€˜Chidambaramโ€™ (1985)

Anju Devadas July 28, 2025August 3, 2025
The Horror of the Unseen: How โ€˜The Blair Witch Projectโ€™ Redefined Fear
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The Horror of the Unseen: How the 1999 Movie โ€˜The Blair Witch Projectโ€™ Redefined Fear

Em Stonham July 24, 2025August 1, 2025

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Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion
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Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Manav August 2, 2025
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus?ย 
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Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus?ย 

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย  and His Mirrorย 
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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย and His Mirrorย 

Subhashree Paul July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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The Zombification of The Simpsons (1989)

February 27, 2023
Georgia May
MM Keeravani
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Tracing Back MM Keeravani’s Musical Identity For A Hindi Audience

February 25, 2023
Rohit Saha
Pathaan
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Celebrating Secularism With Shahrukh Khan’s Pathaan (2023)

February 22, 2023
Balaganesh Kothapalli
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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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

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Solidarity & Intersectionality in Harlan County, USA (1976)
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Solidarity & Intersectionality in Harlan County, USA (1976)

Sofia Sheehan April 24, 2023

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The Eerie and Fantastical Exhibition of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead Trilogy
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The Eerie and Fantastical Exhibition of Sam Raimi’s The Evil Dead Trilogy

Aravind Nair July 10, 2024

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On Race Relations & Queerness in Todd Haynesโ€™ Far From Heaven (2002)
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On Race Relations & Queerness in Todd Haynesโ€™ Far From Heaven (2002)

Jeffrey Davies July 8, 2023

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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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Rosemaryโ€™s Baby (1968): Rethinking the Monstrous Mother in Popular Culture

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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