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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 Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™

The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™

May 11, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of โ€˜Severanceโ€™

Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of โ€˜Severanceโ€™

May 7, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
When Life Gives You Tangerines
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The Pearl Necklace in โ€˜When Life Gives You Tangerinesโ€™: An Ode to the Enduring Spirit of Mothers, Seen Through the Eyes of a Daughter โ€”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 Cinemaย 
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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinemaย 

Anju Devadas May 5, 2025May 5, 2025
The Holdovers (2023)
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Hal Ashbyโ€™s Enduring Legacy: How โ€˜The Holdoversโ€™ Echoes the Spirit of a 1970s Masterย 

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 Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™
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The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™

Bharat Bhoite May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

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Disseminating Doubt, Demanding Dignity: The Declaration and Alienation of Ariyippu (2022)

November 16, 2022
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
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On Class and Queer Love: The Particularity of Films about Migrants Pride

October 4, 2022
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Five Times Two (2004): A Portrait of a Marriage on the Terms of Endangerment

September 24, 2022
Pranjal Singh
once upon a time in Calcutta
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Once Upon a Time in Calcutta (2021): How to Survive in a Rapidly Changing Megalopolis?

September 14, 2022
Suman Saha
The Kashmir Files 2022
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The Kashmir Files (2022): Vivek Agnihotri’s Hate Story II

September 13, 2022
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Jordan Peele Nope
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How Does NOPE Measure Up To Jordan Peele’s Previous Two Films?

September 9, 2022
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Casa Grande 2014
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Casa Grande (2014): A Non-Traditional Bildungsroman About Class, Color and Comfort

August 17, 2022
Pranjal Singh
Costa-Gavras
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[Watch] Video Essay Exploring Why Costa-Gavras’”Z” is an Enduringly Relevant Political Thriller

August 8, 2022
Arun Kumar
Nightcrawler 2014 Jake Gyllenhaal
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Nightcrawler (2014): The Unveiling of ‘Behind the Scene Deception of the Media

August 8, 2022
Abirbhab Maitra
Bollywood Problem 01
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The Problematic Representation of Dalits in Bollywood’s “Essential” Films

August 4, 2022
Aryan Vyas

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From DDLJ to Rab Ne: How Aditya Chopra Created & Dismantled The On-Screen Persona of SRK’s Raj
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From DDLJ to Rab Ne: How Aditya Chopra Created & Dismantled The On-Screen Persona of SRK’s Raj

Aryan Vyas February 15, 2023

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Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh Khan on The Big Screen
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Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh Khan on The Big Screen

Rohit Saha February 13, 2023

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The Seasons of Time: An Introduction To Post-Love Era, Based on Spike Jonze’s Her
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The Seasons of Time: An Introduction To Post-Love Era, Based on Spike Jonze’s Her

highonfilms May 29, 2024

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On Female Violence in Thelma and Louise

Ankita Rathour February 1, 2023

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Qala (2022): The Anatomy of Guilt
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Qala (2022): The Anatomy of Guilt

Shivani Muralikrishna January 29, 2023

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

highonfilms August 20, 2024

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A Decade On: Her (2013) – Meditating Through A Haunting Dream
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A Decade On: Her (2013) – Meditating Through A Haunting Dream

Aravind Nair January 20, 2023

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Nightmare Alley (2021) – A Character Analysis of Stanton Carlisle
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Nightmare Alley (2021) – A Character Analysis of Stanton Carlisle

Aratrika Roy July 30, 2023

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The Enigma Called โ€˜Oppaโ€™: How Korean Men Made Their Way Into Our Living Rooms
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The Enigma Called โ€˜Oppaโ€™: How Korean Men Made Their Way Into Our Living Rooms

Kajal Kapur January 17, 2023

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