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

January 16, 2023
Kajal Kapur
Normal People is Toxic
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โ€˜Normal Peopleโ€™ is Toxicity wrapped in Western Melancholy, cleverly disguised as an absorbing story

January 11, 2023
Simra Sadaf
Ralph Fiennes in The Menu
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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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50 Years of Nirmalyam (1973): Timeless, Introspective, and Radical
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50 Years of Nirmalyam (1973): Timeless, Introspective, and Radical

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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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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