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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

Manav July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
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 
Column

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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Blacks in Cinema 01 Birth of a Nation
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A Brief History of the Struggles of Blacks in Cinema

July 19, 2022
Balachandran Chirammal
Modern Love Mumbai 2022
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Modern Love Mumbai (2022): Food As a Love Language

June 3, 2022
Rohit Saha
Dekalog: One
Essay

Dekalog: One and Kieslowskiโ€™s Art of Cinematic Shock

May 31, 2022
Zeus Ghosh
Hunger 1966
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Hunger (1966): An Exploration of the Subliminal Psyche

May 30, 2022
Sourima Chakraborty
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Discussing Systemic Sabotage and Institutional Suicide in Jana Gana Mana (2022)

May 29, 2022
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
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Do Faithful Movie Adaptations Work?

May 10, 2022
Aryan Vyas
Article · Essay

C/o Kancharapalemย (2018): When Hope and Despair Marry Each Other

April 22, 2022
Arundhati Rao
Frost 2017 02
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Frost (2017): When It Snows in Ukraine

April 17, 2022
Balachandran Chirammal
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Read My Lips (2001): Bringing Out the Best and the Badass in Each Other

April 16, 2022
Pranjal Singh
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Why โ€œSpencerโ€ is An Example of a Biopic Done Right

April 13, 2022
Momchil Draganov

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Exploring the Narrative Angle and the Role of Women in Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Shubho Mahurat’
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Exploring the Narrative Angle and the Role of Women in Rituparno Ghosh’s ‘Shubho Mahurat’

Arpita Chowdhury May 3, 2023

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[Watch] The Unexpected Popularity of RRR in the West Explained
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[Watch] The Unexpected Popularity of RRR in the West Explained

Matt Geiger April 19, 2024

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Exotica (1994): A Confounding Tale of Strange Obsessions and Unbearable Suffering
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Exotica (1994): A Confounding Tale of Strange Obsessions and Unbearable Suffering

Pranjal Singh December 18, 2022

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The Terrifyingly Candid Films of Nadav Lapid
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The Terrifyingly Candid Films of Nadav Lapid

Dipankar Sarkar December 5, 2022

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

Krishnanunni Padinjassery November 17, 2022

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On Class and Queer Love: The Particularity of Films about Migrants Pride
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On Class and Queer Love: The Particularity of Films about Migrants Pride

highonfilms October 4, 2022

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

Pranjal Singh September 24, 2022

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Once Upon a Time in Calcutta (2021): How to Survive in a Rapidly Changing Megalopolis?
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Once Upon a Time in Calcutta (2021): How to Survive in a Rapidly Changing Megalopolis?

Suman Saha September 23, 2022

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The Kashmir Files (2022): Vivek Agnihotri’s Hate Story II
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The Kashmir Files (2022): Vivek Agnihotri’s Hate Story II

highonfilms September 13, 2022

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