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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

August 3, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
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 
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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย and His Mirrorย 

Subhashree Paul July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
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

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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future
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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

Santosh Kumar Mamgain August 3, 2025August 3, 2025
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion
Column · Featured

Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Manav August 2, 2025August 3, 2025
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus?ย 
Column

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

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

Essays

Trainspotting (1996)
Article · Essay

Choose Trainspotting (1996)

July 29, 2022
Atreyo Palit
The Spiral Staircase Essay (1946)
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Exploring the Staircase as the Protagonist in The Spiral Staircase (1946)

July 27, 2022
Ahendrila Goswami
Vertigo 1958 01
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On “Vertigo” and the Obsession for Control of Total Reality

July 24, 2022
Jack Keating
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
Essay

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
Essay

Hunger (1966): An Exploration of the Subliminal Psyche

May 30, 2022
Sourima Chakraborty
Essay

Discussing Systemic Sabotage and Institutional Suicide in Jana Gana Mana (2022)

May 29, 2022
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
Article · Essay

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

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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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โ€˜Normal Peopleโ€™ is Toxicity wrapped in Western Melancholy, cleverly disguised as an absorbing story
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โ€˜Normal Peopleโ€™ is Toxicity wrapped in Western Melancholy, cleverly disguised as an absorbing story

Simra Sadaf August 20, 2024

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The Metacinematic Cuisine of The Menu
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The Metacinematic Cuisine of The Menu

Aravind Nair October 1, 2024

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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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