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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

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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 Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

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Bharat Bhoite
Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of ‘Severance’

Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of ‘Severance’

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The Pearl Necklace in ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’: An Ode to the Enduring Spirit of Mothers, Seen Through the Eyes of a Daughter —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 Cinema 
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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinema 

Anju Devadas May 5, 2025May 5, 2025
The Holdovers (2023)
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Hal Ashby’s Enduring Legacy: How ‘The Holdovers’ Echoes the Spirit of a 1970s Master 

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

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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 Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’
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The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

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Frost (2017): When It Snows in Ukraine

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Why “Spencer” is An Example of a Biopic Done Right

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The Passions of Pedro Almodóvar

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The KKK Files: How “Birth of a Nation” Deepened the Already Existing Fault Lines in the Society

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The Great Dictator (1940): What does Comedy mean for a Dictator?

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The Batman 2022 Analysis
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The Batman (2022) Spoiler Analysis: What is the Future of the Caped Crusader?

April 1, 2022
Jude Pepler
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Rashomon and The Subjective Truth

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Marriage Story 2019
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Marriage Story (2019): Accepting Love In Separation In Noah Baumbach’s Nuanced Take On Loss

March 24, 2022
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Doubt [2008]: A Crisis of Faith Leads to a Dissection of the Nature of Certainty

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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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How Does NOPE Measure Up To Jordan Peele’s Previous Two Films?
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How Does NOPE Measure Up To Jordan Peele’s Previous Two Films?

highonfilms September 12, 2022

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

Pranjal Singh August 18, 2022

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[Watch] Video Essay Exploring Why Costa-Gavras'”Z” is an Enduringly Relevant Political Thriller
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Arun Kumar August 8, 2022

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Nightcrawler (2014): The Unveiling of ‘Behind the Scene Deception of the Media
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Nightcrawler (2014): The Unveiling of ‘Behind the Scene Deception of the Media

Abirbhab Maitra August 8, 2022

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The Problematic Representation of Dalits in Bollywood’s “Essential” Films
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The Problematic Representation of Dalits in Bollywood’s “Essential” Films

Aryan Vyas August 4, 2022

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Choose Trainspotting (1996)
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Choose Trainspotting (1996)

Atreyo Palit July 30, 2022

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Exploring the Staircase as the Protagonist in The Spiral Staircase (1946)
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Exploring the Staircase as the Protagonist in The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Ahendrila Goswami February 17, 2024

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