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

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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Read My Lips (2001): Bringing Out the Best and the Badass in Each Other

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Why โ€œSpencerโ€ is An Example of a Biopic Done Right

April 13, 2022
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The Passions of Pedro Almodรณvar

April 7, 2022
Momchil Draganov
The Birth of a Nation 1915 Essay
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The KKK Files: How โ€œBirth of a Nationโ€ Deepened the Already Existing Fault Lines in the Society

April 7, 2022
Arjun Niyogi
The Great Dictator 1940 featured
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The Great Dictator (1940): What does Comedy mean for a Dictator?

April 5, 2022
Emre Yalรงฤฑn
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
Rashomon 1950
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Rashomon and The Subjective Truth

March 29, 2022
Arunabha Shome
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
Aryan Vyas
Doubt Essay
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Doubt [2008]: A Crisis of Faith Leads to a Dissection of the Nature of Certainty

March 21, 2022
Pranjal Singh

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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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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?

Aja Haymore June 27, 2025

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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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[Watch] Video Essay Exploring Why Costa-Gavras'”Z” is an Enduringly Relevant Political Thriller

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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