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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

July 2, 2025
Jack Keating
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery

Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

June 29, 2025
Helly Malviya
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

June 29, 2025
Em Stonham
5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

June 29, 2025
Gregory Austin
Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

June 28, 2025
Lagan Mangla
Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise
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Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise

Andrew Kidd June 28, 2025June 29, 2025
The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 
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The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 

Hector Levya June 28, 2025June 28, 2025
Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment
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Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment

Talha Younas June 24, 2025July 3, 2025

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

Jack Keating July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery
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Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

Helly Malviya June 29, 2025July 1, 2025
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 
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How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

Em Stonham June 29, 2025July 1, 2025

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Superboys Of Malegaon (2025)
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Superboys Of Malegaon (2025): Faiza Ahmad Khan & Nasir Shaikhโ€™s Cinephilic Legacy Finds Home In Bollywood & Beyond

April 24, 2025
Sakshi Salil Chavan
Cure (1997)
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The Fear of Loneliness and End of Reason in Kiyoshi Kurosawaโ€™s โ€˜Cureโ€™

April 5, 2025
Andrew Kidd
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The Art Vs. Artist Discourse: Reassesssing The โ€œseparationโ€ Paradigm In Film

April 4, 2025
Anju Devadas
Why Women Centric Films in Hindi Cinema are not Necessarily Feminist Films?
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Why Women Centric Films in Hindi Cinema are not Necessarily Feminist Films?

March 20, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
Lootera (2013)
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I Speak in Three Languages, Write in Two, Love in One: โ€˜Looteraโ€™ and Romance in Vernacularย 

March 15, 2025
Damayanti Ghosh
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Tumbbad (2018): The Mythology of Unending Greed and Redemption

February 22, 2025
Naina Rathi
Sexual Violence and the Objectification of Women in Hindi Cinema
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Sexual Violence and the Objectification of Women in Hindi Cinema

February 18, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
Anya Taylor Joy and Ralph Fiennes in The Menu
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The Menuโ€™s Hidden Meaning: A Chilling Take on Purgatory and Sin

February 15, 2025
Naveed Zahir
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Robert Eggersโ€™ โ€˜Nosferatuโ€™ (2024): Changes and Continuity in Vampiric Traditions

January 20, 2025
Kalpa Jyoti Bhuyan
Anora Sean Baker
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Sex, Power, and Representation: Analyzing Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Through Feminist and Auteur Lenses

December 23, 2024
Ritesh Sharma

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Unpacking ‘A Minecraft’ Movie: Nostalgia, the Sad State of Modern Blockbusters and Corporate Consolidation
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Unpacking ‘A Minecraft’ Movie: Nostalgia, the Sad State of Modern Blockbusters and Corporate Consolidation

Shivam Pota May 6, 2025

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Superboys Of Malegaon (2025): Faiza Ahmad Khan & Nasir Shaikhโ€™s Cinephilic Legacy Finds Home In Bollywood & Beyond
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Superboys Of Malegaon (2025): Faiza Ahmad Khan & Nasir Shaikhโ€™s Cinephilic Legacy Finds Home In Bollywood & Beyond

Sakshi Salil Chavan April 24, 2025

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The Fear of Loneliness and End of Reason in Kiyoshi Kurosawaโ€™s โ€˜Cureโ€™
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The Fear of Loneliness and End of Reason in Kiyoshi Kurosawaโ€™s โ€˜Cureโ€™

Andrew Kidd April 14, 2025

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The Art Vs. Artist Discourse: Reassesssing The โ€œseparationโ€ Paradigm In Film
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The Art Vs. Artist Discourse: Reassesssing The โ€œseparationโ€ Paradigm In Film

Anju Devadas April 4, 2025

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Why Women Centric Films in Hindi Cinema are not Necessarily Feminist Films?
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Why Women Centric Films in Hindi Cinema are not Necessarily Feminist Films?

Santosh Kumar Mamgain March 20, 2025

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I Speak in Three Languages, Write in Two, Love in One: โ€˜Looteraโ€™ and Romance in Vernacularย 
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I Speak in Three Languages, Write in Two, Love in One: โ€˜Looteraโ€™ and Romance in Vernacularย 

Damayanti Ghosh March 15, 2025

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Tumbbad (2018): The Mythology of Unending Greed and Redemption
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Tumbbad (2018): The Mythology of Unending Greed and Redemption

Naina Rathi March 2, 2025

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Sexual Violence and the Objectification of Women in Hindi Cinema
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Sexual Violence and the Objectification of Women in Hindi Cinema

Santosh Kumar Mamgain March 8, 2025

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The Menuโ€™s Hidden Meaning: A Chilling Take on Purgatory and Sin
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The Menuโ€™s Hidden Meaning: A Chilling Take on Purgatory and Sin

Naveed Zahir June 24, 2025

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