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Wag the Dog (1997)

How Wag the Dog (1997) Predicted Our Age of Manufactured Wars and Media Spectacle

May 23, 2025
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’

May 11, 2025
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’

May 7, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
When Life Gives You Tangerines

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

May 6, 2025
Sanjida Samrin Rahman
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)
Column

Hal Ashby’s Enduring Legacy: How ‘The Holdovers’ Echoes the Spirit of a 1970s Master 

Bharat Bhoite April 30, 2025May 5, 2025
Reasons & Debates: Revisiting the Goopy-Bagha Saga
Essay

Reasons & Debates: Revisiting the Goopy-Bagha Saga

Soumalya Chatterjee April 29, 2025May 5, 2025

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Wag the Dog (1997)
Column

How Wag the Dog (1997) Predicted Our Age of Manufactured Wars and Media Spectacle

Arijit Paul May 23, 2025
Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’
Column

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

Bharat Bhoite May 11, 2025May 11, 2025
Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of ‘Severance’
Column

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

Bharat Bhoite May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

Essays

Under The Silver Lake (2018)
Article · Essay

Under The Silver Lake (2018) and the Depth Superficiality of Hollywood

September 24, 2021
Isabelle Cubas
Nightbooks content and featured
Article · Essay · Netflix · Review

The Witch Wears Prada: Krysten Ritter’s Miranda Priestley-esque Witch Makes Nightbooks Special

September 23, 2021
Atreyo Palit
Aaron Sorkin
Article · Essay

Past, Present and Future in Aaron Sorkin’s Works

September 11, 2021
Isabelle Cubas
Coda (2021)
Article · Essay

The Warm Embrace of CODA (2021), Which Renews Love For Music

September 11, 2021
Atreyo Palit
Ankur (1974)
Article · Essay

Ankur (1974): ‘We’ll Go On Forever, Pa, Because We’re The People.’

September 9, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
Punjabi Cinema
Article · Essay

Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy

September 6, 2021
Devraj Kalsi
Beginning 2020
Article · Essay

Beginning (2020): Dissent Against the Logic of Patriarchal Order

September 1, 2021
Levan Tskhovrebadze
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Article · Essay

The Pied Piper of Corto Maltese and the Chaotic, Entertaining but Insightful The Suicide Squad (2021)

August 28, 2021
Atreyo Palit
PHOENIX (2014)
Article · Essay

A Study of Fragmentation in the Aftermath of World War II in Christian Petzold’s Phoenix (2014)

August 24, 2021
Ahendrila Goswami
Raw 2016
Article · Essay

Raw (2016) – Julia’s fascination with Human body and Cannibalism

August 19, 2021
Sandeep Sreelekha

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A Ghibli-esque Journey: The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli
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A Ghibli-esque Journey: The Immersive Realism of Studio Ghibli

highonfilms January 26, 2022

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Why A Hero (2021) is Farhadi’s Close-Up; An Analysis of Farhadi’s Filmmaking Mechanics!
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Why A Hero (2021) is Farhadi’s Close-Up; An Analysis of Farhadi’s Filmmaking Mechanics!

Ashwani Kumar January 24, 2022

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Romanian Spring in World Cinema: A Spotlight on Romanian Cinema
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Romanian Spring in World Cinema: A Spotlight on Romanian Cinema

Balachandran Chirammal January 24, 2022

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The Lost Daughter (2021): The Portrayal of Motherhood in A Nonchalant Psychological Drama
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The Lost Daughter (2021): The Portrayal of Motherhood in A Nonchalant Psychological Drama

Aqsa Aleem January 21, 2022

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Le Trou (1960): The Anti-Shawshank Redemption
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Le Trou (1960): The Anti-Shawshank Redemption

Shahim Sheikh July 8, 2024

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Decoding ‘Three Colors: Red’
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Decoding ‘Three Colors: Red’

Santanu Das January 17, 2022

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Brightburn (2019) : Exploring the Superman Antithesis
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Brightburn (2019) : Exploring the Superman Antithesis

Priya Singh January 13, 2022

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M [1931] Is Still Terrifying After 90 Years
Article · Essay

M [1931] Is Still Terrifying After 90 Years

Arunabha Shome March 29, 2022

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The Remains of the Day [1993] and The Price of Conscientiousness
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The Remains of the Day [1993] and The Price of Conscientiousness

Adithya Prakash February 10, 2022

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