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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 
Essay · Featured

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

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Tony Sopranos
Article · Disney+ · Essay

A Critical Examination of The Sopranos

July 13, 2021
Amartya Acharya
Yugant 1995
Article · Essay

Yugant (1995) – Looking at Eco Feminism through the Prism of an Estranged Marriage

July 12, 2021
Debanjan Dhar
The Turin Horse
Article · Essay

The Turin Horse – The Burden of Existence

July 10, 2021
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Taipei Story
Article · Essay

Taipei Story (1985): A City in Purgatory

June 30, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
Miranda July
Article · Essay

The art and the artiste in Miranda July

June 22, 2021
Anonymous
Directors from parallel cinema kundan shah JBDY
Article · Essay

Directors From Parallel Cinema Entering Mainstream Bollywood

June 20, 2021
Devraj Kalsi
I'm thinking of ending things jake and lucy driving
Article · Essay

Understanding Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020)

June 11, 2021
Mansi Arora
Ayyappanum Koshiyum
Article · Essay

The Portrayal of the Subaltern in Sachy’s Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020)

June 9, 2021
Krishnanunni Padinjassery
Equinox Flower
Article · Essay

Ozu’s Equinox Flower [1958] : The Autumn of the Patriarch

June 8, 2021
Shahim Sheikh
The Family Man (2021)
Article · Essay

The Family Man (2021): Six Reasons To Watch The New Season

June 8, 2021
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A Deconstruction of Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy
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A Deconstruction of Abbas Kiarostami’s Koker Trilogy

Aqsa Aleem October 11, 2021

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The Human Scale (2012): An Urban Planning Documentary That Questions City Design
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The Human Scale (2012): An Urban Planning Documentary That Questions City Design

Priya Singh October 6, 2021

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The Suicide Squad (2021): A Satire on America’s Advocacy of Violence for Peace & Need To Maintain Power
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The Suicide Squad (2021): A Satire on America’s Advocacy of Violence for Peace & Need To Maintain Power

Krishnanunni Padinjassery January 26, 2022

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

Isabelle Cubas February 13, 2022

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

Atreyo Palit September 23, 2021

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Past, Present and Future in Aaron Sorkin’s Works
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Past, Present and Future in Aaron Sorkin’s Works

Isabelle Cubas February 13, 2022

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

Atreyo Palit September 17, 2021

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

Shahim Sheikh September 9, 2021

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Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy
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Punjabi Cinema Gets Artsy

Devraj Kalsi September 6, 2021

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