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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

‘Matrubhoomi’ and the Curse of Men Without Women

July 10, 2025
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When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)  - hof

When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023) 

July 10, 2025
Hannah John
How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 

How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 

July 10, 2025
Gourab Saha
Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Pyaasa’ and ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’

Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of ‘Pyaasa’ and ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’

July 10, 2025
Srilekha Mitra
Jukti Takko Aar Gappo

The Conflict of Reason and Ruin: A Marxist-Psychoanalytic Reading of Ritwik Ghatak’s ‘Jukti Takko Aar Gappo’ Through an Absurdist Lens

July 8, 2025
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The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’
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The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’

Kalpa Jyoti Bhuyan July 7, 2025July 10, 2025
Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows
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Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows

Nishtha Ranjan July 7, 2025July 10, 2025
Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema
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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema

Anju Devadas July 7, 2025July 10, 2025

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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)
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‘Matrubhoomi’ and the Curse of Men Without Women

Manav July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)  - hof
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When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility in ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023) 

Hannah John July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 
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How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ 

Gourab Saha July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

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No Country For Old Men
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No Country For Old Men (2007): A Study of Human Duality

May 14, 2021
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The Namesake
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Creating an Ashoke Ganguli of his Own: Irrfan Khan in “The Namesake”

May 13, 2021
Ahendrila Goswami
Nayattu
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How Nayattu (2021) Is An Unrealistic and Misleading Anti-Dalit Movie

May 12, 2021
Gokul KP
Hacksaw Ridge
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Cinema Against War

May 10, 2021
Sayan Dutta
Double Lives of Veronique
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On The Lives Of Veronique: The Miraculous Krzysztof Kieslowski

May 9, 2021
Santanu Das
Cinematic Universe
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The Problem With Cinematic Universes

May 9, 2021
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Best Actress
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The Curious Case of the Best Actress Oscar

May 5, 2021
Santanu Das
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Here’s Why The Oscars Need To Start Recognizing Horror Movies

April 30, 2021
Jebidiah Pinnell
Taste Of Cherry
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Taste of Cherry [1997]: The Absurdity of Suicide

April 6, 2021
Adithya Prakash
Sex Lies And Videotape
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The Question of Sex, Lies and Videotape (1989)

March 7, 2021
Santanu Das

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Why “Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa” is a Near-Perfect Tribute to Its Inspiration
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Ahendrila Goswami May 8, 2024

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Phoenix (2014): “If I Do What You Tell Me, Will You Love Me?”
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Shahim Sheikh July 14, 2021

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Debanjan Dhar July 12, 2021

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The Turin Horse – The Burden of Existence

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Taipei Story (1985): A City in Purgatory

Shahim Sheikh July 1, 2021

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The art and the artiste in Miranda July
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The art and the artiste in Miranda July

Anonymous June 22, 2021

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Directors From Parallel Cinema Entering Mainstream Bollywood
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Directors From Parallel Cinema Entering Mainstream Bollywood

Devraj Kalsi August 14, 2021

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