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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)
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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
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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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Here’s Why The Oscars Need To Start Recognizing Horror Movies

April 30, 2021
Jebidiah Pinnell
Taste Of Cherry
Essay

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
Ad Astra
Article · Essay

‘Ad Astra’ is a sci-fi odyssey about Inter-Galactic Daddy Issues

March 5, 2021
Kaushal Munshi
Article · Essay

Il Maestro By Martin Scorsese: Federico Fellini and the Lost Magic of Cinema

February 18, 2021
Manisha Singh
Article · Essay

In Search of an Identity: Omar Lopex’s Glugga (2020)

January 25, 2021
Sargam Vyas
A Woman Under the Influence - highonfilms
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A Case for John Cassavetes’ A Woman Under The Influence

November 24, 2020
Santanu Das
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Adaptive Fidelity And Silence Of The Lambs

October 16, 2020
Shirsh Sanstuti
Tony Soprano from The Sopranos
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Tony Soprano – Made in America

September 28, 2020
Nilesh Goswami
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The Seven Shades of Love

September 7, 2020
Nafees Ahmed

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