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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

August 3, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

August 2, 2025
Manav
Go Ah-sung as Park Hyun-seo in Bong Joon-ho's 'The Host' (2006)

Neocolonial Anxieties in Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ (2006)

August 2, 2025
Shahim Sheikh
Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 

Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Cinema 

July 31, 2025
Anju Devadas
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus? 

Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus? 

July 30, 2025
Bipasha Bhattacharyya
Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antihero  and His Mirror 
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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antihero and His Mirror 

Subhashree Paul July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhan’s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)
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The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhan’s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)

Rugmini Dinu July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘chidambaram’
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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindan’s ‘Chidambaram’ (1985)

Anju Devadas July 28, 2025August 3, 2025

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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future
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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

Santosh Kumar Mamgain August 3, 2025August 3, 2025
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion
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Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Manav August 2, 2025August 3, 2025
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus? 
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Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus? 

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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Lootera (2013)
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I Speak in Three Languages, Write in Two, Love in One: ‘Lootera’ and Romance in Vernacular 

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 Menu’s Hidden Meaning: A Chilling Take on Purgatory and Sin

February 15, 2025
Naveed Zahir
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Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ (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
Watchmen 2009
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Watchmen: The Often-Overlooked Differences Between Zack Snyder’s Movie and Alan Moore’s Graphic Novel

December 3, 2024
Mohan Kumar
Bazinian Realism and the Cinema of Alfonso Cuarón
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Bazinian Realism and the Cinema of Alfonso Cuarón

November 20, 2024
Abirbhab Maitra
girls will be girls
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‘Girls Will Be Girls’ Is an Intimate Love Letter to Girlhood & Those Who Missed Out on Theirs

October 25, 2024
Sakshi Salil Chavan
Melancholia (2011)
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‘Melancholia’ (2011) and the End of Everything: Exploring Depression, Despair, and the Human Condition

October 1, 2024
Mohan Kumar

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The Art Vs. Artist Discourse: Reassesssing The “separation” Paradigm In Film
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The Art Vs. Artist Discourse: Reassesssing The “separation” 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: ‘Lootera’ and Romance in Vernacular 
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I Speak in Three Languages, Write in Two, Love in One: ‘Lootera’ and Romance in Vernacular 

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 Menu’s Hidden Meaning: A Chilling Take on Purgatory and Sin
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The Menu’s Hidden Meaning: A Chilling Take on Purgatory and Sin

Naveed Zahir June 24, 2025

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Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ (2024): Changes and Continuity in Vampiric Traditions
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Robert Eggers’ ‘Nosferatu’ (2024): Changes and Continuity in Vampiric Traditions

Kalpa Jyoti Bhuyan March 2, 2025

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Sex, Power, and Representation: Analyzing Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Through Feminist and Auteur Lenses
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Sex, Power, and Representation: Analyzing Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ Through Feminist and Auteur Lenses

Ritesh Sharma March 2, 2025

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Watchmen: The Often-Overlooked Differences Between Zack Snyder’s Movie and Alan Moore’s Graphic Novel
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Watchmen: The Often-Overlooked Differences Between Zack Snyder’s Movie and Alan Moore’s Graphic Novel

Mohan Kumar December 3, 2024

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