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

Bharat Bhoite May 7, 2025May 7, 2025

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Aditya Kriplani
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Women in a Man’s World: A Close Look at Aditya Kripalani’s Filmography

January 11, 2020
Ashwani Kumar
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Michael Haneke: Throwing Away the Chekhov’s Gun

November 28, 2019
Vignesh Ram
Woody Allen
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Woody Allen and Cinema as the Opium of the Masses

November 20, 2019
Malu Barroso
Fight Club (1999)
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Here’s why the cynical re-examination of Fight Club (1999) is lame

October 21, 2019
David Morgan Brown
The Shawshank Redemption Featured
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25 years of The Shawshank Redemption: A Film About ‘Hanging In There’

September 23, 2019
Reubyn Coutinho
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How the Burden of Dreams can take man deep into the Heart of Darkness

September 20, 2019
Jeremie Richards
oliver stone 3
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A Lookback at The Unofficial Oliver Stone US Presidents Trilogy

September 15, 2019
Lakshmi Muthiah
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The Representation of Women in Film Noir

September 7, 2019
Malu Barroso
Us - Abby Drew A Picture
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Contextualizing Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’

September 2, 2019
Mukulika Batabyal
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Waterland (1992) Analysis: A Subtle Apocalyptical Critique of the Episteme Called Human

September 1, 2019
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Taste of Cherry [1997]: The Absurdity of Suicide

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In Search of an Identity: Omar Lopex’s Glugga (2020)
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Shirsh Sanstuti February 24, 2021

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Tony Soprano – Made in America
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Nilesh Goswami February 24, 2021

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The Seven Shades of Love
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