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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
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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-edaโ€™s Cinemaย 

Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-edaโ€™s Cinemaย 

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

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

July 30, 2025
Bipasha Bhattacharyya
Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย  and His Mirrorย 
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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย and His Mirrorย 

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

Rugmini Dinu July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindanโ€™s โ€˜chidambaramโ€™
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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindanโ€™s โ€˜Chidambaramโ€™ (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?ย 
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Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus?ย 

Bipasha Bhattacharyya July 30, 2025July 30, 2025

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Michael Haneke: Throwing Away the Chekhov’s Gun

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

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

October 21, 2019
David Morgan Brown
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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
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A Lookback at The Unofficial Oliver Stone US Presidents Trilogy

September 15, 2019
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The Representation of Women in Film Noir

September 7, 2019
Malu Barroso
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Contextualizing Jordan Peeleโ€™s โ€˜Usโ€™

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

September 1, 2019
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Here’s Why The Oscars Need To Start Recognizing Horror Movies
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Here’s Why The Oscars Need To Start Recognizing Horror Movies

Jebidiah Pinnell February 14, 2023

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Taste of Cherry [1997]: The Absurdity of Suicide
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Adithya Prakash July 15, 2024

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‘Ad Astra’ is a sci-fi odyssey about Inter-Galactic Daddy Issues
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Il Maestro By Martin Scorsese: Federico Fellini and the Lost Magic of Cinema
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Manisha Singh September 2, 2024

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In Search of an Identity: Omar Lopex’s Glugga (2020)
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A Case for John Cassavetes’ A Woman Under The Influence
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A Case for John Cassavetes’ A Woman Under The Influence

Santanu Das February 24, 2021

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Adaptive Fidelity And Silence Of The Lambs
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Adaptive Fidelity And Silence Of The Lambs

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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