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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)
Column

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
Essay

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

Essays

Article · Essay

The Unspoken Diversity Deficiency at the Oscars: Amount of Films & Foreign Films

February 12, 2019
David Morgan Brown
Essay

It’s Okay If You Don’t Like Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma

January 31, 2019
Deloret Imnidian
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Joker and Fitzgerald’s Mutual Repugnance

January 20, 2019
Aqueb Safwan Jaser
Article · Essay

Bird Box [2018]: Netflix’s Most Popular Film Is Also The Most Problematic

January 12, 2019
Deloret Imnidian
Article · Essay

5 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From The Breaking Bad Pilot

December 12, 2018
Deloret Imnidian
Essay

Here’s Why the Ending of The Shape of Water Doesn’t Work

December 2, 2018
Pallavi Dandamudi
Article · Essay

James Gunn and the cancel-culture

July 23, 2018
David Morgan Brown
Article · Essay

The Babadook: How to Create Empathy

July 7, 2018
Deloret Imnidian
Article · Essay

The State of Modern Comedies – Solution I: Everything Is Terrible!- Playing Upon Expectations

June 30, 2018
David Morgan Brown
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The State of Modern Comedies: Introduction II – Golden Globes Best Comedy?

May 26, 2018
David Morgan Brown

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Bong Joon-ho – Cinema of modest Prestige and Everlasting Regrets
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Jai Bhatt July 15, 2024

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Australian New Wave – Films of the ’80s
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Australian New Wave – Films of the ’80s

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

Ashwani Kumar February 23, 2021

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Michael Haneke: Throwing Away the Chekhov’s Gun
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Michael Haneke: Throwing Away the Chekhov’s Gun

Vignesh Ram February 23, 2021

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Woody Allen and Cinema as the Opium of the Masses
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Woody Allen and Cinema as the Opium of the Masses

Malu Barroso February 23, 2021

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Here’s why the cynical re-examination of Fight Club (1999) is lame
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David Morgan Brown August 20, 2024

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25 years of The Shawshank Redemption: A Film About ‘Hanging In There’
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25 years of The Shawshank Redemption: A Film About ‘Hanging In There’

Reubyn Coutinho May 21, 2023

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How the Burden of Dreams can take man deep into the Heart of Darkness
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How the Burden of Dreams can take man deep into the Heart of Darkness

Jeremie Richards February 22, 2021

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A Lookback at The Unofficial Oliver Stone US Presidents Trilogy
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A Lookback at The Unofficial Oliver Stone US Presidents Trilogy

Lakshmi Muthiah August 1, 2021

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