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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)

โ€˜Matrubhoomiโ€™ and the Curse of Men Without Women

July 10, 2025
Manav
When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)ย  - hof

When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023)ย 

July 10, 2025
Hannah John
How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

July 10, 2025
Gourab Saha
Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of โ€˜Pyaasaโ€™ and โ€˜Kaagaz Ke Phoolโ€™

Guru Dutt at 100: The Enduring Legacy of โ€˜Pyaasaโ€™ and โ€˜Kaagaz Ke Phoolโ€™

July 10, 2025
Srilekha Mitra
Jukti Takko Aar Gappo

The Conflict of Reason and Ruin: A Marxist-Psychoanalytic Reading of Ritwik Ghatakโ€™s โ€˜Jukti Takko Aar Gappoโ€™ Through an Absurdist Lens

July 8, 2025
Ishani Routh
The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on โ€˜Taare Zameen Parโ€™ and โ€˜Sitaare Zameen Parโ€™
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The Stars of Aamir Khan: A Comparative Reflection on โ€˜Taare Zameen Parโ€™ and โ€˜Sitaare Zameen Parโ€™

Kalpa Jyoti Bhuyan July 7, 2025July 10, 2025
Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows
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Guru Dutt: The Lonely Artist Who Spoke Through Shadows

Nishtha Ranjan July 7, 2025July 13, 2025
Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema
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Fragments of the Forgotten: Memory Loss and the Mystique of Identity in Indian Cinema

Anju Devadas July 7, 2025July 10, 2025

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Matrubhoomi: Men Without Women (2003)
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โ€˜Matrubhoomiโ€™ and the Curse of Men Without Women

Manav July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
When Horror Hurts- Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย Funny Games (1997) and When Evil Lurks (2023)ย  - hof
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When Horror Hurts: Violence, Realism, and Responsibility inย ‘Funny Games’ (1997) and ‘When Evil Lurks’ (2023)ย 

Hannah John July 10, 2025July 10, 2025
How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson's โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 
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How Faith Ironically Becomes the Real Revolution Against Capitalist Excess in Wes Anderson’s โ€˜The Phoenician Schemeโ€™ย 

Gourab Saha July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

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

January 12, 2019
Deloret Imnidian
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5 Screenwriting Lessons You Can Learn From The Breaking Bad Pilot

December 12, 2018
Deloret Imnidian
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Here’s Why the Ending of The Shape of Water Doesn’t Work

December 2, 2018
Pallavi Dandamudi
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James Gunn and the cancel-culture

July 23, 2018
David Morgan Brown
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The Babadook: How to Create Empathy

July 7, 2018
Deloret Imnidian
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The State of Modern Comedies โ€“ 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 โ€“ Golden Globes Best Comedy?

May 26, 2018
David Morgan Brown
RIngu 1998
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[Watch] Video Essay Exploring why “Ringu” is a relevant horror film in the era of clickbaits

May 12, 2018
Topher Ames
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[Watch] Video Essay Exploring High and Low Art in Jean-Luc Godard’s Alphaville

May 10, 2018
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May 7, 2018
Smita Ganguli

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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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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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Here’s why the cynical re-examination of Fight Club (1999) is lame

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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The Representation of Women in Film Noir
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The Representation of Women in Film Noir

Malu Barroso February 22, 2021

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Contextualizing Jordan Peeleโ€™s โ€˜Usโ€™
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Mukulika Batabyal February 22, 2021

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