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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-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 
Column

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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[Watch] Video Essay Exploring why “Ringu” is a relevant horror film in the era of clickbaits

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

May 10, 2018
Topher Ames
Article · Essay

Who is Tony Stark?

May 7, 2018
Smita Ganguli
Article · Essay

The Problem of Inclusion Rider: Conformity Hinders Creativity.

April 27, 2018
Suvo Pyne
Article · Essay

Lookback on Lumet: Fail-Safe [1964]

April 7, 2018
David Morgan Brown
Article · Essay

Feminism and its Eternal Affair with Film-making

March 14, 2018
Bijaya Biswal
cinema and the art
Article · Essay

Cinema and the Art of Life

February 13, 2018
Asra Mamnoon
Article · Essay

The Relationship Between the Awards Ceremonies and the Film Press

January 28, 2018
David Morgan Brown
Tarkovsky
Article · Essay

Andrei Tarkovsky as an Existentialist Cinematic Philosopher

October 25, 2017
Bijaya Biswal
Article · Essay

Wong Kar-Wai’s Love Trilogy

August 23, 2017
Shikhar Verma

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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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Waterland (1992) Analysis: A Subtle Apocalyptical Critique of the Episteme Called Human
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How Noah Baumbach’s Kicking and Screaming explores Post Academia Tedium and Meaning of Life
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Baahubali: A Mass of Clichรฉs Cloaked Under The Label “Magnum Opus”
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Lakshmi Muthiah September 11, 2024

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40 Years of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now
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40 Years of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now

David Morgan Brown February 22, 2021

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Lookback at Bresson: A Man Escaped [1956]
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Lookback at Bresson: A Man Escaped [1956]

Shikhar Verma February 22, 2021

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How “There Will Be Blood” and “Requiem For A Dream” Explore The Rotten American Dream
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How “There Will Be Blood” and “Requiem For A Dream” Explore The Rotten American Dream

Theodore Gercke July 30, 2023

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