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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)
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How Wag the Dog (1997) Predicted Our Age of Manufactured Wars and Media Spectacle

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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’

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Here Is Why the Non-Linear Narrative In ‘Dunkirk’ Didn’t Work
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Here Is Why the Non-Linear Narrative In ‘Dunkirk’ Didn’t Work

Suvo Pyne February 20, 2021

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[WATCH] Video Essay Explores How Christopher Nolan Manipulates Time
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[WATCH] Video Essay Explores How Christopher Nolan Manipulates Time

Shikhar Verma February 20, 2021

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In Response to “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To”: Rom Com Edition
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In Response to “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To”: Rom Com Edition

Lara Kalenderian February 20, 2021

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Melancholia [2011]: Alien on Earth
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Melancholia [2011]: Alien on Earth

Nivedita Nair February 20, 2021

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Of Love, Grief and Rediscovery: A Love Letter to Clementine
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Of Love, Grief and Rediscovery: A Love Letter to Clementine

Shivansh Mishra May 1, 2021

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The Godfather Paradox : Diasporic Dialectics, Gender Trouble and Issues of Identity
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The Godfather Paradox : Diasporic Dialectics, Gender Trouble and Issues of Identity

Debopriyaa Dutta February 20, 2021

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Amadeus [1984]: For the Artist in You
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Amadeus [1984]: For the Artist in You

Asra Mamnoon February 20, 2021

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The Stepford Wives [2004]: Dress-up and Denial
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The Stepford Wives [2004]: Dress-up and Denial

Lara Kalenderian July 15, 2024

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Exploring Black Male Queerness and Notions of Masculinity in Moonlight
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Exploring Black Male Queerness and Notions of Masculinity in Moonlight

Debopriyaa Dutta July 12, 2024

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