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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’

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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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The Overrated Phenomenon: Art of bashing the Popular
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The Overrated Phenomenon: Art of bashing the Popular

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Meta-Humor: A gift or a curse?

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My token of Gratitude and Appreciation for Into the Wild
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My token of Gratitude and Appreciation for Into the Wild

Mohsin Mistri May 1, 2021

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A Love Letter to La La Land
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A Love Letter to La La Land

Rohitavra Majumdar August 21, 2024

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A24: Hollywood’s Last Best Hope
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Jeremie Richards July 1, 2024

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Watching the unseen in Flesh [1968] and Trash [1970]
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Watching the unseen in Flesh [1968] and Trash [1970]

David Morgan Brown February 20, 2021

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Satoshi Kon: One of the most influential filmmakers of his Time
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Satoshi Kon: One of the most influential filmmakers of his Time

Victor Uhlman July 10, 2024

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