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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

July 2, 2025
Jack Keating
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery

Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

June 29, 2025
Helly Malviya
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

June 29, 2025
Em Stonham
5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

June 29, 2025
Gregory Austin
Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

June 28, 2025
Lagan Mangla
Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise
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Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise

Andrew Kidd June 28, 2025June 29, 2025
The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 
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The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 

Hector Levya June 28, 2025June 28, 2025
Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment
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Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment

Talha Younas June 24, 2025July 3, 2025

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

Jack Keating July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery
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Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

Helly Malviya June 29, 2025July 1, 2025
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 
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How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

Em Stonham June 29, 2025July 1, 2025

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Dekalog II
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Dekalog II: Extraordinary Situation of Ordinary Lives

May 18, 2024
Anosh Aibara
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Kiran Raoโ€™s โ€˜Laapataa Ladiesโ€™ Walks, so Indian Feminism can Run

May 8, 2024
Naina Rathi
Dekalog: Eight (1989)
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Kieslowskiโ€™s โ€˜Dekalog: Eightโ€™ is a Short Film about Guiltย 

May 4, 2024
Anosh Aibara
Little Women
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Little Women (2019) – Own Your Story

April 22, 2024
Amla Chaturvedi
Rosemary's Baby
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Exploring The Inevitable Dualities In Rosemary’s Baby

April 4, 2024
Jayasmita Dutta Roy
Past Lives Screenplay analysis
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How the Screenplay of ‘Past Lives’ Nurtures its Deep Emotional Core

March 24, 2024
Shivani Muralikrishna
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53 Years of Anand (1971): Examining the Legacy of a Classic

March 5, 2024
Santanu Das
Jim Jarmusch Film Paterson
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The Fantasy of Reality in the Films of Jim Jarmusch

February 18, 2024
Momchil Draganov
Looking Back to Look Ahead Yash Chopraโ€™s โ€˜Veer-Zaaraโ€™ (2004) - hof
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Looking Back to Look Ahead: Yash Chopraโ€™s โ€˜Veer-Zaaraโ€™ (2004)

February 16, 2024
Dhruv Goyal
Bollywood Inc.: When Budget Calls the Shots
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Bollywood Inc.: When Budget Calls the Shots

February 16, 2024
Devraj Kalsi

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Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000): Hollywood and the Road Always Taken
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Ridley Scott’s Gladiator (2000): Hollywood and the Road Always Taken

Shahim Sheikh March 2, 2025

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Baba Yaga’s Bullet Ballet: John Wick and the Rebirth of Modern Action Cinema
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Baba Yaga’s Bullet Ballet: John Wick and the Rebirth of Modern Action Cinema

Aadesh Gupta July 20, 2024

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Chandu Champion: Kartik Aaryan Transforms Himself in This Tale of Indian Sisyphus
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Chandu Champion: Kartik Aaryan Transforms Himself in This Tale of Indian Sisyphus

Naina Rathi July 8, 2024

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Lost in Translation: How “Anatomy of a Fall” Captures the Difficulty of Representing Reality
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Lost in Translation: How “Anatomy of a Fall” Captures the Difficulty of Representing Reality

David Lobzhanidze June 22, 2024

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Dekalog II: Extraordinary Situation of Ordinary Lives
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Dekalog II: Extraordinary Situation of Ordinary Lives

Anosh Aibara May 18, 2024

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Kiran Raoโ€™s โ€˜Laapataa Ladiesโ€™ Walks, so Indian Feminism can Run
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Kiran Raoโ€™s โ€˜Laapataa Ladiesโ€™ Walks, so Indian Feminism can Run

Naina Rathi March 2, 2025

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Kieslowskiโ€™s โ€˜Dekalog: Eightโ€™ is a Short Film about Guiltย 
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Kieslowskiโ€™s โ€˜Dekalog: Eightโ€™ is a Short Film about Guiltย 

Anosh Aibara May 4, 2024

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Little Women (2019) – Own Your Story
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Little Women (2019) – Own Your Story

Amla Chaturvedi April 22, 2024

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Exploring The Inevitable Dualities In Rosemary’s Baby
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Exploring The Inevitable Dualities In Rosemary’s Baby

Jayasmita Dutta Roy March 2, 2025

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