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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 10, 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
Column

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 
Column

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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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

June 22, 2024
David Lobzhanidze
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
Essay

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
Anand 1971 content and featured
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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

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After Hours: Martin Scorseseโ€™s Forgotten Surrealist Odyssey
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After Hours: Martin Scorseseโ€™s Forgotten Surrealist Odyssey

Georgia May August 9, 2024

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