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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 

Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย and His Mirrorย 

July 30, 2025
Subhashree Paul
The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhanโ€™s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)

The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhanโ€™s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)

July 30, 2025
Rugmini Dinu
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, 2025July 28, 2025
The Horror of the Unseen: How โ€˜The Blair Witch Projectโ€™ Redefined Fear
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The Horror of the Unseen: How the 1999 Movie โ€˜The Blair Witch Projectโ€™ Redefined Fear

Em Stonham July 24, 2025August 1, 2025
A Short Film About Love (Krรณtki film o milosci,1988)
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Through the Lens of Love and Longing: Revisiting Kieล›lowskiโ€™s โ€˜A Short Film About Loveโ€™

Rugmini Dinu July 21, 2025August 1, 2025

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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 

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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย  and His Mirrorย 
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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

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

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How the Screenplay of ‘Past Lives’ Nurtures its Deep Emotional Core

March 24, 2024
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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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The Critical Re-reading of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958)

February 10, 2024
Santanu Das
Objectification or Empowerment: Exploring the Male Gaze in Yorgos Lanthimos โ€˜Poor Things'
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Objectification or Empowerment: Exploring the Male Gaze in Yorgos Lanthimos’ โ€˜Poor Things’

February 10, 2024
Jacob Barton
Roy Andersson & Wes Anderson
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February 9, 2024
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Joaquin Phoenix: Odd, Alone, and Sometimes Masterfully Engaging

February 4, 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 

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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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How the Screenplay of ‘Past Lives’ Nurtures its Deep Emotional Core
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How the Screenplay of ‘Past Lives’ Nurtures its Deep Emotional Core

Shivani Muralikrishna August 21, 2024

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53 Years of Anand (1971): Examining the Legacy of a Classic
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53 Years of Anand (1971): Examining the Legacy of a Classic

Santanu Das March 6, 2024

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The Fantasy of Reality in the Films of Jim Jarmusch
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The Fantasy of Reality in the Films of Jim Jarmusch

Momchil Draganov July 23, 2024

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