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Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot (2024) Tenderly Explores The Power Of Found Family

May 27, 2025
Sakshi Salil Chavan
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 Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™

The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™

May 11, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of โ€˜Severanceโ€™

Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of โ€˜Severanceโ€™

May 7, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
When Life Gives You Tangerines
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The Pearl Necklace in โ€˜When Life Gives You Tangerinesโ€™: An Ode to the Enduring Spirit of Mothers, Seen Through the Eyes of a Daughter โ€”and One Day, a Mother Herself

Sanjida Samrin Rahman May 6, 2025May 6, 2025
The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinemaย 
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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinemaย 

Anju Devadas May 5, 2025May 31, 2025
The Holdovers (2023)
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Hal Ashbyโ€™s Enduring Legacy: How โ€˜The Holdoversโ€™ Echoes the Spirit of a 1970s Masterย 

Bharat Bhoite April 30, 2025May 5, 2025

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Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot (2024) Tenderly Explores The Power Of Found Family
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Chris Sanders’ The Wild Robot (2024) Tenderly Explores The Power Of Found Family

Sakshi Salil Chavan May 27, 2025May 30, 2025
Wag the Dog (1997)
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How Wag the Dog (1997) Predicted Our Age of Manufactured Wars and Media Spectacle

Arijit Paul May 23, 2025
Billy Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™
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The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilderโ€™s โ€˜Double Indemnityโ€™

Bharat Bhoite May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

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Omkara Movie
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Comparing the Characters of โ€˜Omkaraโ€™ to the Dramatis Personae of Shakespeareโ€™s โ€˜Othelloโ€™ย 

January 20, 2024
Vaani Udasi
Ashwamedham
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Seeing Beyond the Sores: Unmasking Leprosy in the Malayalam Films Ashwamedham and Sarasayyaย 

January 20, 2024
Dr. Aparna Ajith
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Understanding the World of Eraserhead

January 19, 2024
Deloret Imnidian
24 Years of Hrithik Roshan: The Story So Far
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24 Years of Hrithik Roshan: The Story So Far

January 10, 2024
Avneesh Mehta
Post Tenebras Lux Carlos Reygadas - hof
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Transcendental Style as An Idea Of Being in the Filmography of Carlos Reygadasย 

December 11, 2023
Maria Vatcharadze
Se7en (1995)
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How ‘Apathy’ Is The Gravest Sin In Se7en (1995)

November 13, 2023
Priya Singh
Prem Pujari
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Prem Pujari (1970) – Complicity of Dev Anandโ€™s Stardom in the Construction of Toxic Nationalism and Patriarchal Rules

November 8, 2023
Nikhil Sanghotra
Dariush Mehrjui
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Dariush Mehrjui: In Search of Lower Depths

October 26, 2023
Gayatri Devi
Dazed and Confused
Essay

The Trappings of Nostalgia: On Wooderson, Dazed and Confused, and the Cinema of Richard Linklater

October 19, 2023
Aneesh Raikundalia
Jaws 1975
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The Fangs of Fear: Exploring Horror and Dread in ‘Jaws’ (1975)

October 16, 2023
Krishnanunni Padinjassery

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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’

Jacob Barton March 13, 2024

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[Watch] Video Essay draws parallel between the works of Wes Anderson & Roy Andersson
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[Watch] Video Essay draws parallel between the works of Wes Anderson & Roy Andersson

highonfilms February 9, 2024

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Joaquin Phoenix: Odd, Alone, and Sometimes Masterfully Engaging
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Joaquin Phoenix: Odd, Alone, and Sometimes Masterfully Engaging

Mitchell Burken July 23, 2024

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Decoding ‘The Batman’ (2022) Through the Lens of Classism, Vigilantes, and the Quest for Justiceย 
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Decoding ‘The Batman’ (2022) Through the Lens of Classism, Vigilantes, and the Quest for Justiceย 

Sourajit Dey February 16, 2024

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There Will Be Blood (2007): The Fundamentals of Business From Daniel Plainview
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There Will Be Blood (2007): The Fundamentals of Business From Daniel Plainview

Balaganesh Kothapalli January 29, 2024

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Comparing the Characters of โ€˜Omkaraโ€™ to the Dramatis Personae of Shakespeareโ€™s โ€˜Othelloโ€™ย 
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Comparing the Characters of โ€˜Omkaraโ€™ to the Dramatis Personae of Shakespeareโ€™s โ€˜Othelloโ€™ย 

Vaani Udasi January 23, 2024

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Seeing Beyond the Sores: Unmasking Leprosy in the Malayalam Films Ashwamedham and Sarasayyaย 
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Seeing Beyond the Sores: Unmasking Leprosy in the Malayalam Films Ashwamedham and Sarasayyaย 

Dr. Aparna Ajith January 23, 2024

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Understanding the World of Eraserhead
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Understanding the World of Eraserhead

Deloret Imnidian January 19, 2024

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24 Years of Hrithik Roshan: The Story So Far
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24 Years of Hrithik Roshan: The Story So Far

Avneesh Mehta February 9, 2024

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