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Go Ah-sung as Park Hyun-seo in Bong Joon-ho's 'The Host' (2006)

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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
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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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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย  and His Mirrorย 
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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)

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

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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

January 29, 2024
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Comparing the Characters of โ€˜Omkaraโ€™ to the Dramatis Personae of Shakespeareโ€™s โ€˜Othelloโ€™ย 

January 20, 2024
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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

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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

January 10, 2024
Avneesh Mehta
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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
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Looking Back to Look Ahead: Yash Chopraโ€™s โ€˜Veer-Zaaraโ€™ (2004)
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Looking Back to Look Ahead: Yash Chopraโ€™s โ€˜Veer-Zaaraโ€™ (2004)

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Devraj Kalsi February 17, 2024

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The Critical Re-reading of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958)
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Santanu Das March 4, 2024

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Objectification or Empowerment: Exploring the Male Gaze in Yorgos Lanthimos’ โ€˜Poor Things’
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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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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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There Will Be Blood (2007): The Fundamentals of Business From Daniel Plainview
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Balaganesh Kothapalli January 29, 2024

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