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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 Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

May 11, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of ‘Severance’

Helena and Helly R: The Fractured Self at the Heart of ‘Severance’

May 7, 2025
Bharat Bhoite
When Life Gives You Tangerines
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The Pearl Necklace in ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’: An Ode to the Enduring Spirit of Mothers, Seen Through the Eyes of a Daughter —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 Cinema 
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The Avenging Woman: The Politics and Aesthetics of Female Rage in Rape-Revenge Cinema 

Anju Devadas May 5, 2025May 31, 2025
The Holdovers (2023)
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Hal Ashby’s Enduring Legacy: How ‘The Holdovers’ Echoes the Spirit of a 1970s Master 

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 Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’
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The Birth of the Blonde Femme Fatale of Cinema in Billy Wilder’s ‘Double Indemnity’

Bharat Bhoite May 11, 2025May 11, 2025

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K. G. George and the Craft of Flashback

October 7, 2023
Gayatri Devi
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
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When Auteurism meets Mythology: How Effective is The Killing of a Sacred Deer’s Rendition of Greek Allegory? 

October 4, 2023
Aadesh Gupta
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Why Are Michael Haneke Films So Disturbing?

September 29, 2023
Aravind Nair
Lav Diaz’s Tale of Decay and Hope in “Norte, the End of History”
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Lav Diaz’s Tale of Decay and Hope in “Norte, the End of History”

September 22, 2023
Utsha Sarkar
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Adulthood is Learning Vulnerability: An Analysis of Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

September 20, 2023
Beatrice Gangi
Oppenheimer as an Accumulation of Nolan’s Filmography.jpg
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Concept, Rhythm, and Horror: Oppenheimer as an Accumulation of Nolan’s Filmography

September 12, 2023
Aadesh Gupta
A Quest for Home in Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Autumn Sonata’
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A Quest for Home in Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Autumn Sonata’

September 4, 2023
Sayan Dutta
The Black Cauldron
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Why is ‘The Black Cauldron’ Disney’s Missed Horror Masterpiece?

September 4, 2023
Beatrice Gangi
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer
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Revelation as Paradox: Oppenheimer and the Criticality of Scientific Reason

September 2, 2023
Shaswata Ray
WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022): Embark On A Scenic Trip Into The Marshland With Kya

August 31, 2023
Poonam Vaze

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Transcendental Style as An Idea Of Being in the Filmography of Carlos Reygadas 
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Transcendental Style as An Idea Of Being in the Filmography of Carlos Reygadas 

Maria Vatcharadze August 20, 2024

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How ‘Apathy’ Is The Gravest Sin In Se7en (1995)
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How ‘Apathy’ Is The Gravest Sin In Se7en (1995)

Priya Singh November 13, 2023

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Prem Pujari (1970) – Complicity of Dev Anand’s Stardom in the Construction of Toxic Nationalism and Patriarchal Rules
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Prem Pujari (1970) – Complicity of Dev Anand’s Stardom in the Construction of Toxic Nationalism and Patriarchal Rules

Nikhil Sanghotra November 8, 2023

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Dariush Mehrjui: In Search of Lower Depths
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Dariush Mehrjui: In Search of Lower Depths

Gayatri Devi October 26, 2023

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

Aneesh Raikundalia October 20, 2023

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The Fangs of Fear: Exploring Horror  and Dread in ‘Jaws’ (1975)
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The Fangs of Fear: Exploring Horror and Dread in ‘Jaws’ (1975)

Krishnanunni Padinjassery October 16, 2023

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K. G. George and the Craft of Flashback
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K. G. George and the Craft of Flashback

Gayatri Devi October 13, 2023

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When Auteurism meets Mythology: How Effective is The Killing of a Sacred Deer’s Rendition of Greek Allegory? 
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When Auteurism meets Mythology: How Effective is The Killing of a Sacred Deer’s Rendition of Greek Allegory? 

Aadesh Gupta July 10, 2024

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Why Are Michael Haneke Films So Disturbing?
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Why Are Michael Haneke Films So Disturbing?

Aravind Nair September 29, 2023

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