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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

July 2, 2025
Jack Keating
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery

Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

June 29, 2025
Helly Malviya
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

June 29, 2025
Em Stonham
5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

5 Reasons Why an Arnold Schwarzenegger Cult Classic Outplayed โ€˜Mickey 17โ€™?

June 29, 2025
Gregory Austin
Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

Rewinding Emotion: The Power of Flashback in Vikramaditya Motwaneโ€™s โ€˜Looteraโ€™

June 28, 2025
Lagan Mangla
Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise
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Destination Moon at Seventy-Five: Reassessing a Pioneering Vision of Space, Science, and Enterprise

Andrew Kidd June 28, 2025June 29, 2025
The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 
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The French Dispatch: or All Great Beauties Withhold Their Deepest Secretsย 

Hector Levya June 28, 2025June 28, 2025
Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment
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Talking Through Privilege: The Whit Stillman Trilogy and the Art of Gentle Disillusionment

Talha Younas June 24, 2025July 3, 2025

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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982): A Visionary Filmmakerโ€™s Journey of Reconciliation Through Cinema

Jack Keating July 2, 2025July 2, 2025
Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' Through a Decade of Discovery
Column

Beyond the Azure: Re-watching Ang Lee’s ‘Life of Pi’ Through a Decade of Discovery

Helly Malviya June 29, 2025July 1, 2025
How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 
Column

How โ€˜Paprikaโ€™ Kickstarted My Decade-Long Obsession with Dreamsย 

Em Stonham June 29, 2025July 1, 2025

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Adulthood is Learning Vulnerability: An Analysis of Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

September 20, 2023
Beatrice Gangi
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Concept, Rhythm, and Horror: Oppenheimer as an Accumulation of Nolanโ€™s Filmography

September 12, 2023
Aadesh Gupta
A Quest for Home in Ingmar Bergmanโ€™s โ€˜Autumn Sonataโ€™
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A Quest for Home in Ingmar Bergmanโ€™s โ€˜Autumn Sonataโ€™

September 4, 2023
Sayan Dutta
The Black Cauldron
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Why is โ€˜The Black Cauldronโ€™ Disneyโ€™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
Essay

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022): Embark On A Scenic Trip Into The Marshland With Kya

August 31, 2023
Poonam Vaze
Dil Se
Essay

25 Years Later: Love, Politics, and Identity in Dil Se

August 21, 2023
Shivani Muralikrishna
American Prometheus
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American Prometheus: The Triumph of Oppenheimerโ€™s (2023) Screenplay is in Exposing the Failure of Dr. Oppenheimer

August 19, 2023
Ashwani Kumar
Taxi Driver
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Is ‘Taxi Driver’ A Feminist Tale?

August 17, 2023
Michael Thomas
Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver
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Taxi Driver [1976] : An Existential Ride

August 17, 2023
Swagata Das

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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 Deerโ€™s Rendition of Greek Allegory?ย 
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When Auteurism meets Mythology: How Effective is The Killing of a Sacred Deerโ€™s Rendition of Greek Allegory?ย 

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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Lav Diazโ€™s Tale of Decay and Hope in โ€œNorte, the End of Historyโ€
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Lav Diazโ€™s Tale of Decay and Hope in โ€œNorte, the End of Historyโ€

Utsha Sarkar July 5, 2024

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Adulthood is Learning Vulnerability: An Analysis of Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
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Adulthood is Learning Vulnerability: An Analysis of Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)

Beatrice Gangi October 7, 2023

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Concept, Rhythm, and Horror: Oppenheimer as an Accumulation of Nolanโ€™s Filmography
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Concept, Rhythm, and Horror: Oppenheimer as an Accumulation of Nolanโ€™s Filmography

Aadesh Gupta August 21, 2024

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