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Tatami (2025)

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Tatami (2025) Movie Review: Zar Amir Ebrahimi’s Political Sports Drama Bristles with Fury

Debanjan Dhar June 9, 2025

Dangerous Animals (2025)

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Dangerous Animals (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: A Wildly Entertaining Stripped-to-the-Bone Slasher

Ollie Wheaton June 10, 2025

A Second Life (2025)

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A Second Life (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: Agathe Rousselle Anchors This Minimalist Take on Disconnection

Debanjan Dhar June 10, 2025

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Karate Kid Legends (2025) | All 6 Karate Kid Movies, Ranked

All 6 Karate Kid Movies, Ranked

June 6, 2025

Javier Bardem Performances - Live Flesh (1997)

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June 6, 2025

John Wick (2014) | Every John Wick Movies, Ranked

All movies in the John Wick Universe (including Ballerina), Ranked

June 4, 2025

True Colours: 10 Great Female Character Actors Who Elevate Performance Art

True Colours: 10 Great Female Character Actors Who Elevate Performance Art

June 4, 2025

Prithvijeet Sinha

Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties: The Collapse of the Studio System, the Thrill of Cinerama, and the Invasion of the Ultimate Body Snatcher—Television | 10 Great Books A Cinephile Must Read

10 Great Books A Cinephile Must Read

June 4, 2025

Maborosi (1995)

10 Powerful Films That Tackle Depression, Trauma, and Therapy

June 2, 2025

Reviews

Tatami (2025)

Featured · Review

Tatami (2025) Movie Review: Zar Amir Ebrahimi’s Political Sports Drama Bristles with Fury

Debanjan Dhar June 9, 2025

Dangerous Animals (2025)

Cannes · Featured · Film Festivals · Review

Dangerous Animals (2025) ‘Cannes’ Movie Review: A Wildly Entertaining Stripped-to-the-Bone Slasher

Ollie Wheaton June 10, 2025

A Second Life (2025)

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A Second Life (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: Agathe Rousselle Anchors This Minimalist Take on Disconnection

Debanjan Dhar June 10, 2025

Bleeding (2025) Movie

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Bleeding (2025) Movie Review: This Impressive Vampire Allegory Lacks Bite

Debopriyaa Dutta June 10, 2025

The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard (2025)

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The Wolf, the Fox and the Leopard (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: An Ambitious and Impeccably Shot Dystopian Fairy Tale that Struggles to Deepen its Allegory

Akash Deshpande June 9, 2025

Lemonade Blessing (2025)

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Lemonade Blessing (2025) ‘Tribeca’ Movie Review: A Quirky Coming-of-Age Film about Living Under the Overwhelming Burden of Endless Expectations

Akash Deshpande June 9, 2025

Essays

The Sanctuary of Nature through the Queer Frame

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The Sanctuary of Nature through the Queer Frame

Gentrit Miftari June 10, 2025

Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes

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Popular Cinema in India: A Socio-Cultural Analysis of the Indian Cinema and Its Cinematic Tropes

Santosh Kumar Mamgain June 8, 2025

What ‘Havoc’ Tells Us About Losing the Feel in Filmmaking?

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What ‘Havoc’ Tells Us About Losing the Feel in Filmmaking?

Ritesh Sharma June 7, 2025

Dreams on a Train: Psychoanalysis and the Subconscious Journey in Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’ (1966)

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Dreams on a Train: Psychoanalysis and the Subconscious Journey in Satyajit Ray’s ‘Nayak’ (1966)

Shivani Muralikrishna June 7, 2025

“A War” (Krigen, 2015)

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Anatomy of ‘A War’: Tobias Lindholm’s Unflinching Dissection of War

Soumalya Chatterjee June 5, 2025

‘Sancharram’ (The Journey, 2004)

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Queering the Routes and Roots in the ‘Sancharram’ (The Journey, 2004)

Dr. Aparna Ajith June 4, 2025

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Drowning By Numbers (1988)

Drowning By Numbers (1988) Movie Review: Cinema As A Puzzle Box

Starship Troopers (1997)

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Starship Troopers (1997) Movie Ending Explained: Does Johnny Capture the Brain Bug?

Bokshi (2025)

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Bokshi (2025) “IFFR” Movie Review: Bhargav Saikia’s Mystical Witchcraft Tale Packs a Daring Punch in a Modern Tale of Dominion and Revolution

Predator (1987) Movie

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Predator (1987) Movie Ending Explained: Can Dutch and His Men Triumph Over the Ultimate Hunter?

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

Raid 2 (2025)

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Raid 2 (2025) Movie Review: From an Income Tax Officer to an Omnipotent Sleuth, Amay Patnaik Loses His Charm in The Much-Awaited Sequel

Clown in a Cornfield (2025)

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Clown in a Cornfield (2025) Movie Review: A New-Age Slasher Whose Novelty Starts and Ends With Its Title

Anya Taylor Joy in The Gorge (2025)

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The Gorge (2025) Ending Explained: Who are Levi and Drasa’s Employers?

Retro (2025)

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Retro (2025) Movie Review: Yet Another Karthik Subbaraj Template Action Drama