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Introduction: A Film as a Reflection of State Narratives Dhurandhar has emerged as more than entertainment; it has sparked a broader discussion about how cinema…

Introduction: A Dark Corner of European Cinema When the 1982 Academy Awards celebrated the year’s best in film, the spotlight was, understandably, on Chariots of…

Introduction: A Franchise That Throws Its Weight Around Avatar: Fire and Ash enters the conversation as a case study in how a blockbuster can be…

Introduction: A Franchise Built on Scale Avatar: Fire and Ash lands with all the pomp that modern blockbusters demand: eye-watering budgets, cutting-edge CGI, and a…

Introduction: The Quiet American and a Moral Map of Vietnam The Quiet American, both as a novel by Graham Greene and as Phillip Noyce’s 2002…

Introduction: A trilogy with a mind of its own Rian Johnson entered the mystery scene with Knives Out, a sleek, witty whodunit that revived the…

Behind the Scenes: A Director’s Secret Note Reframes the Wicked Ending Warning: This article contains major spoilers for Wicked: For Good. The film adaptation’s ending…

What Alpha Signals: A New Direction for Julia Ducournau When French filmmaker Julia Ducournau burst onto the global stage with Titane, audiences encountered a filmmaker…

Introduction: A Promising Setup That Loses Steam The premise of Glen Powell’s The Running Man, set in a surveillance-obsessed America, promised a razor-sharp satire of…

Introduction In the evolving landscape of cinema, the pursuit of shock value has become a familiar trope. Films that aim to provoke a visceral reaction…
