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Unmasking the Underbelly of Privilege In the 2022 thriller “I Came By,” directed by Babak Anvari, the audience is plunged into the shadowy recesses of privilege and complicity. At first glance, the film appears...
Layered Perspectives: A Feminist Review of Caught Stealing A Riveting Blend of Thrill and Reflection Caught Stealing (2025) emerges as a tantalizing cinematic tapestry, weaving suspense with the fabric of moral quandaries, and yet,...
A Cinematic Labyrinth of Maternal Influence Ari Aster’s “Beau Is Afraid” (2023) emerges as a surreal exploration of the oedipal anxieties placed upon the eponymous character, Beau, a man entangled in the idiosyncrasies of...
A Gamble with Identity: Narrative Structure “Ballad of a Small Player” (2025) is a film that unfolds like a game of high-stakes poker – a beautifully shot landscape of chance and survival cloaked in...