Trapped in a Mirror

Trapped in a Mirror

Trapped in a Mirror A look into Balan: The Boy Learn More Are we the authors of our own lives, or are we just characters in stories we’ve inherited? In this analysis of Chidambaram’s Balan: The Boy, we look past the thriller exterior to explore a much more haunting...
The Christopher Nolan Archetype

The Christopher Nolan Archetype

Written by Ben Joshua   Why is our most futuristic filmmaker adapting our oldest story?  For twenty years, Christopher Nolan has been the director we associate with what’s next.  With ideas that feel borrowed from physics lectures and science fiction, Nolan has...
When Grief and games converge

When Grief and games converge

A look into Clair Obscur Expedition 33 When Grief and Games Converge Written by Joshua George When we pick up a controller and step into a digital world, we enter into a silent contract. The game promises us agency. It assures us that our inputs matter, that our...
The Pursuit of Meaning

The Pursuit of Meaning

Pursuit of Meaning A look into Amma Ariyan Learn More What happens when a society loses its shared moral compass? Why do we find ourselves constantly chasing happiness, yet feeling more disconnected than ever? In this video, we dive deep into John Abraham’s 1986...
Can Hormones Drive Our Morality?

Can Hormones Drive Our Morality?

A look into Mirzapur Can Hormones Drive Our Morality Written by Joshua George There was a time when it was easy to know who to root for in Mirzapur. Guddu Pandit began as the underdog—the young man pushed into violence by grief, injustice, and humiliation. The...
Pope and Cinema

Pope and Cinema

The Pope and Cinema A take on the nature of human longing Learn More What do the Pope, cinema, and a fourth-century philosopher all have in common? More than you’d think. Augustine said humans are born restless, with a longing nothing in this world can satisfy. Pope...