In literature, film, television, and beyond, one trope continues to capture hearts across cultures and generations: the “Found Family.” Whether it’s a ragtag group of misfits on a spaceship, a gang of ...

This inspiring Tourette’s drama is elevated by Robert Aramayo’s lived-in performance but suffers from cliched presentation. Kirk Jones has been slowly making movies since the late 90s, and returns ...

Let’s play a word association game, shall we. If I say ‘model’, what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Perhaps you think of a tall, leggy Victoria’s secret model. Maybe you think of ...

In the world of theatre, where the audience hushes in anticipation and imagination takes flight under the glow of stage lights, a quieter revolution is underway—one that echoes our responsibility to ...

While it may seem like it’s following in the footsteps of many UFO movies before it, Watch The Skies diverges from the path by leading viewers to become far more invested in the lives of its ...

Set in an impoverished district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian director Zoljargal Purevdash’s first feature portrays a young teenager striving for a better future thanks to his talent in physics. Purevdash ...

The year 2024 seems to have been the resurrection of dance, hyperpop and indie sleaze. All of this having been captained by the one and only Charli xcx who, with her neon green album Brat, has ...

The Brutalist is a long film, that goes without saying. Clocking in at over three and a half hours, it is now the fourth-longest film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Such a ...

At one point in Andrew O’Hagan’s state-of-the-nation novel, Caledonian Road, one character tells another: “A real writer doesn’t reveal the truth. He hides it beautifully.” And that statement could ...

Silence does not mean blankness. It is a powerful expression of autonomy for deaf people, and a strong filmmaking effect inviting the audience to enter their world. The weight of silence is ...

Directed and co-written by Gints Zibalodis, Flow was part of the Un Certain Regard section at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival but the film has been in development since 2022. After so much waiting, is ...

Liverpool sextet Red Rum Club had a fantastic 2024, with their fourth album, Western Approaches, becoming their highest-charting album to date, and 2025 is also shaping up to be a good year for them.