After opening with a quote from Herman Hesse’s famous novel of social and spiritual isolation, Steppenwolf – the latest from director Adilkhan Yerzhanov – moves away from the German-Swiss author’s work that shares its name into another interpretation of “a wolf of the steppes.” This takes the form of an …
Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing opens from the wings of a theatre. The camera moves hazily through sparkling streamers hanging from the stage ceiling before emerging on John “Divine G” Whitfield (Colman Domingo) performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Rapturous applause breaks out, and the entire cast joins …
One of the most devastating issues society is facing today is gun violence. It strips away the sense of safety and security from communities, tearing families apart and causing long-lasting trauma to survivors. There have been several movies and TV shows depicting how gun violence can be so lethal for …
The empty nest is notoriously difficult for parents to deal with, but My Everything (Mon Inséparable) has taken a fresh angle to this ordinary dilemma: the adult son who’s ready to flee the coop has an intellectual disability. Joël (Charles Peccia Galletto) is in his late twenties/early thirties and lives …
Although only a few short films manage to capture the depth of human emotion, Danielle Baynes’ latest film The Dog does that work impeccably. The short movie takes the viewers on an emotional ride and talks about a subject that is not tackled frequently in conventional cinema. It recently screened …
Rally festival is a new spot on the festival circuit, permanently cursed to take place on the one wet day in August – based in the small Southwark park, its two main stages and two DJ venues provide a welcome respite from those brave enough to not only venture down in …
Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice screened out of competition at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2024. There are few directors in which can truly be accredited with the title of ‘auteur’, but Tim Burton, with his affinity for the macabre, can be called just that. Over a …
The performances in He Ain’t Heavy are so emotional that it takes a while to notice the movie is essentially a three-hander, between Jade (Leila George), her little brother Max (Sam Corlett), and their mother Bev (Greta Scacchi, Ms. George’s real-life mother). They live in Perth in western Australia and …
Arctangent celebrated its tenth anniversary in style with a wonderful, four-day celebration of post-rock and instrumental, probably the one festival where you could go an entire day, an entire weekend, and see purely instrumental bands if you wanted to. Its uniqueness and carefully curated, wonderfully diverse lineup make the festival in …
Amy Liptrot’s breathtakingly poignant and unsparing memoir The Outrun has been acclaimed by critics and adored by readers across the world since its 2016 publication. Eight years later, the book loses none of its effect – the description of a very personal journey through familial mental illness, addiction, substance abuse, …
Welcome to Manchester, let’s be having you. For three days a collection of metal, prog rock, jazz and other genres including unique geeza-core were assembled in the 02 Victoria Warehouse, a few minutes’ walk away from the iconic Old Trafford Stadium, for a two-stage weekender of chaos inside a sweltering …
Bruce Springsteen walks up on stage at Wembley Stadium and goes straight into song. There is no introduction because there needs no introduction, he is the Boss, and the Boss is magic – over fifty years of making some of the foremost rock and roll music, he comes out and debuts …
Radar Festival is an award-winning, prog-rock festival based out of Manchester, United Kingdom, spanning three nights. Across the Friday-Saturday-Sunday weekend for the heavy fans, there’s a treat to be had here no matter where you look – situated in the heart of the northern city, it’s a fixture to be …
There are bands that people associate with the UK that aren’t actually British, and there are The Killers; from Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. Modeling their style after British pop like Oasis and Pulp, bringing Smiths legend Johnny Marr and Pet Shop Boys out at Glastonbury on past shows; I got …
Making a career in the music industry is not easy. Yes, we have stories like Justin Bieber making it to the big stage after uploading videos on YouTube, but it doesn’t mean that it would happen every other month. A lot of aspiring musicians have to go through a lot …
A lot of people believe that friendship and intimacy are different. But friendship is one of the most intimate relationships we can have. In human relationships, the boundary between friendship and romance is often clearly defined, or so we believe. In Elina Street’s short film My Best Friend, the filmmaker …
What happens when two friends explore their sexualities and end up breaking the delicate boundary between friendship and romance? Well, we get to see one of the most intimate relationships that the world has ever seen. Elina Street’s short film My Best Friend explores friendship and romance, taking viewers on …
In recent years, there have been many stories about romances between women, but Tom Nesher’s Come Closer is a bit different than what we have seen. In this story of love, grief, and friendship, we see Eden (Lia Elalouf) dealing with the difficult situation of losing her brother in an …
Friendships can start in some of the weirdest situations and turn out to be crucial for a variety of reasons. But what happens when a friendship evolves into something unexpected, something more tender, called love? This burning question is asked in Tom Nesher’s brilliantly executed and heartwarming film, Come Closer. …
In Mira Shaib’s debut feature film, audiences are immersed in the bustling streets and vibrant life of Beirut through the compelling narrative of Arzé. The film chronicles the journey of Arzé (Diamand Abou Abboud), a single mother who is struggling to make ends meet. However, she never shies away from …