- November 2, 2025
Yemi Bamiro on the making of Black Is Beautiful:…
It was the Brooklyn-born, Bronx-raised, and Harlem-championing photojournalist Kwame Brathwaite who came to popularise the phrase “Black is Beautiful,” which grew into the cultural movement
Relay review – Riz Ahmed shines in this slick…
In the game of poker, the ultimate question is whether at the end of the day one should twist or stick. The same logic applies
Hedda review – Tessa Thompson reshapes the…
For a director’s project that would come in between an MCU sequel and the latest in the 28 Days… zombie horror series, Ibsen seems an unconventional
Inside the 18th edition of Toronto's Palestine Film Festival
Putting on this year’s festival of Palestinian film in the Canadian cultural hub wasn’t easy, but the stories kept coming. It’s a typical Wednesday afternoon
Exclusive: Harris Dickinson teams up with a…
At the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut Urchin premiered to great acclaim, winning the FIPRESCI Prize and a Best Actor award
LWLies 110: The Frankenstein issue – Out now!
In the back section… Jafar Panahi Marina Ashioti talks to the Iranian legend who discusses his deserving Palme d’Or-winner, It Was Just an Accident. Lynne
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A House of Dynamite review – a skilful and timely…
Now and then it occurs to me that the future of my very existence, as well as that of the rest of our global population,
Tron: Ares review – plays like a vapid,…
“The ’80s,” gasps Jared Leto (the eponymous Ares) with something approaching the human emotion of reverence. “Classic,” he says during a sequence paying extended homage to
The Smashing Machine review – a moving portrait…
Of course there have been inevitable (and not entirely unfair) jokes about The Rock running for an Oscar since The Smashing Machine was announced, but