The year 2024 was replete with exceptional films that restored faith in the role of cinema in analysing and helping audiences process the chaos and destruction unfolding around them
Coralie Fargeat's stark commentary on Hollywood and wider society won in Cannes. It is a unique film blending grace, intelligence and horror, starring Demi Moore in one of her finest roles.
The critics were unimpressed by this sequel, some labelling it a flop. Ignore them. There is a depth to this version, which is true to the original story. Brilliant performances help it on its way
In the modern world, love is no longer looked at with rose-coloured glasses. Mirroring this real-world shift, 'Lover' and 'It Ends With Us' opt for darker, more nuanced storylines.
What a dream it must be to be Marilyn Monroe, a starstruck assistant tells her. “Everyone would give their right arm to be you!”
And we cringe, as we’ll do many times during Andrew Dominik’s…
ByJames Verniere
Gripping and clever, although not entirely, “One Way” tells the story of a fugitive on the run, or I should say, on a bus, trying to get away from a gang from which he has…
The Invitation ★★
◆ Directed by: Jessica M. Thompson
◆ Genre: Horror [US]
◆ Screenings: Cinemas.
Despite director Thompson's efforts to break free from the cycle of repeated horror films…
When you are in the middle of the crisis, standing alone and seeing no hope, will you continue fighting? Or you will give up? If the concern is your country falling apart, will you stay or leave? A…
The slick, stylish Black cowboy Western "The Harder They Fall" comes out guns blazing, introducing itself like it's kicking down a door. Which, in a sense, it is: Director and co-writer Jeymes Samuel…
Trump elevates Saudi Arabia to 'major non-NATO ally' status, just hours after the Saudi crown prince announced he would increase his investments in the US to nearly $1tn.
Since Trump began lifting sanctions in May, no time has been wasted. US investment delegations have been flocking to Damascus, and security cooperation has already started.
The Saudi-US alliance is entering a new phase—one characterised by maturity, equilibrium, and a shared vision attuned to a world increasingly shaped by technology
The olive tree is no longer just a source of sustenance for West Bank Palestinians, but a silent witness to their profound struggle between permanence and erasure