Dystopian movies have been made for decades now, but only a few, including Children of Men, Metropolis, and A Clockwork ...

We might simply call it a dilemma, but Hollywood screenwriters call it a “crisis decision”, or maybe sometimes a “swivel”. It ...

Once a byword for urban distress, the Motor City is undergoing a fresh wave of regeneration, driven by progressive developers ...

It is almost 100 years since the death of Ryunosuke Akutagawa by suicide in 1927 at the age of 35, so it is timely to republish his novella Kappa (Pushkin Classics, £9.99, 140pp, including the ...

His work, including the 2002 documentary “Jenin, Jenin,” exposed the often harsh realities of life experienced by his fellow Arabs in Israel.

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the ...

Jonathan Romney pays tribute to the Hungarian auteur whose uncompromising vision reshaped the possibilities of cinematic time and space, most famously in his seven-hour magnum opus Sátántangó.

Australia’s best writers festival could collapse within days as international and local writers boycott it in protest at the ...

It is the mid-1980s in south-west London and the small, slight man with glasses nicknamed “weirdo” by his Chelsea team-mates is dressed as a schoolgirl, complete with make-up.

In an age of fragmentation, the cumulative insights of philosophers, scientists, poets, and mystics offer a discipline of attentiveness—a path to think carefully, act justly, and remain open to wonder ...

The Turin Horse was the last testament of the legendarily uncompromising Béla Tarr. In 2012, he discussed retirement, Nietzsche and wanting to change society.

Henry Ford, a pioneer of modern industry, believed challenges are essential for growth. His famous quote highlights that airplanes gain lift by flying against the wind. This idea resonates today, ...