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Film Festivals: From Fascist Spectacle to Cinematic Resistance
The Berlinale film festival. Commons image. By Dr. Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager The Black feminist writer, poet, and activist Audre Lorde once famously warned that “the master’s tools will…
El Gouna Film Festival: review of ‘Boomah’
Boomah – coming soon, hopefully! By Rita Di Santo The Best Actress award was presented to Egyptian actress Rakeen Saad for her compelling performance in Boomah, directed…
Castings: 3 poems by Roger Cornish
Filling the ladle. Commons image CCA-2.0 By Roger Cornish The poems come from my time working at Russell’s Iron Foundry between 1997 and 1999, following redundancy from…
Confronting the past so as to build a better future: Review of ‘Who Killed Alex Odeh’
On general release By Rita Di Santo Presented at the El Gouna Film Festival, Who Killed Alex Odeh is a powerful and poignant documentary by directors Jason…
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AI CAN MAKE CULTURE CHEAPER: WHO GETS TO MAKE IT AND WHY?
Image: Creatives Unite By Gleb Tsipursky Imagine a community arts centre using artificial intelligence to draft its next funding application. The tool proposes a compelling programme, an…
Struggling against Big Beer in the 21st century: CAMRA, campaigning and cultural democracy
Commons image By Keith Flett CAMRA was 55 years old in March 2026. Can it still curb Big Beer, and if so how? 55 years is quite…
‘Cupertino’, AI, and the New Limits of Network TV Critique
Cupertino, made by CBS By Dennis Broe The smartest show of the fall TV season by far, if such a season still exists, is CBS’ Cupertino, a…
The far-right, culture and the working class: what is to be done?
Image by Scott Alsworth By Deirdre O’Neill The far right is winning the battle of ideas almost everywhere. How do we explain this contradiction? Why are the…
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Boomah – coming soon, hopefully! By Rita Di Santo The Best Actress award was presented to Egyptian actress Rakeen Saad for her compelling performance in... Continue reading
Filling the ladle. Commons image CCA-2.0 By Roger Cornish The poems come from my time working at Russell’s Iron Foundry between 1997 and 1999, following... Continue reading
On general release By Rita Di Santo Presented at the El Gouna Film Festival, Who Killed Alex Odeh is a powerful and poignant documentary by... Continue reading
Image: Creatives Unite By Gleb Tsipursky Imagine a community arts centre using artificial intelligence to draft its next funding application. The tool proposes a compelling... Continue reading
Misty Green By Rita Di Santo Rosalind Eleazar delivers a captivating performance as Misty Green, a complex character navigating the treacherous waters of Hollywood in... Continue reading
Commons image By Keith Flett CAMRA was 55 years old in March 2026. Can it still curb Big Beer, and if so how? 55 years... Continue reading
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