Recommending Takashi Miike movies based on your favourite Charli XCX song
August 6, 2026
News that Charli XCX will star in and produce Japanese director Takashi Miike’s next film has surprised fans of both artists.
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Louie Keight
Unethical non-monogamy: 30 years of Crash
July 13, 2026
In 1996, the Cannes Film Festival opened to pouring rain.
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Akira predicted the AI singularity in 1988
April 30, 2026
It seems an interesting choice to re-release a cyberpunk film about societal breakdown, warring government factions, violent state control, large-scale urban destruction and a technological consciousness that…
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Are We Bored of Climate Apocalypse?: On Kaiju and Ecology
November 10, 2025
Recent polling suggests a drop in the number of UK adults who see climate change as an important issue; the phrase ‘climate fatigue’ has overtaken concerns about ‘climate anxiety’ in even the most liberal of circles.
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Youth, Persisting: In the Trilogy of Wang Bing
September 3, 2025
Documentarian Wang Bing does little with haste.
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A Spiritual Pornography: “Hardcore” at The Nickel Cinema
August 5, 2025
Scott), a devoutly Calvinist business owner from the Midwest, lives a life centred on work, family and God – until his teenage daughter Kristen (Ilah Davis) disappears from a church trip, turning up months later on…
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The End of the World as We Know it: Apocalypse Narratives as Salvation
July 31, 2025
A 20-something records herself with the phone’s front-facing camera tilted at a 45 degree angle.
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