Critics have heralded Carlos Reygadas as the “third wave of Mexican cinema in one person,” positioning him as a successor to Buñuel and Jodorowsky. Initially destined for diplomacy after studying at an English college and working at the European Commission,…

The Atlantic landscape, with its sandy dunes, fishing boats, white cliffs, and wind-combed heather—a scene both picturesque and harsh. “On picturesqueness and harshness” aptly describes Bruno Dumont’s “Slack Bay,” where two facets of the human soul suffer equally: the aristocratic…

Transporting the viewer to the legendary premises of the Cinecittà studio near Rome, “Finally Dawn” nostalgically harks back to the 1950s. The narrative unfolds with a classic setup of a Cinderella-like transformation in a fairy-tale world: accompanying her sister to…

At the “Ricochets” exhibition at the Barbican Centre, the rational questions of “why” and “what for,” often tethered to contemporary art practices, are jauntily supplanted by the phenomenon of play—an eternally youthful and invariably captivating pursuit. Through his global journeys,…

For over half a century, the cultural and social landscape of the East End has served as a muse for the veteran artist duo Gilbert & George. To label them merely a duo, however, would be to underestimate their union:…

On a dark and sultry Italian night, an American tourist Nancy (Sydne Rome), hitchhiking,narrowly escapes a sexual assault and stumbles upon an unruly private villa. What follows is reminiscent of a Lewis Carroll scenario, yet the Mad Hatter is reimagined…

Nestled in Marylebone stands one of London’s most remarkable edifices, both historically and architecturally—Rudolf Steiner House. Constructed in the expressionist style, it has served as the center of the Anthroposophical Society in Britain for nearly a century. Within its walls,…

Maria Semushkina, an event producer and the dynamic force behind the Usadba Jazz festival, began hosting home concerts in 2016 within the confines of her Moscow apartment. As these gatherings outgrew the domestic setting, they migrated to lofts, art spaces,…