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“The warnings of the show feel more relevant than ever”: Hadestown review

Why start a journey if you know you’re going to fail? Why struggle against insurmountable odds when you’re doomed to lose? The answer is simpler than you think: Because maybe - just maybe - it will turn out differently this time. That’s the...

SEE: Something Special #66 – Rachel Hudson

Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something...

How Christmas became a movie genre: Late to the Movies

Since it's December, I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at how Christmas films became an established genre, starting with the very earliest Christmas film and seeing how things evolved through to Hollywood's Golden Age. I always think...

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