WATCH: Something Special #7
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 /...
Category: Themes
Good Bye, Lenin! and the fall of horcruxes
The head of Vladimir Lenin's statue hanging from a helicopter marks a turning point in Good Bye, Lenin! The 2002 film by Wolfgang Becker and starring Daniel Brühl recounts the aftermath of the fall...
Believing you deserve to be safe: when true crime gets it right
True crime series like Netflix’s Worst Roommate Ever and Worst Ex Ever seem exploitative on the surface. I mean, just look at the titles! Obviously, they’re meant to appeal to the lowest common...
7 British comedy podcasts to listen to when you need a giggle
I've nearly always got a podcast playing in the background, and a subscription list huge enough to be able pick different podcasts for different moods. Most people do not listen to podcasts that...
PLACE: Something Special #6
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 /...
Wake up to flavor: Latin American breakfasts that will turn you into a morning person
Most of us have a breakfast routine and we usually stick to it for the rest of our lives. After all, we grew up with the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Traveling through...
“Dread clings to every frame”: Longlegs review
Some films tread gingerly around the edges of horror, harassing the audience with hints of dread before retreating to the safety of the familiar. Longlegs, however, is not one of those films....
TASTE: Something Special #5
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 /...
Global Comment’s Book Club: August 2024
This month, my mind has been in Venezuela where the Maduro regime arrested hundreds of people after the elections, banned tools such as WhatsApp and used threats and violence to maintain power after...
“A childhood nightmare come to life”: Longlegs review
If you’re a horror fan like me — with normal friends and family, who won’t jump at the chance to see a tale of terror with you on the big screen — I have some good news. Longlegs is now...