35 years later, Wes Craven's best movie is also one of his least well known, and it's well worth dusting off the VHS off in our current Trumpian nightmare. The People Under the Stairs is an urban...
“Writers are unfilmable.” I forgot who told me this years ago, but while there are exceptions to this rule, the rule is there for a reason. Writing, for example, is probably the most important...
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 /...
Attention, TV fans! May 2026 is here with a line-up of must-see shows that will dominate every platform. Netflix kicks off the month with diverse programming ranging from horror to sports drama. The...
As humans, we are movement. It’s hard not to tap your fingers when you hear a good beat or keep your feet still when the rhythm takes over. Even those who consider themselves uncoordinated — with...
Every Brilliant Thing is a simple play that speaks about something huge; it doesn't try to impress with elaborate sets or effects, and by doing this it manages to touch something real. It deals with...
International Mother Earth Day, celebrated every April 22, reminds us of the historical debt we owe to the planet. Established by the UN in 2009, this day confronts us with a world wounded by the...
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 /...
This month over at Five Books For I’ve been looking at classics in translation, and while there are plenty of options from around the world to explore, one that is closer to home - for me at least...
The Secret Agent is an elegiac, surreal, brutal yet hopeful, study of Brazil’s collective memory of life under the military dictatorship in the 1970s. The dreamlike fluidity of writer/director...
