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...
The best TV and streaming premieres: September 2024
It's that time in the month when we point out the unmissable shows coming up streaming platforms and TV networks, and the schedule is jam-packed this September. If you're looking for something brand...
“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...
Why unfinished shows are a self-fulfilling prophecy
My Lady Jane. Schmigadoon. American Born Chinese. Our Flag Means Death. Halo. Outer Range. Uncoupled. NCIS: Hawai’i. Primo. Not Dead Yet. Each and every one of these shows has been cancelled...
SEE: Something Special #4
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 /...
“Radical and daring”: Priest (1994) review
Priest, the 1994 film written by Jimmy McGovern and directed by Antonia Bird, meant a lot to me as a young adult trying to emerge from Roman Catholicism into a place where I could be ok with being...
International Dog Day: 8 movies for dog lovers
Every year, August 26 is celebrated as International Dog Day, and it is a very special occasion that brings together dog lovers from all over the world. Founded in 2004 by pet expert and animal...
“Eye-catching scenes, quirky characters, and unpredictable adventures”: The Boy and the Heron review
The Boy and the Heron is the story of a boy named Mahito who can’t accept his mother's death. One day, a mysterious heron tells him that his mother is alive and that if he wants to see her, he must...
“An exhilarating, visceral, gut-wrenching escape movie”: Alien: Romulus review
The sadomasochistic ordeal of watching any Alien film is the perverse fascination when a new filmmaker to the franchise springs their trap on the unsuspecting human victims. We want to be suitably...