Project Hail Mary—a hopeful (but somewhat wishful) adventure
The overall result is a charming but cartoonish pastiche that, while broadly appealing, falls short of its ambition to be a truly insightful film
Lee Parsons•
The 76th Berlin International Film Festival–Part 8
Scenario (Szenario): A documentary normalises German militarism
The director says she had “real images of war in her mind” while filming and wonders about “what context I see them”—but “context” is precisely what is missing from her film.
Max Linhof•
Germany’s ultra-right culture minister Weimer continues his rampage against freedom of art and expression
Politically, Weimer’s views unquestionably overlap with those of the far-right Alternative for Germany, AfD.
Sybille Fuchs•
US, Israel wreak further damage on Iran’s cultural heritage
The willful destruction of UNESCO World Heritage sites is a repudiation not only of international law but also of human civilization itself.
Erik Schreiber•
Marc Wells•
Bernd Reinhardt, Verena Nees•
Nicoletta Montaner•
Fred Mazelis•
ICE agents appear in The Pitt episode “5:00 P.M.”—“What can we do?”
It is another indication of the broad-based opposition to the Trump administration and its drive toward dictatorship, including its vicious anti-immigrant witch-hunt.
Isabel Roy•
Say Nothing: Everything essential about the Northern Ireland conflict left unsaid
A serious artistic appraisal of the Troubles, and serious attempts to understand their effect at a personal level, would have to begin from a historical and political understanding both of British imperialism and the limitations of bourgeois nationalism.
Paul Bond•
The Pitt Season 2 and the challenges facing a serious television drama
The second season of The Pitt is being aired in the midst of historical events that have thrust healthcare workers into the spotlight in an unprecedented manner.
Isabel Roy•
Squid Game 3: Ending not with a bang, but a bleak (and lucrative) whimper
With its explosive entry into social consciousness looking ever smaller in the rearview mirror, Squid Game’s third season sets out to close its story saga while seeding potential for a financially lucrative successor.
Luke Galvin•
David Walsh•
Marc Wells•
Jean Shaoul•
Eduardo Parati, Guilherme Ferreira•
David Walsh•
Project Hail Mary—a hopeful (but somewhat wishful) adventure
The overall result is a charming but cartoonish pastiche that, while broadly appealing, falls short of its ambition to be a truly insightful film
Lee Parsons•
The 76th Berlin International Film Festival–Part 8
Scenario (Szenario): A documentary normalises German militarism
The director says she had “real images of war in her mind” while filming and wonders about “what context I see them”—but “context” is precisely what is missing from her film.
Max Linhof•
The 76th Berlin International Film Festival—Part 7
Berlinale Retrospective: A look back at the fall of the Berlin Wall—“Lost in the 90s”
The burning problems of the present day, genocidal wars, dictatorship and increasing social decline, bring to mind the claims made in the period immediately following the end of the Cold War.
Bernd Reinhardt, Verena Nees•
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights: Is this all that we can expect?
The force, the genius, of Emily Brontë’s novel is totally absent, wholly unexplored in this adaptation.
Paul Bond•
Max Linhof, Verena Nees•
Max Linhof, Verena Nees•
Joanne Laurier•
Eduardo Parati, Tomas Castanheira•
Stefan Steinberg•
Latest expression of crisis of culture in 21st century capitalism
Dismissal of Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andris Nelsons provokes uproar
The capitalist crisis and the “donor class” are leading the BSO, the Metropolitan Opera, and other leading cultural institutions into the abyss.
Fred Mazelis•
Gino Paoli, leading voice of postwar Italian popular music, dies at 91
Paoli’s work helped define the “cantautore” tradition and expressed Italy’s complex cultural transformation amid postwar reconstruction and social change.
Marc Wells•
Blues singer John Hammond dead at 83
While widely known and respected among musicians, Hammond purposefully avoided the trappings of celebrity bestowed upon “big name” artists.
James Brewer•
Brit awards and Baftas: Criticising genocide and the rise of the far-right and being censored for it
Viewers complained at the censorship on social media, with one commenting, “I’ve never known the Brits bleep out so much stuff.”
Paul Bond•
Kevin Reed•
Matthew Brennan•
Nick Barrickman•
Kevin Reed•
Barry Grey•
Book review: American Midnight: The Great War, a violent peace, and democracy's forgotten crisis
Adam Hochschild’s vivid, engaging account of the political subordination of the society to the needs of a ruling class waging an imperialist war deserves a wide readership.
Nicoletta Montaner•
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights: Is this all that we can expect?
The force, the genius, of Emily Brontë’s novel is totally absent, wholly unexplored in this adaptation.
Paul Bond•
Video: Strong interest in “Where Is America Going? Fascism or Socialism” at the Leipzig Book Fair
The presentation of 'Where Is America Going? Fascism or Socialism', featuring David North at the Leipzig Book Fair, met with strong interest and underscored the growing interest in a socialist perspective against fascism and war.
David North, Johannes Stern•
Say Nothing: Everything essential about the Northern Ireland conflict left unsaid
A serious artistic appraisal of the Troubles, and serious attempts to understand their effect at a personal level, would have to begin from a historical and political understanding both of British imperialism and the limitations of bourgeois nationalism.
Paul Bond•
Owen Howell•
Stefan Steinberg, Clara Weiss•
James McDonald•
Eric London •
David Walsh, Sandy English•
Film director Prasanna Vithanage discusses Paradise with the WSWS
The mass anti-government agitation in Sri Lanka “was the result of real class differences in our society, the divisions between the haves and the have nots” – Prasanna Vithanage
Richard Phillips•
Interview with Hany Abu-Assad, Palestinian filmmaker (Paradise Now, Omar): “Gaza is the Bastille of our day … a lot is going to change”
One of his most accomplished works is Omar, a 2013 film about a young Palestinian baker (Adam Bakri) who becomes involved in complex political and moral matters.
David Walsh•
Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage denounces Israeli genocide in Gaza
“I strongly denounce state-sponsored witch-hunt and prosecution against artists and activists who have come forward against Israel’s genocide.”
Wasantha Rupasinghe•
Roger Stahl discusses Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and CIA Took Hollywood with WSWS
Department of Defense interventions into American entertainment media is to “get people acclimated to the presence of military personnel, military bases, military operations, and weapons… normalizing the presence of the military in almost every aspect of life.”
Richard Phillips•
David Walsh•
David Walsh•
Vimukthi Vidarshana and Shree Haran•
Richard Phillips•
David Walsh•
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