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Arundhati Roy is right, not Wim Wenders – here are eight films that changed politics | film

Arundhati Roy is right, not Wim Wenders – here are eight films that changed politics | film

✨ Check out this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Film,Wim Wenders,Berlin film festival,Culture,Festivals,A Fantastic Woman,Female genital mutilation (FGM),Homelessness,Post Office Horizon scandal,Arundhati Roy,Books,Health,Housing,Post Office,Communities,Poverty,Society,UK news,Social exclusion,Business βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: SShould film festivals be more than just screenings and a red carpet? Should it make us think about the role that cinema plays in the world? Novelist Arundhati Roy certainly thinks so. She withdrew from appearing at the Berlinale in protest against jury president Wim Wenders' claim that films should "stay apolitical". She said Wenders' position was "unreasonable" and that he "must be heard". [him] To…
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Bad Bunny had his first top 10 single in the UK thanks to a Super Bowl boost Bad bunny

Bad Bunny had his first top 10 single in the UK thanks to a Super Bowl boost Bad bunny

πŸš€ Explore this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Bad Bunny,UK charts,Pop and rock,Music,Culture,UK news πŸ“Œ **What You’ll Learn**: Despite being one of the most listened to musicians in the world, Bad Bunny has never had a Top 10 single in the UK – until now.The Puerto Rican musician attracted a slew of curious new fans β€” and previously thrilled fans β€” after last week's Super Bowl, performing a halftime show that many described as one of the greatest performances in NFL history.His album DebΓ­ Tirar MΓ‘s Fotos - which won Album of the Year at…
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Review All Digs Bill Evans – Delve into the turbulent world of the great jazz man | film

Review All Digs Bill Evans – Delve into the turbulent world of the great jazz man | film

πŸš€ Read this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Film,Drama films,Biopics,Bill Evans,Jazz,Period and historical films,Berlin film festival,Culture,Festivals,Music βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: TElusive, ruminative and highly entertaining, his film presents its successive scenes like a series of unresolved strings carrying the listener on a destinationless journey – and is, incidentally, one of those rare films with a great supporting role that neither undermines nor overrides the rest. It's a movie about music. In particular, what is left when a musician can no longer play and is left to contemplate the terrible sacrifices that are made, without conscious…
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β€œHis favorite book was by Jordan Peterson, which was a huge hit”: How Books Perform on Dating Apps | books

β€œHis favorite book was by Jordan Peterson, which was a huge hit”: How Books Perform on Dating Apps | books

πŸ”₯ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Books,Ben Lerner,Sheila Heti,Annie Ernaux,Jordan Peterson,Culture βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: 'HeyOne of my detailed prompts is: "What's the best book you've read this year?" β€œI swipe left on anyone who says a book I don't like,” says 29-year-old Ayo*. β€œSomeone once responded with a book by Jordan Peterson, which was a huge shock.”It's a straightforward take on romance, but IU is far from alone. Books have long served as a cultural shorthand for personalityβ€”cues of taste and worldviewβ€”but dating apps have accelerated and intensified that process. In…
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Prayer for Death Review – The Pandemic West Feels Like a Short Stretch Over a Long Time | Berlin Film Festival 2026

Prayer for Death Review – The Pandemic West Feels Like a Short Stretch Over a Long Time | Berlin Film Festival 2026

✨ Read this insightful post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Berlin film festival 2026,Film,Westerns,Period and historical films,John C Reilly,Johnny Flynn,Film adaptations,Books,Culture,Music,Berlin film festival,Festivals πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: THere's some highly orchestrated image-making and mood-making in this technically accomplished but unsatisfying drama from first-time Norway resident Dara van Dusen. It's a bleak tale of the American Old West, adapted by Dawson from Stuart O'Nan's novel, and somehow feels like a short film shot at length. His visual gestures and set pieces, while striking and often shocking, felt to me disconnected from any emotional truth – a truth perhaps…
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Sunny Dancer Review – ‘Chemo Camp’ Gives Teen Drama a New Twist | film

Sunny Dancer Review – ‘Chemo Camp’ Gives Teen Drama a New Twist | film

πŸ’₯ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Film,Berlin film festival,Culture,Festivals,Bella Ramsey,Cancer,Drama films,Young people πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: forElla Ramsey leads the cast of this beloved coming-of-age film from 25-year-old actor-turned-director George Jack, about a summer camp for teens with cancer. Although it can sometimes be a bit cheery in its positivity, and unrealistic about the life-changing experiences that can be had at a camp like this or any other, it is kind-hearted, well-acted, and topped off with entertaining star appearances - and for those who think they can spot the "tragic, sacrificial" character in…
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Review of No Good Men – A smart and urgent Afghan romance | Berlin Film Festival 2026

Review of No Good Men – A smart and urgent Afghan romance | Berlin Film Festival 2026

πŸ”₯ Explore this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Berlin film festival 2026,Berlin film festival,Festivals,Culture,Film,Romance films,Drama films,Afghanistan πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: TAfghan director Shahrbano Sadat is a warm, approachable presence as writer, director, and star of No Good Men β€” the story of the women of Afghanistan in 2021 as they are on the verge of surrendering to the Taliban as American forces withdraw. It's an urgent tale, which incidentally ends with a rousing finale reminiscent of Casablanca β€” though the central shift in the heart of the male hero, which the title gamely refutes, is…
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Crime 101 for the Little Prophets: Week of Enthusiastic Reviews | culture

Crime 101 for the Little Prophets: Week of Enthusiastic Reviews | culture

πŸ”₯ Discover this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Culture,Television,Film,Books,Music πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: televisionIf you only watch one, do it...Minor ProphetsBBC iPlayerLauren Battle as Casey and Pierce Quigley as Michael in Little Prophets. Image: BBC/Treasure Trove/Blue House ProductionsSummarize in a sentence Mackenzie Crook follows up Detectorists with a brilliant slice of gentle, supernatural-themed comedy about a man's attempts to find out what happened to his girlfriend who disappeared seven years ago.What our reviewer said "Little Prophets is pure, unadulterated fun." Jack SealeRead the full reviewFurther reading β€œWatching The Office Lately, My Heart Just Sank” -…
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From Wuthering Heights to Mario Tennis Fever: Your complete entertainment guide for next week | culture

From Wuthering Heights to Mario Tennis Fever: Your complete entertainment guide for next week | culture

✨ Read this trending post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: Culture,Music,Stage,Dance,Theatre,Film,Television,Television & radio,Art,Art and design,Games βœ… **What You’ll Learn**: Checkout: cinemaWuthering HeightsOut nowIn the Cunning and Windswept Moors, writer-director Emerald Fennell has constructed a new interpretation of Emily BrontΓ«'s classic. Margot Robbie stars as Cathy, while Jacob Elordi plays Heathcliff, and as you might expect from the film director behind Saltburn, the passionate duo are prepared to leave no high unturned.It's never over, Jeff BuckleyOut nowVery few musicians have had the impact that Jeff Buckley has had over such a short period of time. This documentary from…
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Labubus to the burkini: V&A unveils updated design exhibitions for the 21st century | Victoria and Albert

Labubus to the burkini: V&A unveils updated design exhibitions for the 21st century | Victoria and Albert

πŸ”₯ Check out this must-read post from Culture | The Guardian πŸ“– πŸ“‚ **Category**: V&A,Art and design,Culture,Exhibitions,Design,Heritage,Museums,London,UK news πŸ’‘ **What You’ll Learn**: What do the first-ever baby monitor, Nigeria's 2018 World Cup paraphernalia, a streaming device from the 1980s, the smashed parts of Edward Snowden's computer, a "Please Give Me a Seat" badge and a Labobo device have in common? They are all included in the V&A's Design 1990-Now galleries, which will reopen to the public this week.The galleries, which extend across two rooms on the upper floors of the museum, house a collection of antique books. The presentations cover…
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