‘Artificial’ Is a Horror Film of Our Horrific Times
Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, uncovers the rot at the heart of the American dream with help from a diabolical Andrew Garfield.
Ana Yorke
Ana Yorke has been covering global cultural and entertainment events and trends for various publications since 2005. She keeps a strong focus on the semiotics behind the verbiage. When everything else fails, she resorts to satire.
Venice Film Festival Comes with a Hammer to Crack Open Political Discourse
More than any season in recent memory, the films shown at the Venice Film Festival and other fall-circuit festivals crack open heated, necessary political discourse worldwide.
Showbiz Drama ‘Primetime’ Peers into the Media’s Twisted Minds
Venice Film Festival’s steamiest premiere, Primetime, does a filthy dive into the twisted minds of American reality television’s apex predators.
Venice Film Festival 2026 Welcomes the Political in Filmmaking
Venice Film Festival 2026 embraced film’s political nature—though not without flinching—as we examine works by Paul Schrader, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, and an Oasis documentary.
Danny Boyle’s ‘Ink’ Gets Despicability Fabulously
Danny Boyle’s Ink shows how both sides of the sordid media war between Rupert Murdoch and Larry Lamb are despicable.
Sziget 2026 Infects Festivalgoers with Irrepressible Joy
A thousand performances by artists of every ilk, 50 stages, street theaters, drag performances, half-pipe shows, stencil workshops, communal dances, circus events, wrestling, karaoke and more life-affirming joy at Sziget 2026.
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Keep Reckoning with Death
Nearly 50 years into Nick Cave’s career, familiarity provides the last missing piece in the emotionally complex and mentally demanding puzzle that is a Bad Seeds show.
‘The Odyssey’ Rocks the Boat of History
Christopher Nolan’s “blank check” epic, The Odyssey, is a curiously bold, dark, and surprising take on the dangerous ways in which we create history.
Widow’s Bay Toys Gleefully with Our Worst Fears
Anchoring Widow’s Bay’s diverse horror themes in the characters’ personal anxieties transforms cinematic dread into something terribly relatable.
‘Rivals’ Is a Steamy Ode to a Better World
The winning satirical comedy Rivals is back to show us how much better life could be if we stuck together… and had more sex.
Gorillaz at 25 Are a Cultural Force for the Good
Assuming personal stability is necessary for collective betterment, it’s high time that Gorillaz share their newest, loving, bizarre journey with the rest of the world.
Deftones Are a Glorious Dichotomy of Extremes
Welcome to a Deftones show, a glorious dichotomy of extremes where tenderness is drawn from belligerence and fans come not just to purge but also to soar.