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Hidden Histories, Alternate Timelines: An Interview With Safa

Ahead of the release of his debut album Ibtihalat, Adam Quarshie caught up with music producer, researcher and architect Mhamad Safa to discuss polyrhythms, machine learning and the forgotten histories of the Middle East and North Africa

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High Noon At 70: Polish Posters, Gary Cooper And The Collapse Of Communism

Following strike action in Gdańsk in 1980, workers formed the trade union Solidarność, and a campaign poster using High Noon from 1952 changed everything, finds Sean McGeady

Film

A Renaissance For Live Cinema: Performance At Splice & Sheffield Doc/Fest

VR and AR may take all the headlines, but the progressive field of live cinema and audiovisual art performance is just as vital and exciting

Film

Welcome To Hallyuwood: Bong Joon-Ho’s Shorts And The Korean New Wave

Before Parasite, Bong Joon-ho had certainly always been keeping busy. At this year's London Korean Film Festival, two of the director's short films are testament to the dramatic rise of the Hallyuwood film industry, finds James Balmont

Film

Crawl Of The Wild: Free Fire Reviewed

Mat Colegate reviews director Ben Wheatley's latest, the action comedy Free Fire

Film

Miss American Pie: Black Widow And Marvel’s Rotten Women

Marvel's recent female heroines offer a cultural turning point, but with Black Widow leading the charge, they still fail to reveal the rottenness of America's myth as force for good, finds Soma Ghosh

Film

Pure Motion: Girls Can’t Surf And Other Wave Stories

New documentary Girls Don't Surf offers an upbeat take on young women overturning the pay gap, but there's more to learn about the pain, beauty and solitude of surfing on screen, finds Soma Ghosh

Film

The Most Powerful Man In America: The Godfather At 50

The worlds of the Mafia and American politics are inseparable – and Francis Ford Coppola knew this when making The Godfather 50 years ago, with crime poisoning every echelon of society, finds Sam Moore

Film

Humans After All: Daft Punk Said Goodbye With The Film Baring Their Soul

Daft Punk announced their split with an eight-minute video taken from the end of their avant-garde film Electroma which offers the key to understanding their whole oeuvre, finds Ryan Ninesling

Film

Welcome To The ‘New Normal’: Kubrick And The Nuclear Farce

As part of our celebration of what would have been Stanley Kubrick's 88th birthday, Robert Bright takes another look at one of his best loved films, 1964's Dr Strangelove

Film

Baby’s On Fire: Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver Reviewed

It's the hot tip to sweep the top spots, but does Edgar Wright's crime caper have what it takes? Ben Rabinovich is on the case

Film

Casino Classics: Elaine Constantine And Lisa Stansfield Talk Northern Soul

Yousif Nur interviews director Elaine Constantine and actor Lisa Stansfield about their new film Northern Soul

Film

Moviedrone: The Best Film Scores Of 2020

While cinema releases have been upended across the industry, a wealth of film music has still impressed resident expert Charlie Brigden, who runs us through his top 10 of 2020

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Hidden Histories, Alternate Timelines: An Interview With Safa

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Most Popular

Burnt Ends: Slackk’s Favourite Albums

A Heartbeat That Resonates: Ghetto Priest’s Favourite Albums

Sonic DNA: Natasha Khan Of Bat For Lashes’ Favourite Albums

Strength In Strangeness: The Anchoress’ Favourite Albums

Community in the Ukrainian Underground, Part One: “Nyzhnoyurkivska”, 20 Ft Radio and The Module Project

Alan Wilder Of Recoil & Depeche Mode’s 13 Favourite LPs

Another Wardrobe In My Head: Karl Hyde’s Favourite Albums

Gold Dust Of Our Musical Worth: Ian Anderson’s Favourite Albums

Trace The Bloodline: Jerry Cantrell Of Alice In Chains’ Favourite Albums

Songs Are Syringes: Kristin Hersh On Her Favourite Tracks

Soul Searching: Lisa Stansfield’s Favourite Albums

Pin Ups: A David Bowie Baker’s Dozen Compilation

Never Gonna Give ‘Em Up: Rick Astley’s Favourite Albums

Previously Read

High Noon At 70: Polish Posters, Gary Cooper And The Collapse Of Communism

A Renaissance For Live Cinema: Performance At Splice & Sheffield Doc/Fest

Welcome To Hallyuwood: Bong Joon-Ho’s Shorts And The Korean New Wave

Crawl Of The Wild: Free Fire Reviewed

Miss American Pie: Black Widow And Marvel’s Rotten Women

Pure Motion: Girls Can’t Surf And Other Wave Stories

The Most Powerful Man In America: The Godfather At 50

Humans After All: Daft Punk Said Goodbye With The Film Baring Their Soul

Welcome To The ‘New Normal’: Kubrick And The Nuclear Farce

Baby’s On Fire: Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver Reviewed

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