Who Is Still Alive review: Gaza’s unfathomable loss told one story at a time
Every story from Gaza is a record of what no human being should experience in a just world. We can conceptualise war, bombing and mass killing in the abstract. We are inundated with images of all three. But focus on the experience of any one person and comprehension begins to fail. Who Is Still Alive, […]
Silo season three, episode six recap: Juliette makes a risky deal with The Algorithm
Warning: this article contains spoilers After last week’s revelations, Silo slows the pace slightly in episode six, but only to position its pieces for what promises to be an explosive second half of the season. Rather than delivering another series-altering twist, the latest chapter focuses on power and control. Across both timelines, characters find themselves […]
Ted Lasso season four, episode one review: Does TV’s nicest comedy still work?
When Ted Lasso had its premiere during the Covid-19 lockdown in 2020, it felt like exactly the kind of show we needed at the time: one that offered a generous dose of optimism, kindness and joy. Seasons two and three followed in 2021 and 2023. Now, after a three-year hiatus, following what was believed to […]
First insight into building of Disneyland Abu Dhabi to come in new documentary
What goes into making a Disney theme park? That’s the question explored in Disney Worldbuilders, a feature-length documentary that will be released on Disney+ on August 20. For audiences in the UAE, it will also offer a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Disneyland Abu Dhabi, as Disney continues work on its seventh theme park resort and first […]
How Christopher Nolan and Breaking Bad producer helped to save Kodak film
Long before The Odyssey hit cinemas, director Christopher Nolan and other filmmakers were trying to make sure motion picture film would not become extinct. Nolan’s name shows up among hundreds of thousands of Sony documents leaked in 2014 and published by WikiLeaks, some of which concentrate on preserving the way films are captured. “Chris Nolan […]
Lockerbie explained: The true story behind Netflix’s The Bombing of Pan Am 103
Nearly four decades after Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people, one of the world’s deadliest terrorist attacks is once again in the spotlight. Interest in the tragedy has been reignited by The Bombing of Pan Am 103, the six-part BBC drama that first aired in the UK […]
‘Don’t walk through the farms at night’: Folk tales behind Emirati horror series Kaa’inaat
Long before Abdullah Bin Haider encountered supernatural creatures on the set of Kaa’inaat, they inhabited the farms and mountain landscapes surrounding his childhood home in Khor Fakkan. The veteran Emirati actor was raised on folk tales about ghosts and spirits lurking around the coastal community, some malevolent and others regarded as long-standing otherworldly residents. “A […]