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Global Comment
- Posted on Wednesday June 24, 2026
When people hear about Rental Family (Disney Plus), the new film starring Brendan Fraser, it is easy to assume its premise belongs to the realm of far-fetched fiction. An actor who gets paid to play the role of a father, husband, friend, or family member for complete strangers sounds like an idea designed to grab […]
The post Can human connection be rented? This is the question at the heart of ‘Rental Family’ first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday June 23, 2026
Admittedly, despite having grown up with the chart-topping pop band Culture Club a ubiquitous presence on the airwaves of my youth, I’m not the target nostalgia audience for Alison Ellwood’s Boy George & Culture Club, a film whose subject is apparent to anyone familiar with such prefabricated 80s tunes as “Karma Chameleon” and “Miss Me […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday June 22, 2026
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don’t want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something different every week, but it will always be about […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday June 19, 2026
This month over at Five Books For, we’ve been talking about trilogies. One of the things I love about a trilogy is that they have depth, and extra time with your favourite characters, but they don’t involve the same level of commitment as a long series (especially helpful if you’re someone who likes to remember […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday June 18, 2026
With the ongoing battle for the soul of humanity versus the trillionaire far-right tech barons, it seems timely to revisit a largely forgotten film that was the first to seriously confront our online information addiction. Diary of the Dead, George A Romero’s reboot, reimagining, parallel narrative – call it what you will – to his […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Wednesday June 17, 2026
Javier Bardem is just too good at playing villains. I have loved his work in his softer roles – 2010’s Biutiful comes to mind – but the man can evoke so many layers of shimmering menace that his villainous roles are better retained in the public conscience. As Anton Chigurh in 2007’s No Country for […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday June 16, 2026
One of the most highly anticipated European television premieres of 2026 is the series adaptation of the popular Harry Hole books, officially titled Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole. The Netflix production has become one of the great successes of Nordic Noir — a Scandinavian crime genre characterised by dark atmospheres, realistic plots and tormented protagonists — […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday June 15, 2026
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday June 12, 2026
When everything around us falls apart, love allows us to see what is lost, what endures, and what changes. Love stories set against the backdrop of war, repression, or social collapse represent a crack in the midst of the damage, rather than an attempt at escapism. There, love does not come with a promise of […]
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday June 11, 2026
The year is flying by, and we are already halfway through 2026. For fans of Korean productions, these first six months have been a wild ride filled with brutal battles, nostalgic laughs, palace romance, and supernatural trials. With so many options flooding streaming platforms, we know it’s easy to get lost. That’s why we decided […]
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