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Global Comment
- Posted on Friday May 09, 2025
The big screen has always been a great medium for depicting mothers in all their beauty and intensity. To be fair, Hollywood has never been shy about praising mothers, and some of the most iconic films focus on motherhood and its many complexities and tribulations. Now that Mother’s Day is just around the corner, it’s […]
The post Mother’s Day 2025: 7 movies that portray motherhood – realistically! first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday May 08, 2025
Jane Remover’s third studio album Revengeseekerz was released by DeadAir Records on April 4 2025. I was struck by the album’s title and literally inflammatory artwork. When I looked at the track listing and saw the sole guest feature was from underground hip-hop legend, Danny Brown, I had to give the album a listen. And […]
The post Jane Remover is raging on their new album. But who are they raging against? Revengerseekerz review first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Wednesday May 07, 2025
“But this is for the Emperor. It must be done.” As far as WWII horrors go, we don’t hear often enough about what Imperial Japan inflicted on Australian POWs. Richard Flanagan’s novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, brought this tragedy to life for a new generation a little over a decade ago – […]
The post “Weighed down by its own sense of importance”: The Narrow Road to the Deep North review first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday May 06, 2025
As journalists, when we review a film, a book, food, or anything else, we have to write the review for the reader, removing any thoughts we have about the feelings of those who created it. Our responsibility is always, above all, to give the reader our authentic perspective, not to please or placate creators. Otherwise […]
The post Ethics, compassion, and the eternal temptation of the devastating zinger: Where Dragons Live review (of sorts) first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday May 05, 2025
Sometimes, when we have some thinky work to do, we open the laptop and we do it. Just like that. The work needs to be done, so we do it. Other times, we remember those days as if they happened to another person because, try as we might, we just can’t get our brains to […]
The post 5 playlists for when you need to work and your brain isn’t co-operating first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Thursday May 01, 2025
With Warfare their companion piece to last year’s best film Civil War, directors Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza have delivered something far more brutal and necessary than another war movie — they have crafted a cinematic trial by fire, a relentless excavation of the human spirit under siege. This is not a story of battles […]
The post “A cinematic trial by fire, a relentless excavation of the human spirit under siege”: Warfare review first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Wednesday April 30, 2025
Wondering when your favorite series are coming back and what new series you can look forward to? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. It’s that time in the month when we tell you what shows you can’t miss on streaming platforms and TV networks, to let you know about the most outstanding upcoming series. One […]
The post The best TV and streaming premieres: May 2025 first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Tuesday April 29, 2025
Dance is one of the earliest and oldest known forms of entertainment and is a wonderful community activity. Best of all, everyone can enjoy it, regardless of their rhythm or natural aptitude. Since 1982, Unesco has commemorated April 29 as International Dance Day, in response to an initiative of the International Dance Committee, an affiliate […]
The post From Singin’ In The Rain to La La Land: 8 films to celebrate International Dance Day first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Monday April 28, 2025
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 […]
The post LISTEN: Something Special #38 – If I Were A Fish by corook first appeared on Global Comment.
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Continue Reading » - Posted on Friday April 25, 2025
Tom Lehrer has such a distinctive satirical voice, yet many who would almost certainly love his work have never heard of him. Those of us who have, however, often get hooked and, like me, become an absolute Lehrer evangelist. So don’t be put off by the period in which he was writing and performing his […]
The post Why I’ll never stop being a Tom Lehrer evangelist: about the legendary satirist you’ve possibly never heard of first appeared on Global Comment.
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