Published inCounter ArtsReview: ‘A Flat Place’ by Noreen Masud — Who is Worthy of the Epithet ‘Human’?Masud’s terrestrial memoir excavates the land beneath us to reveal the spatial politics within — eerily chiming with the neocolonial…3d ago23d ago2
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Blue Sisters’ by Coco Mellors: A High-Voltage Whirlwind of Loss, Addiction and RecoveryMellors’ second novel zips between the chaotic lives of three sisters come together to mourn in this symphonic dynamo of a bookMay 31May 31
Published inCounter ArtsReview: ‘Perfect Days’ — A Celebration of Object and SpaceWim Wender’s love letter to living presently is a moving celebration of the things and places that truly bind us — but is let down by its…May 411May 411
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Intermezzo’: Age-Gap Romance Suffers Under the Weight of its PathosRooney’s fourth novel is an insightful but strained, incessant exploration of millennial and gen Z relationshipsMar 1615Mar 1615
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Conclave’: Note-Perfect Papacy Thriller is This Year’s Best Picture‘The Name of The Rose’ Meets ‘Succession’ in this taut papal showdown, which effortlessly captures the farcical tragedy of our crumbling…Feb 24Feb 24
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Butter’ by Asako Yuzuki: You Are What You EatFood, gender and power are the full-fat ingredients in Asako Yuzuki’s frank recipe for navigating for female bodily liberationJan 245Jan 245
Published inCounter ArtsAs The World Lurches Right, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Resonates More Than EverFor generations robbed of a stable and equal future, “Buffy” feels written for our hellish times — complicated, however, by the show’s…Jan 236Jan 236
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Small Things Like These’: A Quiet Tale About Life’s Raw FragilityThis moving, often chilling adaptation of Claire Keegan’s novella sees Cillian Murphy captivate as a father haunted by Christmas ghostsJan 139Jan 139
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘Nosferatu’: Horny gothic romp is a visual powerhouse, saddled with a chaotic and…Lily-Rose Depp carries this gorgeous retelling W. F. Murnau’s silent original, but alone cannot compensate for a confused, unimaginative…Jan 59Jan 59
Published inCounter ArtsReview — ‘The Room Next Door’: In a Dying World, Almodóvar Celebrates Colour and LifePedro Almodóvar’s first foray into English-speaking cinema challenges us to look at life and death in a new, technicolour lightNov 8, 202416Nov 8, 202416
