Counter Arts

Acknowledging the pain of childhood trauma

We should try to arrive at a real explanation — as difficult as it may be

And I wish I could go back in time to before I bought the tickets

He’s often called a visionary, but even Pharrell’s biggest fans weren’t expecting his life story in LEGO. It’s a choice that turns out to…

Theo Anthony’s experimental documentary uses rat exploitation as a metaphor for the treatment of minorities in Baltimore

A contemporary exploration of self and place

This early Sean Baker film is a gem

With a carefully crafted style, Pascal Quignard gave the world a literary ode to music, to the love of solitude and how passion can be an…

Among these, the existential matter of suicide stands as one of the most perplexing. It interweaves philosophy, psychology, and ethical…

‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ Self-Imposed Time Capsules, and Hope

Appearing good is not the same as being good

Kierkegaard on Repetition and Meaning

I walked away with second-hand embarrassment and feeling slightly triggered by the insensitivity to mental health

A white background and a black square. What’s so special or complicated about it? At first glance, absolutely nothing

The Arts are for everyone, every season.

A metamodern poet?

‘This Is Us’ brings us along on a family journey through four generations of joys and sorrows

Recalling a nearly forgotten album

Marxist musings of a classical childhood favourite

Director Steve McQueen’s poignant war drama is a Dickensian masterpiece

Comparison of script and film reveals how Tim Burton’s fairy tale about a tortured artist evolved into an allegory for America’s dark heart

Part 2: Nothingness, and Being

How the story of a river in Nigeria tells the story of indigenous tribes around the world

Lessons From Seven Years of Writing, Film, and Musical Pursuits