Counter Arts

A complete and awesome display of talent in one place

Following the French Revolution, Paris became a city of artistic & intellectual freedom from the repression(s) of home.

Revisiting a film that was among the unexpected high points of 2024.

Hints and actions, Ying-Yang or OnYOn.

The new erotic thriller from Halina Reijn is daring and surprisingly deep

Fashion in Paris and how it affects their visual culture.

My once-in-a-lifetime pilgrimage to the Deira Gold Souq in Dubai

Or, a perfect movie date from 2024

Gen AA hasn’t even finished being born yet…so why christen Gen AB before they’re even conceived?

The duo that opened my eyes to the universe

AKA why I can’t give ‘Wicked’ a fair review.

The sunlit soundscapes bring a fresh social and artistic space for Generation Z

Andromache, Gaza, Odysseus, and Christopher Nolan’s new film

Exploring further the themes of Bird Horrors in Hanna Bergholm’s unusual, deliciously gory, coming-of-age creature feature

How ‘Flowers for Algernon’ taught me the cost of knowing too much

Involving beer, of course

Spiky and bittersweet, Anora is the sex worker dramedy with a difference — and it’s launched its star into the stratosphere.

The memories from our visit to my parents are all the more precious after the destruction of the wildfires.

The second last one will surprise you. Actually, all of them will.

And the art of precise vomit

The story behind selling the red sole

Robert Eggers-directed Gothic Film Modernizes Classic Horror in Haunting Fashion While Honoring Its Legacy

The latest film from lowkey auteur Jeff Nichols can’t seem to find its purpose

The ‘Without Warning & Only Sometimes’ writer’s passion for cinema continues to to influence her work and life