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Every frame is a choice. Reviews of international film and television that look closely at the craft, the language, the culture behind them and the messages they quietly carry — from auteur cinema to the popular. Because nothing on screen is there by accident.

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Hae Sul Said It Was a Tiger: What Na Hong-Jin’s “HOPE” Refuses to Show

Cinema & Culture

By Mahliqa Asmat · 18 October 2026 · 6 min read

Hae Sul Said It Was a Tiger: What Na Hong-Jin’s “HOPE” Refuses to Show

A mauled cow, a village that believes whatever Hae Sul says, and a monster no one will name. Na Hong-Jin’s Hope builds its terror on what it hides, then dares us to understand what we’ve been afraid of.

Giving Voice to the Diaspora: Urdu Language, Poetry & 'Rabab' on a Glasgow Rooftop

Cinema & Culture

By Mahliqa Asmat · 16 August 2025 · 3 min read

Giving Voice to the Diaspora: Urdu Language, Poetry & 'Rabab' on a Glasgow Rooftop

Nuqta Studio’s immersive exhibition weaves Urdu’s language, poetry and music into a single narrative, and gives the diaspora a place to belong.