Category Culture

Fabrice Du Welz began the century as a master of Belgian gothic, riding the wave of Euro-extreme cinema. Calvaire, or The Ordeal, from 2005, was a gruesome gripper. Since then, in a chequered career, he has more or less maintained…

Before she became a star via This Is Going to Hurt and One Day, Ambika Mod trained with improv company the Free Association. For three days on the fringe, she rejoins them, in one of two off-the-cuff shows they’re performing…

“I call everything a story, I don’t distinguish between genres,” writes Pedro Almodóvar in his introduction to The Last Dream – ostensibly the veteran Spanish film-maker’s first collection of short stories, though, sure enough, that description doesn’t quite cover it.…