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Edition #41
Handpicked Content
Film Highlight Hamnet
Chloé Zhao waves her wand and effortlessly conjures up an emotionally charged dreamscape that is both haunting yet beautifully depicted. Jessie Buckley, the world is your oyster.
"William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece 'Hamlet'."
Aah! The inimitable and hugely underrated Riz Ahmed is having quite the year! From a gritty modern retelling of 'Hamlet' to starring in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's 'Digger, Ahmed is juggling many hats. And this time, he's auditioning for the role of a lifetime.
"London-based actor Shah Latif suffers from an existential crisis and his life spirals out of control after auditioning for the role of a lifetime."
Book Highlight God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert
Oh my my. Where to begin?! I've been struggling to finish the original Dune saga - well, it does get a bit weird after Book 3 - and all it took was for Denis Villeneuve to drop one of the best trailers (Dune: Part Three) in modern history. Having said that, God Emperor has turned out to be one of my all time favourites - a sprawling space opera with wisdom & love at its core.
Alternative indie pop with multi-layered soundscapes. A wonderful new find!.
"Close chemistry drives the interplay of In Color. The Nashville band—Holden Clontz, Matthew Hastings, Val Hoyt, and Miles Laderman—lean on a silent bond sealed by years of friendship and a collective passion for pushing boundaries."
RESHARE:Probably one of the most important and revelatory documentaries of our times, 'The Bibi Files' is an explosive exposè of lies, deceit and corruption that has plagued Netanyahu's political career and the extents to which he will go to stop it from being revealed.
"The filmmaker explores the allegations of corruption against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu using leaked police interrogation footage."
