Storge love is the sun Gianni Di Gregorio’s Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t (Come ti muovi, sbagli) orbits around: a celestial rhythm that does not cease for its 97-minute run. The film premiered at Venice, closing the festival’s Giornate Degli Autori section. Starring is Di Gregorio himself as the nameless professor, a…
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82nd Venice Film Festival: In Conversation with Anuparna Roy, Director of “Songs of Forgotten Trees”
At the 82nd Venice Film Festival, Anuparna Roy’s Songs of Forgotten Trees was a rare kind of debut, one that challanges the ways Indian cinema has historically positioned women: not as symbols or accessories to a male narrative, but as living, breathing individuals. Her film places women firmly at the centre and lets them be…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “Songs of Forgotten Trees” Review
In Indian cinema, women have long been denied the role of true protagonists. Too often, they are framed as satellites orbiting male narratives, often instrumentalised rather than fully realised characters. Screened in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival, Songs of Forgotten Trees, directed by Anuparna Roy, challenges that legacy by placing women at…
82nd Venice Film Festival: “Father” Review
Tereza Nvotová’s Father (Otec) had its world premiere in the Orizzonti section at this year’s Venice International Film Festival, and from its opening frame, we are in the hands of a filmmaker unwilling to compromise on emotional or cinematic truth. Known for her courageous portraits of trauma in Filthy and Nightsiren, Nvotová turns her attention…
ENHYPEN VR Concert: A Stunning Immersive Experience with AMAZE VR
AMAZE, established in 2015, produces VR concert films for global artists, including K-pop idols, with Megan The Stallion’s Enter the Hottieverse the first in 2022. You can access VR content from the comfort of your home with Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro (virtual reality headsets) using the AmazeVR app. Or more cost effectively do…
ENHYPEN in London: A Story-Driven, Thrilling Concert Fans Will Never Forget
ENHYPEN were formed in 2020 through BELIFT LAB‘s survival show I-Land, bringing together seven members with different backgrounds: Jake (Korean-Australian), Jay (Korean-American), Jungwon, Heeseung, Sunghoon and Sunoo (all Korean), and Ni-Ki (Japanese). To date they have released three studio albums: two Korean – Dimension: Dilemma (2021) and Romance: Untold (2025) and one Japanese – Sadame…
Inside Queenz Eye: New Members, New Music, New Beginnings – Exclusive Interview
Queenz Eye are not here to repeat the past; they’re here to change it. Forget the idea of a simple comeback; the girl group’s latest chapter is a reset, a relaunch, and a statement all at once. Since their debut in 2022 with Yummy Yummy, the group has quickly secured a space in K-pop with…
In Conversation with Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore, Directors of “LARGO”
With LARGO, the filmmakers, Salvatore Scarpa and Max Burgoyne-Moore, take a necessary approach to the refugee crisis, telling the story entirely through the eyes of a child. By centring the narrative on Musa, a young boy confronting trauma and displacement. The decision to adopt a child’s perspective was not only a creative choice but also…
K-Music Festival 2025: A Celebration of Korean Music in London
Now in its twelfth year, the K-Music Festival returns to London this autumn (1 October – 20 November 2025) with its most ambitious programme to date. Presented by the Korean Cultural Centre UK in partnership with Serious, producers of the EFG London Jazz Festival, the festival will once again transform some of London’s most iconic…
JUNHEE’s “SUPERNOVA” – A Leader’s Leap Into His Own Orbit – Single Review
When a group’s leader steps into the solo spotlight, there’s always an unspoken question: Will they remain tethered to the identity of their team, or will they break free into a sound entirely their own? For JUNHEE, the leader of K-pop group A.C.E, his debut single SUPERNOVA bursts forth with the force of a cosmic…
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