Compatriots, captors, and culture clashes feature in this war film, directed by Nagisa Oshima.
Read moreThe Spirit of the Beehive
A young girl daydreams against a backdrop of the Spanish Civil War in this film, directed by Victor Erice.
Read moreFor a Few Dollars More
A bounty hunter chases an infamous criminal in this scorching western, directed by Sergio Leone.
Read moreMona Lisa Descending
We take a Claymation trip through art history in this animated short film by Joan C. Gratz.
Read moreBrothers
Two boys set out on an adventure to find the Tree of Life in this emotive video game.
Read moreInterview: Yumi Zouma
'So much art represents only a small portion of society.’ We talk to synth pop group Yumi Zouma.
Read moreFruit of Paradise
A modern-day Adam and Eve encounter temptation in this avant-garde film by Věra Chytilová.
Read moreIf on a winter's night
Stories are cut short and readers are dragged into the action in this beguiling novel by Italo Calvino.
Read moreInterview: Nadifa Mohamed
'Art can be full or devoid of meaning.' We talk to Nadifa Mohamed, author of Black Mamba Boy.
Read moreSecession
Mythical beasts and aerial dystopias feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Secession'.
Read moreDivorce Iranian Style
Women face Iran's court system in this documentary by Kim Longinotto and Ziba Mir-Hosseini.
Read moreWaking Life
A young man ponders life's big questions in this woozy film about lucid dreaming by Richard Linklater.
Read moreMaus
The horrors of the Holocaust become a cat-and-mouse metaphor in this graphic novel by Art Spiegelman.
Read moreNeedlecraft
A tentacled tea stain and scorching sand feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Needlecraft'.
Read moreMexico
Murals, miscommunication, and plutocrats feature in this selection of four Mexican artworks.
Read moreCryptology
Cyber security and garbled glyphs feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Cryptology'.
Read moreSunbather
Deafheaven bludgeon us with a wall of percussion, screams, and guitar on this cacophonous blackgaze album.
Read moreArgentina
Womb magic, explosives experts, and train travel feature in this selection of four Argentinian artworks.
Read moreRussian
Bouncy balls, soil, and matryoshka dolls feature in this trio of artworks related to the word 'Russian'.
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