The Desperate Calculus of Survival: Rami Kodeih’s ‘Furies’ Captures the Raw Nerve of Beirut’s Collapse
In the spring of 2022, the city of Beirut was a powder keg waiting for a spark. Three years into a catastrophic economic implosion that saw the Lebanese Lira lose nearly all of its value and the banking sector lock citizens out of their own life savings,…
The Desperate Pursuit of Motherhood: An In-Depth Look at Jan-Eric Mack’s ‘A Happy Family’
By Alex Billington | July 31, 2026 In the landscape of contemporary European cinema, few themes resonate with as much visceral, uncomfortable power as the intersection of maternal instinct and institutional bureaucracy. This summer, at the 2026 Karlovy…