Global Comment https://globalcomment.com Worldwide voices on arts and culture Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:28:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://globalcomment.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Global Comment https://globalcomment.com 32 32 107424568 READ: Something Special #92 – Free food and compassion https://globalcomment.com/read-something-special-92-free-food-and-compassion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=read-something-special-92-free-food-and-compassion Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:28:35 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118507 Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don’t want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something different every week, but it will always be about […]

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]]> 118507 Technicolor spectacle: expanding what cinema could express – Late to the Movies https://globalcomment.com/technicolor-spectacle-expanding-what-cinema-could-express-late-to-the-movies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=technicolor-spectacle-expanding-what-cinema-could-express-late-to-the-movies Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:39:01 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118503 After immersing myself in the quiet austerity of Italian Neorealism last month, returning to full Technicolor felt almost indecent. Last month’s films were rooted in the grimmer end of reality – stories shaped by scarcity, location shooting, and a commitment to showing life as it was, not as it might be imagined. They were deliberately […]

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]]> 118503 “A netherworld of empty spaces”: Backrooms review https://globalcomment.com/a-netherworld-of-empty-spaces-backrooms-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-netherworld-of-empty-spaces-backrooms-review Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:17:43 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118497 Intriguingly Backrooms, directed by 20-year-old Kane Parsons adapting his original liminal space web series into his debut feature for A24, shares the DNA with the unlikeliest of sources. The endless corridors, infernal and mundane stretch and weave through our cinematic subconscious, The Shining, Brazil, Twin Peaks, Being John Malcovich, Us, Severance, the recent Exit 8 […]

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]]> 118497 Widow’s Bay “seamlessly integrates folk horror with the horror of social awkwardness” https://globalcomment.com/widows-bay-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=widows-bay-review Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:59:15 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118492 As previously mentioned, I think Matthew Rhys is terrific when he’s playing evil people – but then again, everyone thinks that Matthew Rhys is terrific when he’s playing evil people. But a chance to play a hero? A kind-hearted and bumbling sort of hero? It’s a change of pace for Rhys for sure, and it’s […]

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]]> 118492 From Toy Story 5 to Masters of the Universe: 5 new adventure movies for June 2026 https://globalcomment.com/from-toy-story-5-to-masters-of-the-universe-5-new-adventure-movies-for-june-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-toy-story-5-to-masters-of-the-universe-5-new-adventure-movies-for-june-2026 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:12:15 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118481 The summer movie lineup is on fire with a wave of new releases where action, science fiction, and animation come together in a shared spirit of adventure. June promises to keep us on the edge of our seats with stories designed to challenge the imagination. Epic adventure returns to the big screen with Masters of […]

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]]> 118481 SEE: Something Special #91 – Georgia O’Keeffe https://globalcomment.com/see-something-special-91-georgia-okeeffe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=see-something-special-91-georgia-okeeffe Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:25:08 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118478 Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don’t want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read / see / taste / place. It will be something different every week, but it will always be about […]

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]]> 118478 Books about LGBTQ+ lives: Global Comment’s Book Club, May 2026 https://globalcomment.com/books-about-lgbtq-peoples-lives-global-comments-book-club-may-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=books-about-lgbtq-peoples-lives-global-comments-book-club-may-2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 20:27:11 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118468 Far from being merely ornamental, literature has long served as a space of resistance — of uncomfortable questions and identities that refuse to fit into prescribed molds. This month’s reading selection traces a path between protest and visibility, between memory and celebration. While some months invite introspection, May and June call for a more direct […]

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]]> 118468 The best TV and streaming premieres: June 2026 https://globalcomment.com/the-best-tv-and-streaming-premieres-june-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-tv-and-streaming-premieres-june-2026 Fri, 29 May 2026 19:07:34 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118457 No one can deny that the selection of TV shows on broadcast networks and streaming platforms is simply overwhelming — and, fortunately, the quality is exceptional these days. That’s why, to help you plan your binge-watching session, we’ve compiled a list of the best series premiering or returning in June 2026. This month is packed […]

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]]> 118457 5 podcast episodes to learn more about the natural world https://globalcomment.com/5-podcasts-to-learn-about-nature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-podcasts-to-learn-about-nature Wed, 27 May 2026 18:09:35 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118451 In the northern hemisphere, spring is truly sprung, and there’s something really delightful about seeing the changes in the nature around us. Where everything seemed dead and bare just a few months ago, flowers and birds and insects and trees are changing almost daily. There’s something so satisfying about truly noticing these changes – actually […]

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]]> 118451 From magical realism to dystopia: the women writers inspiring today’s must-watch TV series https://globalcomment.com/from-magical-realism-to-dystopia-the-women-writers-inspiring-todays-must-watch-tv-series/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-magical-realism-to-dystopia-the-women-writers-inspiring-todays-must-watch-tv-series Tue, 26 May 2026 19:25:08 +0000 https://globalcomment.com/?p=118443 Four of the most talked-about literary adaptations of the moment share one key trait: they were born from the imaginations of women. A Woman of Substance, The House of the Spirits, Like Water for Chocolate, and The Testaments have all recently arrived on television in ambitious new productions that feel deeply connected to current conversations […]

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