What’s Coming in Sci-Fi and Fantasy movies? From July to September, the world of English-language entertainment will be filled with imagination, wonder and a few long-awaited returns. Summer 2025 offers a rich selection of new sci-fi and fantasy releases — both on the big screen and on streaming platforms — with stories that explore identity, … Continue reading “A Fantastic Sci-Fi and Fantasy Summer on Screen “
The exhibitions at the Arles photography festival this year are regrouped under the title “Disobedient Images”. They offer a subversive vision of subjects from families to feminism, minorities to mainstream. Here are some of the highlights of the exhibitions depicting subjects from the English-speaking world. Caroline Monnet Echoes from a Near Future Canadian photographer and … Continue reading “Disobedient Images: Arles 2025”
Two of the exhibitions at the Arles festival 2025 look back at four photographers capturing American life and landscapes over the past century. The World of Louis Stettner (1922–2016) Louis Stettner was a skilled practitioner of street photography with a political bent, often photographing protests, workers and countercultural movements like the Beat Generation. He said … Continue reading “On the Street, On the Road”
This short humorous film from the BBC tackles the issues of sexism, racism and the pressures on actresses, but also all women, to look and act a certain way. You can use this video to raise awareness and have your students think about this issue in an amusing way. No doubt you and your students … Continue reading “Leading Lady Parts”
When Aboriginal Australians say they are, or are going, “on country”, they don’t just mean they are physically on the lands their ancestors have inhabited for 60,000 years. It also implies that they are shaped by the place, connected to it, and recognize a responsibility to care for it. It is this meaningful phrase that … Continue reading “On Country”
It’s a British charity classic to run, walk or cycle from Land’s End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in the Scottish Highlands. A 17-year-old has become the youngest person to run the length of the U.K., raising money for a mental-health charity. And that isn’t even the biggest challenge Marcus has faced in his life … Continue reading “From a Mile a Day to the Length of the U.K.”
In a world searching for hope, James Gunn revives the DC Universe with a humanist reinterpretation of Superman, its oldest superhero. With the global release of Superman on July 9, 2025, James Gunn officially launches the new cinematic universe of DC Studios. Following several uneven attempts to bring Superman into the modern age, this film … Continue reading “Superman 2025: Return of the Hero”
The 36th edition of the Dinard British and Irish Film Festival will take place in Brittany from 1 to 5 October. We’ll be writing about the films in competition soon, but you can get ready to sign up your classes to see some great British and Irish films at special schools showings. You need to … Continue reading “Films for Schools in Dinard 2025!”
Ari Aster changes the setting but not the intensity. With Eddington, the American filmmaker plunges into a small New Mexico town shaken by the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Far from the hallucinations of Midsommar or the neuroses of Beau Is Afraid, this new fiction explores the shifting ground of political divisions, power struggles, … Continue reading “Power, Fear, and Pandemic: Welcome to Eddington!”
Released on June 25, 2025, F1 is a box office hit. Starring Brad Pitt and directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick), the film promised a spectacular dive into the world of Formula 1. Two weeks later, the gamble appears to have paid off. A Comeback Story on the Grand Prix Stage In F1, Brad … Continue reading “F1: Brad Pitt in Pole Position on the Big Screen”
