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epilogue: a call to arms | Thought Summer 2026

The Thought Summer epilogue: a call to treat art, taste, and criticism as tools for change and connection.

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Two figures in a red-lit gothic scene from the short film Red City.

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Umnia El-Neil 19 Aug 2026

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Two women in Victorian dress framed through a pinhole camera in Snapshot.

SNAPSHOT (Review)

Anike Aliu 20 Aug 2026

Two figures in a red-lit gothic scene from the short film Red City.

Red City | Sweet and Short

Umnia El-Neil 19 Aug 2026

Callum Turner in Rosebush Pruning

What's the deal with Rosebush Pruning? (Spoiler Free)

Umnia El-Neil 18 Aug 2026

Two men lean across a diner counter in a warmly lit restaurant.

TONY (Review)

Umnia El-Neil 13 Aug 2026

Four people sheltering in floodwater beneath a structure, one holding a spear gun, in The Last House.

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Frankie Mara 11 Aug 2026

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Unprecedented Times and Abject Futures: Why Internet Horror is Having Its Moment

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It's the end of the world, why bother?

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5 films we’re excited to see at Women X 2026

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“Passion, love, sex, money.” — Rosebush Pruning (Spoiler Review) | SXSW London

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popular art changes real life | Thought Summer 2026

Umnia El-Neil 17 Aug 2026

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Umnia El-Neil 16 Aug 2026

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On Hot Girl Summers.

Umnia El-Neil 15 Aug 2026

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Two men lean across a diner counter in a warmly lit restaurant.

TONY (Review)

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A frightened injured woman lying in a dark room in Hellcat.

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watching fiction like documentary | Thought Summer 2026

Umnia El-Neil 10 Aug 2026