Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Dust off a broomstick and warm up your pipes — the first part of Universal’s film adaptation of Wicked has a Peacock streaming date. The streaming service is also throwing in the sing-along version, so you can memorize all the lyrics during the wait for part two, titled Wicked: For Good. Committed fans will be … Read more
The five Oscar-nominated live-action short films each tackle urgent sociopolitical issues. By placing us in the shoes of people on the front lines of them — even in a sci-fi pseudo-comedy — they promise to shake viewers. ‘A link’ Sophie and Oscar have been together for years. They’re married, they have a young daughter. But … Read more
This year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts tell compact tales about first kisses, sweets and an old-fashioned children’s TV show, along with more adult topics such as PTSD and hair transplants. ‘Beautiful Men’ Nicolas Keppens’ “Beautiful Men” uses deadpan humor to poke at a vulnerable side of masculinity: hair loss. Keppens went to Istanbul for work and … Read more
