Articles by Alisha Mughal

'Night of the Kings' Is a Riveting Story About Storytelling Itself

Directed by Philippe Lacôte

PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2021

Night of the Kings (La nuit des rois) is a tour de force, but, seemingly impossibly, it's more than that — it's so subtly brilliant that th...

'Underplayed' Highlights EDM's Diversity Problem — and Shows Why It's So Important to Fix It

Directed by Stacey Lee

PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2021

"You can't be what you can't see," says Alison Wonderland in Underplayed, a documentary about the dearth of gender, sexual, and ethnic repr...

iskwē Swaps Out Electro-Pop Immediacy for Orchestral Haunt on 'The Stars' EP

PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2021

You'd be wrong if you thought iskwē's acākosīk couldn't get better. If the Juno-nominated album can be likened to a beautifully destructive...

"Westerns Are the American Myth": Steve Zahn on How 'Cowboys' Sets the Stage for a Hopeful Future

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2021

The reason behind why Steve Zahn agreed to the role of Troy in the Anna Kerrigan's film Cowboys is simple: "I sat down and read it and crie...

'Judas and the Black Messiah' Offers a Surface Look at an Iconic Political Leader

Directed by Shaka King

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2021

The title of Judas and the Black Messiah sets up a biblical dynamic that the film doesn't quite do justice to. Though a good primer for tho...

'Cowboys' Reminds Us That the Kids Are Alright — It's the Parents Who Need to Get It Together

Directed by Anna Kerrigan

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2021

The first few moments of Cowboys play out like a Jimmy Stewart Western — The Cheyenne Social Club, to be exact. Two figures riding on a sin...

Bill Jr. Jr.'s 'Homebody' Will Make You Question Space and Time

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2021

The space we occupy is a curious thing. I am in a contained room, but I am also in my mind within a room, and my mind is boundless. Is my r...

'The White Tiger' Offers Incisive Commentary on India's Class Division

Directed by Ramin Bahrani

PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2021

It might be tempting to compare The White Tiger to Slumdog Millionaire, but you'd do a disservice to the former specifically and the genre...