In the opening scene of Time Flower, a surrealist film by the zoologist Desmond Morris, a woman is lying facedown on the ground, clutching the grass with manicured hands and shaking her head.
The streaming platform Apple TV+ seems to prize quirky, kooky narratives set in whimsical mid-century settings over coherent storytelling, leading to a focus on style over substance.
The unreality makes a high-concept reveal feel inevitable, whether it's a Don't Worry Darling scenario where the characters are living in a simulated reality or some kind of Stepford Wives situation where half the residents are either robots or have been brainwashed into docile perfection.
I love that this game is easy to understand. The first time I played with a group of friends, the game went on for two hours because we could brilliantly sabotage each other and team up so no one won but everyone was close.
Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore, actively engaged in anti-fascist resistance during WWII, strategically disrupted Nazi soldiersâ morale through the dissemination of subversive materials throughout Jersey.
Pivi's installation challenges viewers' expectations, creating visual tension between the helicopter's imposing presence and its newfound stillness inside the deconsecrated church.