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This year’s field of best picture nominees includes epic explorations of mass violence (likely winner Oppenheimer and Killers of the Flower Moon), achingly emotional tales of human connection (Past Lives, The Holdovers), sharp satires of race and gender (American Fiction, Poor Things) and an obligatory blockbuster (Barbie).And then there’s The Zone of Interest, a British-Polish-American production directed by Jonathan Glazer, operating in its own lane. Its plot isn’t so much a story as icy submersion via observance, its…

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There's simply no other film in recent memory quite like Jonathan Glazer's The Zone of Interest. Seldom does one come across a film as bone-chillingly immediate as this one; it refuses to leave the mind and spirit. This is a film about the Holocaust, but one that stays away from depicting the genocidal regime in all its brutality. But this is also a film that is very much about human complicity, about affinity for survival in a deeply unfair and brutal world. It is a film that refuses to be slotted within the paradigm…

The Zone of Interest, the Holocaust drama directed by Jonathan Glazer and adapted from the novel by Martin Amis, could pull off a shock upset in the best picture Oscar race and beat Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, as a series of interviews with anonymous Oscar voters appears to indicate a surge of support for the film.After the voting window for the Academy Awards closed on Tuesday, the intervening period before the results are announced on Sunday week is filled with fevered speculation. Much of the fuel is provided by…

Film: The Zone of InterestCast: Christian Friedel, Sandra Hüller, Johann KarthausDirector: Jonathan GlazerRating: 3.5/5Runtime: 107 min Jonathan Glazer’s film is a very loose adaptation of the Martin Amis novel on the Holocaust. In the film he shows us the everyday life of a Nazi Kommandant and his family while leaving the horrors of the Holocaust to slowly seep into our imagination. We don’t see the inhumanity happening but we definitely get the gist of it through the intelligently structured…

The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) said the outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Tuesday would hurt the real sector of the economy which is already contending with numerous macroeconomic challenges. In a statement signed by Muda Yusuf, director of CPPE, the think tank said the increase of monetary policy rate (MPR) from 18.75 per cent to 22.5 per cent and cash reserve ratio (CRR) from 32.5 per cent to 45 per cent pose a major risk to the financial intermediation role of…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday raised the interest rate to 22.75 per cent amid soaring inflation. The apex bank made this known after the two-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held between Monday and Tuesday. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the country’s annual inflation rate jumped to 29.90 per cent in January from 28.92 per cent in December 2023, primarily fueled by a continuous surge in food prices. Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the CBN, on Tuesday, disclosed that…

One of the most wonderful things about childhood – besides afternoon naps and pancakes for breakfast – is the endless possibilities. Little ones are not afraid to dream about seemingly impossible things such as owning a zoo or becoming an astronaut. A 6-year-old boy was obsessed with all things related to space and would wear cool t-shirts featuring planets and astronauts. Sadly, he got bullied by other kids for being “uncool” and became ashamed of it. That is until a real-life astronaut reached out to him and…

Oil prices witnessed a downturn this Monday, continuing the trend from the previous session. This decline comes in the wake of a strengthening dollar, fueled by evolving speculations around U.S. interest rates. Such financial adjustments have been a significant factor in restraining the growth of global fuel demand. Brent crude futures experienced a slight drop of 14 cents, settling at $81.48 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate crude futures saw a decrease of 22 cents, closing at $76.27 a barrel. The…

While the house in Saltburn may seem compelling, its real-life owner Charles Stopford Sackville would like fans of Emerald Fennell‘s hit film to stop trespassing on his property. Sackville, who owns Drayton House, told the Mail on Sunday that the success of Saltburn has caused an influx of tourists and influencers appearing on the stately house’s grounds. “I never envisaged the amount of interest there would be,” Sackville said. “It’s quite weird. I don’t take it as flattering. How would you feel if people were…