Chinese Director Qiu Sheng Explores AI In His Film ‘My Father’s Son’

Chinese Director Qiu Sheng Explores AI In His Film ‘My Father’s Son’

For Qiu Sheng, Father’s Day was especially momentous this year. The recent holiday marked the world premiere of his deeply personal second feature, My Father’s Son, a seven-years-in-the-making sci-fi exploration of the director’s real-life dad, who died when he was a teenager. An unusual mix of speculative sci-fi imagination and intimate family sentiment, the film…

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11 talented people making an impact on culture in 2025

11 talented people making an impact on culture in 2025

11 talented people making an impact on culture in 2025 The filmmakers, comedians, and influencers you should be following. By The FADER Illustration Sabrina Kaune The first six months of culture in 2025 have featured stand-out contributions from a handful of fearless comedians, stylists, creative directors, content creators, and more. In each case, we’ve been…

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Ice Spice to star in new SpongeBob movie

Ice Spice to star in new SpongeBob movie

The rapper will also contribute a new song to the animated feature, titled The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, out in December. Ice Spice. Photo by Goldin.   Back in 2022, Ice Spice shared a snippet of a song that was quickly roasted for sounding like something out of SpongeBob SquarePants. But the N.Y.C. rapper…

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12 summer movies that you should be watching

12 summer movies that you should be watching

We’re ready to fall in love with Materialists. Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal in Eddington.   A24 True cinephiles know that the summer isn’t about escaping to an idyllic European coastal location but rather a time to hunker down in their seat of choice, grab some popcorn and enjoy the movies. While winter is the…

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