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William Mullally

William Mullally

Arts & Culture Editor
William Mullally is Arts & Culture Editor at The National. An award-winning culture writer, he’s lived in the UAE since 2009 and chronicled the rise of the region’s diverse creative scenes. He’s served as Dubai Eye 103.8’s film critic since 2013, and has contributed to Arab News, ET Bil Arabi, The Insider Arabia, GQ Middle East, Esquire Middle East, Al Arabiya, Savoir Flair and Harper’s Bazaar Arabia. His long-running celebrity interview series has achieved more than 50 million views across his YouTube and TikTok channels.

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The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose by Refaat Alareer; Three Worlds: Memoirs of an Arab-Jew by Avi Shlaim. Photo: Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury., OR Books
Twelve must-read books about history of Israel-Palestine conflict

These titles provide perspective of the background of current events

BooksMarch 12, 2025
Danny McBride is the creator and star of The Righteous Gemstones. Photo: HBO
Danny McBride decided to end Righteous Gemstones without telling his co-stars

Actor and creator explains why fourth season of the hit HBO series had to be the last

Film & TVMarch 11, 2025
Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah's time in Gaza is the subject of the film A State of Passion. Photo: Forward Film Production
Film of the weekA State of Passion is harrowing, uplifting and a must-see

Now playing at Cinema Akil in Dubai, Carol Mansour and Muna Khalidi's documentary follows one of the Israel-Gaza war's most compelling figures

Film & TVMarch 07, 2025
Daredevil: Born Again reunites its three stars, and then presents them immediately with tragedy. Photo: Disney+
'No one wanted to do it' - Inside Daredevil: Born Again's most shocking twist

Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio and the show's creative team tell The National why the Disney+ revival series had to begin in tragedy

Film & TVMarch 05, 2025
Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham, right, won best documentary at the Oscars. AP
CommentAt the Oscars, Palestine is viewed through an Israeli lens

The documentary’s win is a milestone for Palestinian film, but would it have been championed without Israeli involvement?

CommentMarch 03, 2025
Director Sean Baker, producers Alex Coco and Samantha Quan, and cast and crew members with the Oscar for Best Picture for Anora. Reuters
Oscars 2025 full winners list including Palestine's historic first

Independent film won most of the major categories at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony

Film & TVMarch 03, 2025
Basel Adra, left, and Yuval Abraham, winners of the award for best documentary feature film for "No Other Land," the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo / John Locher)
Palestinian-Israeli film wins Oscar for Best Documentary

Co-director Basel Adra highlights ‘ethnic cleaning of Palestinian people’ in his acceptance speech

Film & TVMarch 03, 2025
Palestinian filmmaker Basel Adra, fourth from left, poses with his collaborators on the film No Other Land at the Oscars. Basel Adra / Instagram
No Other Land filmmaker represents Palestine on Oscars red carpet

Co-director Basel Adra and his collaborators show solidarity at the Academy Awards

Film & TVMarch 03, 2025
Gene Hackman and Al Pacino on the set of the Warner Bros movie Scarecrow in 1973. Getty Images
Gene Hackman's 10 most underrated films

Academy Award-winning actor, who has died aged 95, made scores of movies in a career that spanned five decades

Film & TVFebruary 27, 2025
As well as The Blue Notebooks, Max Richter performed his latest album, In a Landscape, in Dubai. Getty
Max Richter at Dubai Opera review: A triumph of modern classical music

Musician delights sold-out crowd with a cathartic performance marking The Blue Notebooks' 20th anniversary

Music & On-stageFebruary 27, 2025
#1 Happy Family USA is co-created by Ramy Youssef and Pam Brady. Photo: A24
Ramy Youssef's first animated series is a satire about post 9/11 America

'It's been fun just looking back at that era with 20 years' experience,' the comedian tells The National

Film & TVFebruary 24, 2025
A protester holds a banner merging the flags of Sudan and Palestine during the Super Bowl halftime show on February 9. AFP
ColumnPeople will not silence their calls for a free Palestine

Censorship and suppression is being met with resistance worldwide, say artists and creators

Pop CultureFebruary 21, 2025
Adrien Brody, left, and Guy Pearce star in The Brutalist. Photo: A24
Film of the weekThe Brutalist chases bold truths - with one glaring omission

Brady Corbet's Oscar-nominated drama is an admirable work of sweeping ambition but never reaches its true potential

Film & TVFebruary 21, 2025
Eugene Onegin, on show in Dubai on Friday, is Tchaikovsky's most popular opera. Photo: Dubai Opera
Review: Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece Eugene Onegin shines at Dubai Opera

The popular adaptation of Alexander Pushkin's novel remains as emotionally evocative as ever because it's rooted in the composer's own experience

Music & On-stageFebruary 21, 2025
With 659hp, the Rolls-Royce Black Badge Spectre is the most powerful car the legacy brand has produced. Photo: Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce unveils ‘most powerful car in brand history’ in Dubai

The Black Badge Spectre is a high-performance alternative to its all-electric model

MotoringFebruary 18, 2025
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