Ana Yorke

Ana Yorke has been covering global cultural and entertainment events and trends for various publications since 2005. She keeps a strong focus on the semiotics behind the verbiage. When everything else fails, she resorts to satire.

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The Best TV of 2025 You May Have Missed

Ana Yorke / 16 January 2026

These best TV shows you may have missed include a show that’s ludicrously funny, one filled with scattershot mayhem, one that’s brutal and macabre, and a surreal comedy.

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The Best Films of 2025

Ana Yorke, Chris Barsanti, Sal Cataldi, Matt Mahler, Paul Risker, Alison Ross / 23 December 2025

Like life itself in these times the visceral, the absurd, and the morbid all take their rightful place in our eclectic compilation of Best Films 2025.

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3 Unsettling 2025 TV Shows You Shouldn’t Miss

Ana Yorke / 1 December 2025

Sci-fi philosophy, shocking history, and metafictional puzzles dominate these unsettling yet weirdly intriguing TV shows.

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‘The Lowdown’ Finds Hilarity in the Lowest Places

Ana Yorke / 11 November 2025

At turns a twisty whodunit, historical drama, tender family comedy, and farcical urban safari, The Lowdown overwhelms, but never wears you down.

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‘Inter Alia’ Is a Feminist Beast of Its Own

Ana Yorke / 16 September 2025

Suzie Miller’s legal drama Inter Alia is a scathing, urgent piece on feminism, patriarchy, and the ever-looming threat of our moral failures.

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Berlinale Part 3: The Best Films You Usually Don’t See Coming

Ana Yorke / 12 March 2025

After 10 days of fanfare and celebrity mayhem, the 75th edition of the Berlinale closes with some poignant, idiosyncratic releases from directors Richard Linklater and Radu Jude.

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Berlinale Part 2: Sci-fi Satire, Storytelling Greatness and Muted Grief

Ana Yorke / 4 March 2025

Midway through its ten-day run, Berlinale hit us with some twisted but memorable releases from directors Bong Joon-ho, Mary Bronstein, and Dylan Southern.

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Berlinale Part 1: Bob Dylan, Trauma Drama, and Time-Shifting Romance

Ana Yorke / 25 February 2025

The 75th edition of Europe’s preeminent film festival, Berlinale, kicks off with politics center stage, an efficient new director, and more celebrities than ever before.