Following the assassination of Xerxes, the Persian Empire entered an age of court intrigue, civil war, and weakening authority. This chapter traces how decades of assassinations and fragile ...

Rising from a dangerous succession crisis, Darius the Great reshaped the Persian Empire through force, propaganda, and sweeping reforms. From the Behistun Inscription to Persepolis and the first ...

Smuggled out of Iran on a hard drive, Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz’s film combines the daring of Jafar Panahi with the ...

More than a century before streaming platforms and superhero cinematic universes, American filmmakers were already chasing ...

Mercedeh, Reza, Golnesa broke the fourth wall on life after Shahs of Sunset alongside The Valley: Persian Style newcomers.

Cinema has been a part of Iran for nearly its entire history. Though the work of Ebrahim Khan Akkas Bashi is no longer extant ...

Before the 1979 Islamic Revolution transformed everything, Tehran rivaled Paris as a cosmopolitan playground.The post Caviar, ...

Hulu is set to add Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire to its streaming library. The film serves as a direct sequel to Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) and continues the story of the Spengler family.

Aneil Karia‘s Hamlet (2025) movie trailer has been released by Universal Pictures UK. The Hamlet trailer stars Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Timothy Spall, Art Malik, Sheeba Chaddha, and ...

Ric Roman Waugh‘s Shelter (2026) movie trailer has been released by Black Bear. The Shelter trailer stars Jason Statham, Naomi Ackie, Bill Nighy, Tom Wu, and Bodhi Rae Breathnach. Ward Parry wrote the ...

One of these movies is what you should watch tonight. This weekend's choices include theatrical releases arriving on streaming like Brad Pitt's racing drama "F1: The Movie" on Apple TV. There are ...