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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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Open Water is loosely based on a real-life story. Photo: Lionsgate
As Jaws turns 50, the 10 scariest shark movies ever made

Featuring genetically engineered makos and legendary great whites, here are the most frightening entries to the genre

Film & TVJune 20, 2025
Jennifer Abbott was a prolific filmmaker and author. Photo: Facebook/Jennifer Abbott
Who was Jennifer Abbott, film director 'killed for her Rolex'?

She won documentary prize at Swansea Film Festival and was a prolific horror writer

CultureJune 19, 2025
Elio is the second Pixar film to be set in space, and the first to feature aliens. Photo: Pixar
Elio review: Pixar's cosmic tale rekindles hope for a kinder world

The celebrated studio's joyous fable injects joy and optimism in dark times

Film & TVJune 17, 2025
American actor Chazz Palminteri was nominated for an Academy Award in 2004. GC Images
One Last Thing: Chazz Palminteri watches Succession clips on YouTube Shorts

Oscar-nominated American actor, 73, answers our quick-fire questions from his Italian restaurant in New York

LuxuryJune 14, 2025
Plestia Alaqad's The Eyes of Gaza is a collection of poems and diaries written since October 7. Plestia Alaqad / Hachette
Palestinian author hopes future readers won’t believe her book

A haunting diary of survival, The Eyes of Gaza is a story the journalist has written 'for children of a free Palestine'

BooksJune 10, 2025
David Attenborough stands at the coast in Southern England filming Ocean. Photo: Silverback Films
Saving the ocean is easier than we realised, says David Attenborough

Broadcaster believes his new film Ocean 'is the most important story he's ever told', says director

Film & TVJune 08, 2025
Steve Coogan is among British celebrities who have signed a letter condemning Israel's actions in Gaza. PA
CommentFor celebrities, silence on Gaza 'genocide' is no longer an option

A growing tide of famous names is speaking out about the horrors millions are witnessing in the Palestinian enclave

CommentJune 06, 2025
Stanley Tucci's latest food documentary series Tucci in Italy is streaming on Disney+. Photo: National Geographic
InterviewTucci doesn't want to be globetrotting food expert like Bourdain

Actor believes food travel hosts should have a 'connection to the culture'

Film & TVJune 03, 2025
Ramy Youssef in Mountainhead. HBO
Review: Ramy Youssef-starring Mountainhead is a bitter satire of big tech

Jesse Armstrong's directorial debut starring Ramy Youssef is an even more biting satire than his series Succession

Film & TVJune 01, 2025
Jerry Lewis. left, talks to Pierre Etaix during the filming of The Day the Clown Cried in 1972. AFP
Controversial 'lost' Jerry Lewis film discovered in Sweden after 53 years

A Swedish actor, who stole a copy in 1980, plans to release The Day The Clown Cried, saying 'it must be seen'

Film & TVMay 29, 2025
Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan returned to Abu Dhabi in peak form. Photo: Guns N' Roses
ReviewGuns N’ Roses honour late hero in Abu Dhabi with emotional on-stage first

With acrimony a thing of the past, the reformed rock band are now built to last, as is evident from their Abu Dhabi show

Music & On-stageMay 28, 2025
Palestinian director and screenwriter Arab Nasser says he made a film deliberately focused on Gazan humanity rather than heroism. AFP
Interview‘This is the time of Gaza,' says Cannes-winning director Arab Nasser

Award-winning filmmaker tells The National why there are no heroes in his latest film

Film & TVMay 27, 2025
Dean Fleischer Camp and Maia Kealoha on the set of the Lilo & Stitch remake. Photo: Walt Disney Pictures
How Disney brought Stitch to life for the Lilo & Stitch remake

Native Hawaiian actress, 8, tells The National that, after growing up without siblings, Stitch was her 'best friend'

Film & TVMay 23, 2025
French rapper Sofiane Zermani wears a Palestinian keffiyeh during the Cannes Film Festival. EPA
Solidarity with Palestine roars back at Cannes Film Festival

Julian Assange, Juliette Binoche and directors Arab and Tarzan Nasser have made Gazan tragedy a focal point of this year's event

Film & TVMay 22, 2025
Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell attend the "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" U. S. Premiere in New York, U. S. , May 18, 2025. REUTERS / Eduardo Munoz
InterviewTom Cruise's kindness pushed me to my limits, says Hayley Atwell

And even after six years, the Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning star isn't ready to say goodbye to the franchise

Film & TVMay 22, 2025
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