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William Mullally

William Mullally

Arts & Culture Editor
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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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Spider-Man: Brand New Day has been a major hit in UAE cinemas, grossing more than $7 million in its first 10 days of release. Photo: Empire Entertainment
Why does it suddenly feel harder to get a cinema ticket in the UAE?

An unusually strong summer at the box office is being driven by changing Gen Z habits, the Nolan effect and a thinner live entertainment calendar

Film & TVAugust 12, 2026
Irthi Museum will be based in Sharjah Creative Quarter. Photo: WAM
New Sharjah museum will be region’s first dedicated to contemporary crafts

Irthi Museum will build a permanent collection at Sharjah Creative Quarter, with a 2029 opening previously announced

Art & DesignAugust 10, 2026
Habibi Hussein tells the story of the projectionist left out of an earlier documentary about the revival of Cinema Jenin in the West Bank. Photo: Odeh Films
Film of the weekThe true hero behind Palestine's Cinema Jenin finally has his story told

Alex Bakri revisits the celebrated restoration project through the eyes of the projectionist whose decades of devotion had been overlooked

Film & TVJuly 31, 2026
Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Photo: Columbia Pictures
Spider-Man: Brand New Day review – Tom Holland makes Marvel feel human again

Franchise machinery is wearing thin, but Peter Parker’s grief gives this sequel an emotional power few superhero films still possess

Film & TVJuly 31, 2026
Ancient six-sided dice displayed alongside Francis Cotes's Portrait of William and Penelope Welby Playing Chess (1769) at Louvre Abu Dhabi's A Board Game Adventure. Victor Besa / The National
UAE art guide: 12 exhibitions to see in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah

Plus, Juma Al Haj’s latest solo exhibition

Art & DesignJuly 31, 2026
Nine Palestinians who fled Gaza recount lives reshaped by war in Who Is Still Alive. Photo: First Hand Films
Who Is Still Alive review: Gaza’s unfathomable loss told one story at a time

Nine Palestinians who fled Gaza offer testimony more powerful than the film’s theatrical staging

Film & TVJuly 30, 2026
Abdalla discussed art, activism and support for Palestine at a session at the Amman Film Festival. AFP
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Khalid Abdalla: ‘I have gained far more than I have lost’ by backing Palestine

The British-Egyptian actor discusses the need for greater ambition in Arab cinema at the Amman International Film Festival

CultureJuly 29, 2026
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi will open in Saadiyat Cultural District on December 11. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
CommentAbu Dhabi’s cultural ambition undiminished by regional turmoil

Guggenheim museum and packed end-of-year calendar show capital’s long-term plans have stayed resilient in challenging times

CultureJuly 29, 2026
Guggenheim Abu Dhabi. Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi
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Guggenheim Abu Dhabi reveals opening date

Frank Gehry-designed museum will be the largest in the Guggenheim network

CultureJuly 28, 2026
Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, front centre, chairman of Jordan's Royal Film Commission, and Princess Rym Ali, president of the Amman International Film Festival, at the opening. Photo: Jordan News Agency
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Amman film festival opens with tribute to Palestinian actor Mohammad Bakri

Seventh edition features 82 films, Tunisian cinema showcase and new work from across region

Film & TVJuly 27, 2026
Wadi Wurayah national park in Fujairah is replete with waterfalls and rock gorges. Reuters
From Wadi Wurayah to Sidi Bou Said: Six new Unesco World Heritage sites

The 2026 additions span marine reserves, medieval castles and mountain ecosystems

CultureJuly 27, 2026
Elle returns to the high school years of Elle Woods, Reese Witherspoon's character in Legally Blonde. Photo: Prime Video
Play01:37
'Best Mentor': Elle star turns to Reese Witherspoon for life advice

Star of Prime Video prequel says Legally Blonde actor helped her navigate biggest job of her career

Film & TVJuly 25, 2026
The Palestinian documentary Ciitizen Osama will screen out of competition. Photo: Coorignes Production
Five films by Arab directors selected for Venice Film Festival 2026

The line-up includes two Palestinian filmmakers, two Lebanese filmmakers and Danish-Egyptian director May el-Toukhy

Film & TVJuly 23, 2026
The Living Heritage Centre in the medina of Tiznit, Morocco, won the Dialogue with Existing Cultural Landscape category. Photo: Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi
Projects in Morocco, Ecuador and Iraq win Terra architecture prizes

Seven projects won prizes ahead of an international earthen architecture congress in Al Ain

Art & DesignJuly 21, 2026
Seven key texts that informed Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
Seven books that inspired Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

The film draws on Virgil, Aeschylus and lost Greek epics as director turns the warrior’s journey home into a story of guilt, collapse and redemption

CultureJuly 20, 2026
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