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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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Pictionary, released as a board game in 1985, is now a party game on your TV screen. Photo: Netflix
Review: Can Netflix’s new TV party games compete with Jackbox?

With titles including Pictionary and Boggle Party available now, the streamer is making a move into social, living-room gaming – but are they any good?

Pop CultureNovember 14, 2025
Red Dead Redemption will make its mobile debut through Netflix, with an updated UI. Photo: Rockstar
Netflix to release Red Dead Redemption on mobile for the first time

Alain Tascan, Netflix’s head of games, tells The National the Western classic required major technical and interface changes to make it work on a phone

Pop CultureNovember 13, 2025
Daniel Craig, centre, stars as Benoit Blanc in the Knives Out mystery film series that is being adapted into a Netflix party game. Photo: Netflix
Netflix announces Knives Out party game with Rian Johnson ‘deeply involved'

Board-game-style Dead Man’s Party brings Benoit Blanc to living room screens, built for play via smartphones and aligned with director's Wake Up Dead Man

Pop CultureNovember 13, 2025
Glen Powell stars in director Edgar Wright's The Running Man, which is being released in UAE cinemas on November 13. Getty Images
Glen Powell details 'masterclass' Tom Cruise gave him before The Running Man

Friend, mentor and Top Gun: Maverick co-star told Powell: 'You’ve got to make yourself bulletproof'

Film & TVNovember 12, 2025
Bollywood actress Rekha will attend a celebration of one of Indian cinema’s most acclaimed performances. AFP
Red Sea Film Festival unveils line-up, Rekha among celebrity guests

Several of this year's Oscar submissions will also be screened at event

Film & TVNovember 10, 2025
A statue of Ramses II in the entrance hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which was completed in 2023 and officially opened earlier this month. Bloomberg
Art Cairo returning to Grand Egyptian Museum in January

Set against backdrop of country's newest cultural landmark, fair will highlight poetic power of Arabic

Art & DesignNovember 09, 2025
Sarah Snook plays a mother whose son is kidnapped in the series All Her Fault. Photo: Peacock
Sarah Snook: ‘All Her Fault was my way of facing my new-mother fears’

Australian actor returns with tense new drama that tests limits of love and loss

Film & TVNovember 09, 2025
A Groom and Two Brides brings in more laughs and more heart. Photo: Netflix
Groom and Two Brides review: Gulf romcom finds its rhythm on Netflix

Elie Semaan’s Honeymoonish follow-up shows growing confidence regional storytellers have to adapt global genres to local life

Film & TVNovember 07, 2025
Elle Fanning, left, and Dek, portrayed by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, in a scene from Predator: Badlands. Photo: 20th Century Studios
Predator: Badlands is set far in the future of the Alien franchise – director explains why

Reinvention of the intertwined science-fiction stories required dramatic changes to make it work in the shared universe, says Dan Trachtenberg

Film & TVNovember 06, 2025
Emirati author Reem Al Kamali has been shortlisted alongside nine other authors. Antonie Robertson/The National
Emirati author Reem Alkamali shortlisted for Brics Literature Award

Winner will be announced on November 27

BooksNovember 05, 2025
Al Wasl Plaza in Expo City is one of the inaugeral RIBA Middle East Award winners. Photo: RIBA
Al Wasl Plaza among UAE winners at first RIBA Middle East Awards

Dubai College, Buhais Geology Park and women's mosque in Qatar also recognised

Art & DesignNovember 05, 2025
Christina Aguilera will return to Abu Dhabi a year after her 2025 Saadiyat Nights performance. Photo: Etihad Arena
Christina Aguilera to return to Abu Dhabi with 2026 Etihad Arena concert

American singer last performed in the emirate earlier this year

Music & On-stageNovember 05, 2025
David Corenswet has a cameo in upcoming film Supergirl. AFP
Superman star David Corenswet removed from pledge to boycott Israeli film bodies

Arab and Hollywood celebrities from Bassem Youssef to Javier Bardem have co-signed the Film Workers for Palestine initiative

Film & TVNovember 04, 2025
The UAE National Orchestra’s 70 full-time musicians and 30 choir members were selected from more than 3,200 applicants during a global audition process. Photo: UAE National Orchestra
UAE National Orchestra begins rehearsals ahead of first nationwide tour

Final ensemble includes 70 full-time musicians chosen from 3,200 applicants

Music & On-stageNovember 04, 2025
Actor and creator Rachel Sennott based many aspects of her new HBO series I Love LA on her own life. AFP
Rachel Sennott on I Love LA: ‘I was always the victim – now I try to be fair’

Actor and creator brings new depth to her comedy in her HBO series, leaving self-mockery behind for something real

Film & TVNovember 03, 2025
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