Sight & Sound May 2026 culture-society and a rich cultural heritage

and a rich cultural heritage

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Sight & Sound May 2026 culture-society and a rich cultural heritageOn the cover: the Cornish auteur Mark Jenkin on Rose of Nevada and the alchemy of analogue. Inside the issue: As Otomo Katsuhiros Akira returns to UK cinemas nearly four decades on, Roger Luckhurst asks if it can speak to our 21st century condition; Writing exclusively for Sight and Sound, Quentin Tarantino sings the praises of Joe Carnahans thriller The Rip; Jason Wood speaks to Chris Petit and Emma Matthews about D is for Distance and turning their