Ryan Lenora Brown

The South African Building That Came to Symbolize the Apocalypse

Ponte City, Africa’s tallest apartment block, is a mainstay of movies about the end of the world—but it was once an apartheid-era architectural triumph.

• Ryan Lenora Brown
• February 21, 2017

How Ghana's Gory, Gaudy Movie Posters Became High Art

In the ’80s and ’90s, artists were charged with making films seem as lurid and enticing as possible, regardless of plot.

• Ryan Lenora Brown
• February 4, 2016