Prince

The timeless fluidity and androgyny of Purple Rain

By Ariana Martinez

As Prince's groundbreaking feature debut turns 40, its daring attitude towards gender and sexuality still feels revolutionary.

When pop stars become auteurs

By Anna McKibbin

The visual album is a key, genre-defying vessel for pop music titans transferring the symbolic power of their music to image-making.

Remembering the soul-stirring power of Prince’s Purple Rain

By David Jenkins

This dramatised concert film from 1984 remains the late singer-songwriter’s mightiest foray into cinema.

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