DEBUT

monotone’s inaugural issue, dealing with the nature of beginning.

The Beginning. Starting, inducing, inchoate, bold first attempts.

Bad Taste: Peter Jackson’s querying of manners 

BEDEVIL: Tracey Moffat’s beguiling ghosts

THE HOUR OF LIBERATION HAS ARRIVED: Heiny Srour’s call to action

Count of Monte Cristo: Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s adaptations

SOUND OF METAL: Darius Marder’s quiet humanity 

DEBUTS: Thoughts on Starting 

YURLU COUNTRY: Yaara Bou Melhem’s portrait

ENDNOTES: monotone 2025 Roundup