‘El Sett’ Review – A Cliff Notes Biography that is Actually an Autobiography
In 1967, Egypt (and other Arab nations) was defeated by Israel in “The Six-Day War”. All Arabs were broken and shocked by…
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Avatar: Fire and Ash: An Unsatisfying Return to Pandora
Avatar has always been divisive, loathed by some but loved by many. I’ve always championed these films for the same reasons that…
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It Was Just an Accident: Half Absurd Comedy, Half Nightmare
“It was just an Accident” marks Panahi’s first film this 2011 that isn’t “starring” him as himself, his first “Normal” fictional feature…
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My Father’s Scent: Ahmed Malek Steals the Show in the Intimate, Dreamy Drama
‘My Father’s Scent’ starts with a death. An old man with terminal cancer has been in a coma for six months and…
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50 Meters: An Anxiously Brave Conversation with a Father
The following statement is a compliment, and a huge one: “50 Meters” is a very frustrating watch, to the point that it…
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Life After Siham: A Cinematic, Years Long, Therapy Session
Namir Abdelmaseeh, father of two, son of two people and two worlds, wishes life was like a movie. This is not because…
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One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson at His Most Entertaining and Vulnerable
“One Battle After Another” is an interesting title in many ways: For a commercial film, it is a promise, that the film…
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Aisha Can’t Fly Away: A Sisyphean, Thankless Chore
Some needed context, in 2023, A Civil War broke down in Sudan, two opposite armies fighting for territory: The Sudanese Army, and…
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Perfumed With Mint: Turning Egypt into a Purgatory of Ghosts
“My Heart hurts” This is the first line of dialogue in the film, that is said near the 9-minute mark, or rather,…
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