‘The Copenhagen Test’ Review: Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera Are Charming Spies in This Tense Espionage Drama
In a world where we’re already questioning so much, from the news we see online to the everyday things we trust, Peacock’s…
Reviews
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
End of content
End of content
