Threading the Needle: Najwa Najjar’s “Between Heaven and Earth”
Ammiel Alcalay reviews writer/director Najwa Najjar's third feature film—"part road movie, part mystery, part thriller."
Category: Film Reviews
Tough Love for Morocco
Jordan Elgrably interviews director Nabil Ayouch and star Maryam Touzani on their new movie, "Razzia."
“The Persian Connection” Reviewed
Daniel Y-Li Grove and Reza Sixo Safai’s New Wave neon Noir takes us for an exhilarating ride.
“American Sniper,” a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis
Is it too much to ask that a movie set during the Second Gulf War convey something meaningful about Iraq? Jordan Elgrably A week before the Oscars—on… Continue reading “American Sniper,” a Botched Film That Demonizes Iraqis
“Incendies” Searches for a Past in a Country Wracked by Civil War
Jordan Elgrably reviews Canadian director Denis Villeneuve's oedipal ode to Lebanon's civil war.