Film Reviews

The Story of Youssef Salem, Nominated for the Goncourt

The Story of Youssef Salem, Nominated for the Goncourt

Laëtitia Soula reviews the acidic new comedy from Baya Kasmi, which plays on the Rothian theme of intimate...

16 JANUARY 2023 • By Laëtitia Soula
The Swimmers and the Mardini Sisters: a True Liberation Tale

The Swimmers and the Mardini Sisters: a True Liberation Tale

Syrian British novelist Rana Haddad reviews the new feature film from Sally El Hoseini on Netflix.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Nada Ghosn
Sexploitation or Cinematic Art? The Case of Abdellatif Kechiche

Sexploitation or Cinematic Art? The Case of Abdellatif Kechiche

Film critic and historian Viola Shafik pillories cinematographic voyeurism.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Viola Shafik
Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

Critic Clive Bell reviews the latest feature from one of several Iranian filmmakers who languish in prison.

15 DECEMBER 2022 • By Aimee Dassa Kligman
Love Has Everything to Do with Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan

Love Has Everything to Do with Maryam Touzani’s The Blue Caftan

Melissa Chemam reviews the new taboo-busting feature film from Moroccan director Maryam Touzani.

5 DECEMBER 2022 • By Melissa Chemam
You Resemble Me Deconstructs a Muslim Life That Ends Radically

You Resemble Me Deconstructs a Muslim Life That Ends Radically

We saw Dina Amer's debut feature film based on the life of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, yet another victim...

21 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Jordan Elgrably
Viral Depression in Maha Haj’s Mediterranean Fever

Viral Depression in Maha Haj’s Mediterranean Fever

Viola Shafik saw the Montpellier CINEMED screening of a new feature in which Haifa Palestinians catch a strange...

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Karim Kattan
The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

The Chess Moves of Tarik Saleh’s Spy Thriller, Boy From Heaven

Karim Goury revels in the new feature from Swedish Egyptian director Tarik Saleh.

15 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Karim Goury
Orientalism and the Erasure of Middle Easterners in Black Adam

Orientalism and the Erasure of Middle Easterners in Black Adam

Mireille Rebeiz takes issue with the dismal portrayal of Arabs and other Middle Easterners in a Hollywood superhero...

7 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Katharine Halls
Why Muslim Palestinian “Mo” Preferred Catholic Confession to Therapy

Why Muslim Palestinian “Mo” Preferred Catholic Confession to Therapy

As a Muslim American and scholar of Islam, Sarah Eltantawi finds the new series from Mo Amer and...

7 NOVEMBER 2022 • By Sarah Eltantawi
44th CINEMED fest to Fête Simone Bitton & Abdellatif Kéchiche

44th CINEMED fest to Fête Simone Bitton & Abdellatif Kéchiche

Montpellier's venerable Mediterranean film festival announces retrospectives and avant-premières.

5 OCTOBER 2022 • By
Cem Kaya on the Sound of Turkey in Germany

Cem Kaya on the Sound of Turkey in Germany

Necati Sönmez, a Berlin film critic and curator, reviews the new music documentary from German-Turkish director Cem Kaya.

15 SEPTEMBER 2022 • By Ahmed Salah Al-Mahdi
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