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Category: Film

6 February, 2023 • Viola Shafik

Post-Revolution, Arab Cinema is Producing Dystopic Narratives

Viola Shafik has seen several post-thawra Arab features that convey a bleak and dystopian vision of the present.

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30 January, 2023 • Bavand Karim

The End of Innocence in Panah Panahi’s Hit the Road?

Bavand Karim finds that's Panah Panahi's feature is a prodigal debut from Iranian cinema’s latest auteur and son of Jafar Panahi.

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16 January, 2023 • Laëtitia Soula

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 family confessions.

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26 December, 2022 • Karim Goury

Karim Goury’s 10 Gems of World Cinema 2022

Filmmaker and critic Karim Goury remembers 10 films of 2022 from around the world.

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15 December, 2022 • Rana Haddad

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.

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15 December, 2022 • Clive Bell

Imprisoned Director Jafar Panahi’s No Bears

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

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5 December, 2022 • Melissa Chemam

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.

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21 November, 2022 • Jordan Elgrably

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 of Wahhabi/Salafi extremism.

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15 November, 2022 • Viola Shafik

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 virus.

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15 November, 2022 • Karim Goury

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.

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7 November, 2022 • Mireille Rebeiz

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 movie.

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15 October, 2022 • Sara Mokhavat, Salar Abdoh

Defiance—an essay from Sara Mokhavat

When an oppressive, insulting cleric makes life unbearable at a university campus in Tehran, students rebel. Pandemonium ensues.

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