Arab film Archives

24 April, 2023 • Janine AlHadidi

Janine AlHadidi reviews the gritty mystery thriller set in east Amman that has Jordanians talking.

5 October, 2022 • Jordan Elgrably

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

15 September, 2022 • Iskandar Abdalla

Iskandar Abdalla reviews the new film "Shall I Compare you to A Summer’s Day?"

15 July, 2022 • Youssef Manessa

Youssef Manessa reviews a short film from Ely Dagher that speaks to his generation of Lebanese born in the '90s.

14 December, 2020 • Ammiel Alcalay

Ammiel Alcalay reviews writer/director Najwa Najjar's third feature film—"part road movie, part mystery, part thriller."

19 October, 2020 • Malu Halasa

The pandemic is here to stay a while but arts and culture are alive and well, with fresh world picks from Malu Halasa.