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Michel Abdulaziz

Michel Abdulaziz is a reviewer and film journalist with interest in the intersection between film and culture and all the politics therein.

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Film   -   Jun 07, 2025 The Scout | OBSCURAE at TriBeCa
The Scout | OBSCURAE at TriBeCa

Paula Gonzalez-Nasser brings her background as a professional location scout for a metatextual meditation on the arrangements we make of the places that we live in. Her camera stoic, purposeful, and never once without a point to what it's capturing.

by Michel Abdulaziz
Film   -   Jun 06, 2025 Birthright | OBSCURAE at TriBeCa
Birthright | OBSCURAE at TriBeCa

Inheritances Writ in Mud and Chlorine - Birthright is a Thrilling Battle of the Generations.

by Michel Abdulaziz
Film   -   Jun 06, 2025 Slumlord Millionaire: Housing is a Human Right
Slumlord Millionaire: Housing is a Human Right

Across five boroughs, the film passes through the lives of these everyday New Yorkers, their hurdles examined and felt, deeply, out through the screen.

by Michel Abdulaziz
TriBeCa 2025   -   Jun 04, 2025 Preview: TriBeCa Festival 2025
Preview: TriBeCa Festival 2025

Our top picks so far, and our most anticipated going forward

by Michel Abdulaziz
Deep Dive   -   May 10, 2025 The Genius of Poker Face (Video Essay)
The Genius of Poker Face (Video Essay)

Watch the Extended Version here!

by Michel Abdulaziz & Umnia El-Neil
Deep Dive   -   May 07, 2025 The Genius of Poker Face (Paid Aficionados Version)
The Genius of Poker Face (Paid Aficionados Version)

Your Ad-free, early and extended version of our latest Video Essay!

by Michel Abdulaziz & Umnia El-Neil
Film   -   Apr 23, 2025 Audience Etiquette and Minecraft Memes.
Audience Etiquette and Minecraft Memes.

The biggest movie in the world right now is kind of a mess, but not for the reasons a movie that's based on yet another intellectual property might have you think it is.

by Michel Abdulaziz
Film   -   Apr 09, 2025 People Will Die…Of Fun!; The Sunny Bright But Horrific Delights of Hell of a Summer
People Will Die…Of Fun!; The Sunny Bright But Horrific Delights of Hell of a Summer

A joyful breath of fresh pinewood air, indebted to a great legacy of 80s slasher classics yet still wholly (and funnily) original.

by Michel Abdulaziz
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