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Opinion   -   Mar 03, 2025 Oh…!: UMNIA’s Academy Awards 2025 Post-Mortem
Oh…!: UMNIA’s Academy Awards 2025 Post-Mortem

This is an opinion piece, I promise. So, I slept through the Oscars last night. This was mostly apathy, and the fact that I didn’t want to witness an Emilia Pérez sweep live and in glorious technicolor. The universe seems to have taken mercy on me and given it

by Umnia El-Neil
Dec 27, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Anora’
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Anora’

Anora made us soar before it made us cry, and left us feeling alive. Here are three films that can help you recapture the magic. We Live in Time Whirlwind romance, with a bittersweet ending - and a woman empowered to make the choices that she wants for her own

by Umnia El-Neil
Dec 26, 2024 Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Wicked’
Mini Watchlist: If you liked ‘Wicked’

Wicked brought to audiences a musical, colourful, heartwarming, heartbreaking time at the theatre. Here are three other films that will have you leaving in a bubble too… Your Monster OK, we know, we’ve been rocking for this film HARD this year, but it’s truly something you’ll enjoy

by Umnia El-Neil
German   -   Nov 13, 2024 (🇬🇧🇦🇷🇩🇪) We pay for the sins of our parents - A GLADIATOR II review
(🇬🇧🇦🇷🇩🇪) We pay for the sins of our parents - A GLADIATOR II review

! Spoilers ahead ! Is it in our nature to immediately reject what we inherit? Can we filter through the dirt and find kernels of truth and wisdom? Is it even worth it? Gladiator II acts as a mirror to its predecessor, which doesn’t mean it is a carbon replica, but

by Celeste Kassautzki Sp.
Nov 11, 2024 Gladiator 2: A beautiful day for Bloodshed
Gladiator 2: A beautiful day for Bloodshed

I’m very glad I procrastinated on writing this review, as recent events (the US Election) have added a new colour to the film. A good film speaks to the times, a great film speaks to all times. Gladiator, and its sequel, are those kinds of films. Regardless of the

by Umnia El-Neil
Russian   -   Nov 07, 2024 (🇬🇧🇷🇺) Anna & Anora: A Russian Perspective
(🇬🇧🇷🇺) Anna & Anora: A Russian Perspective

Written by Anna Shakour/Анна Шакур English Review - SPOILER ALERT! A Cinderella story where the clock strikes 12 a little too early… Anora is one of those films that you just KNOW is going to be great. It is what the trailer shows and more - romantic, chaotic, entertaining,

by Anna Shakour
Trophy Case   -   Oct 21, 2024 Maria: Angelina Jolie in her element.
Maria: Angelina Jolie in her element.

If you love anything I reccomend you, you will simply adore ‘Maria’. It is a visual feast, a compassionate and beautiful symphony of moments from the Diva’s life, a musical tapestry, an uplifting and empowering narrative, and did I mention it was GORGEOUS to look at? Angelina Jolie stars

by Umnia El-Neil
Oct 13, 2024 Seed of the Sacred Fig: nail-bitingly Poetic.
Seed of the Sacred Fig: nail-bitingly Poetic.

There are going to be moments so frustrating, so unashamedly long and tense to watch, that you are going to conteplate leaving the cinema. As someone seeing it from the other end - you have nothing to fear. The film very rarely will jump scare you, so now, with that

by Umnia El-Neil
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