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Reviews   -   Nov 10, 2024 Grand Theft Hamlet: We are now Killer Shakespeare.
Grand Theft Hamlet: We are now Killer Shakespeare.

In a strangely emotional and predictably hilarious 1.5hrs, ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ stages Shakespeare. I say that clear-eyed, as I know there must be parts of the film that simply could not have been organic. However, the story they told of isolation, loneliness and a search for order and expression

by Umnia El-Neil
Reviews   -   Oct 27, 2024 Holloway
Holloway

In the broken husk of a building that once housed and detained women of all kinds, sit a group of those same women, who bring to light the realities of what brought them to Holloway, and what mark it left on their lives. Once again, it reminds us that our

by Umnia El-Neil
Trophy Case   -   Oct 23, 2024 Queens of Drama: Sapphic Hannah Montana
Queens of Drama: Sapphic Hannah Montana

Oh, the price of pop music! Queens of Drama is a glittery, colourful, camp 2000’s fever dream, an ode to standom culture in it’s infancy, the toxicity of fame, the lure of pop culture. All wrapped up in a Lesbian love story for the ages - truthful, raunchy

by Umnia El-Neil
Oct 22, 2024 Seeking Mavis Beacon: A lifestyle, a mirror, a portal.
Seeking Mavis Beacon: A lifestyle, a mirror, a portal.

My life is the way this documentary feels. Lifestyle. I have found it exceedingly hard to explain to people what it was like growing up as a Black girl on the internet when I was too young to be on the internet. ‘Seeking Mavis Beacon’ is the first document that

by Umnia El-Neil
Reviews   -   Oct 21, 2024 The Piano Lesson: A Haunting Halloween Watch
The Piano Lesson: A Haunting Halloween Watch

Ghost Story! It’s actually a ghost story you guys, fair warning! Adapted from the August Wilson play, ‘The Piano Lesson’ is theatre. There are no subtle performances, which would be entirely against the format of the material, which demands strong and robust emotional expression of all kinds - which

by Umnia El-Neil
Oct 21, 2024 Hard Truths.
Hard Truths.

The average cinephile may turn their nose up at the visual style of this film - it’s very grounded, unpretentious, and starkly digital, giving the general British vibe of an episode of Eastenders, or maybe just what a student would film on a DSLR. This in no way is

by Umnia El-Neil
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 The (aesthetic) Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
The (aesthetic) Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

A short but beautiful surrealist film that breaks structure and form. I thought I might honor it’s brevity and anti-plot structure by doing the same for my review. All hail halation.

by Umnia El-Neil
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