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Reviews   -   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
Reviews   -   Nov 10, 2024 The Divided Island
The Divided Island

A comprehensive and detailed account of the history of the Turkish/Greek Cypriot conflicts in Cyprus, “The Divided Island” is at times a very tough watch, but it is a vital one. Especially in the current political climate across the world, generations are often emotionally removed from the consequences of

by Umnia El-Neil
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
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
Reviews   -   Oct 31, 2024 How to Build a Truth Engine
How to Build a Truth Engine

In the midst of the American Presidential Election, the subject matter of this George Clooney-produced Documentary couldn’t be more pressing. Alongside a noble effort to highlight the fallability of our current information ecosystem, a team of experts share their research, models and tools they have developed in the modern

by Umnia El-Neil
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
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
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