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Reviews   -   Sep 09, 2024 Nightbitch: Feral Motherhood
Nightbitch: Feral Motherhood

I am not yet a mother, but to look with the eyes of one through this movie was at once a warning and a love letter. A true treat. Amy Adams once again earns her status as the most nuanced and intelligent performer of her time, putting in a fantastic

by Umnia El-Neil
Sep 09, 2024 Men Of War: Required Reading
Men Of War: Required Reading

Ok, so the joke is over. That failed Venezuelan coup was actually very serious. Ok. Kind of serious. Ok. Listen. Ok, hold on. Men of War will give you a very clear and incredibly well organised and probably accurate account of the entire situation — one that seemed so opaque at

by Umnia El-Neil
Sep 07, 2024 The Room Next Door; Almodóvar’s first English Feature
The Room Next Door; Almodóvar’s first English Feature

Any fan of Almodóvar will enjoy the hallmark trappings of his craft within this story — color, exposition, composition, socially inappropriate humour and fascination with death and disease from the dignified position. However — because of course — the script feels as if it thinks in Spanish and speaks in English. The characters

by Umnia El-Neil
Sep 07, 2024 Sad Jokes refuses the sinking feeling
Sad Jokes refuses the sinking feeling

When Sad Jokes gets started you’re pretty sure what you’re getting into — and the title isn’t subtle. But it’s a needed medicine — this film isn’t dark, it’s comically tragic. It sits in the quiet of its own contemplation and refuses to be defined by

by Umnia El-Neil
Sep 06, 2024 Meet the Barbarians
Meet the Barbarians

Julie Delpy has a brilliant sense of humour for such a politically minded auteur. With this film, and despite her recent public gaffes, she paints an incredibly defiant portrait of the current European anti-refugee sentiment, all of it’s facets and arguments, and refuted each with a careful, hopeful hand.

by Umnia El-Neil
Sep 06, 2024 On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.

TW: African Women vs Familial Patriarchy Rungano Nyoni has handed the world a looking glass they haven’t held before. This is not an unfamiliar story — but it is unfamiliarly told, amongst iPhones and Zoom Jobs and Pink suitcases, we find the same Familial secrets being held, the generational cycle.

by Umnia El-Neil
Sep 06, 2024 Daniela Forever: Nostalgia in 4K.
Daniela Forever: Nostalgia in 4K.

Let’s get the obvious out the way — Henry Golding is dazzling in this, and the cast that surround him in his star turn are steadfast, subtle and skilled. The story is as heartbreaking as you’d expect, and the story is highly satisfying. What I want to touch on

by Umnia El-Neil
Sep 06, 2024 Oh, Canada: Time is Tricky
Oh, Canada: Time is Tricky

Mild spoilers. Mortality is weird, right? What O, Canada attempts to do is to have a discussion about what matters at the end of a life. What ends up being important. How life weights up at the end. At first, you think you’re watching a film about film making.

by Umnia El-Neil
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