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Roofman: The Toys “R” Not Ours!
Some stories sound too wild to be real, yet the moment the movie starts, you feel the truth behind them. Roofman is exactly that kind of film. It kicks off with this strange mix of “there’s no way this happened” and “wait… this actually did.” Right from the start, you can tell you’re not watching […]
Jay Kelly: The Eyes That Outruns the Journey
Jay Kellyfollows an aging movie star whose tightly managed life starts to fall apart when he’s finally pushed to face the emotions he’s been running from for years. Ron, Jay’s longtime manager, fixer, and basically the guy who cleans up every emotional mess Jay avoids joins him on a sudden trip across Europe. Jay is […]
Bugonia: Aliens! Be Gone!
Yorgos Lanthimos’s cinema has always carried a theatrical temperature—composed frames, controlled performances, and a sly, unnerving humor that folds reality into something slightly off-axis. Bugonia doesn’t abandon these signatures, but there’s something new in the air this time. The dystopian undertone that seems to follow Lanthimos wherever he goes regardless of whether he’s in the […]
Who Owns Ancient Egypt on Screen?
Ancient Egypt has always lived at the intersection of fact and imagination. For us Egyptians, it’s not just history it’s part of who we are. Yet when we look at how the world has portrayed our civilization, it’s hard not to feel a mix of pride and frustration then when you think about it, it’s […]
Frankenstein – In The Heart Of Monster
Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is the kind of film that quietly pulls you into its world and holds you there so completely that you forget about time altogether. It runs over two hours, yet it feels like something outside the clock a cinematic trance woven from shadow, texture, color, and emotion. It is not the […]
CIFF 46 Short Films Review
Blackout (Qafla) Dir. Ahmed Moustafa ElZoghby Blackout is a film about how jealousy, prejudice and fear spreads faster than truth, and how a single hallway can turn into a charged arena of judgment. On the eve of Eid, in a Cairo apartment building trying to hold onto normalcy, director Ahmed Moustafa ElZoghby reveals what happens […]
As We Breathe – The Air Grows Heavier!
As We Breathe follows Esma and her father, residents of a small Turkish town, as they navigate life after a chemical fire devastates their village. At first glance, it seems the disaster has simply forced the townspeople to adjust their routines but the longer they stay, the more unsettling truths emerge. Esma begins to notice […]
The Silent Run – The Quiet Burden of Choices
Directed by Marta Bergman, The Silent Run is a tense, intimate drama that explores the heavy cost of human decisions. The story follows Sara and Adam, a young couple risking everything to secure a better future for themselves and their two-year-old daughter, Klara. Their journey of illegal migration is not just a physical crossing of […]
Arab Cinema Rising: From Local To Global – A Masterclass
Attending the Arab Cinema Rising: From Local to Global masterclass at the 46th Cairo International Film Festival was like stepping into the engine room of Arab cinema — a space where stories, craft, and strategy collide in the quest for global resonance, and what it truly means for Arab films and filmmakers to transcend borders […]