Inheritance – When the Camera Runs, but the Plot Walks, from Cairo to Seoul
In Inheritance, director Neil Burger invites us into a world where the truth wears a thousand faces, and the past refuses to stay buried. The story begins not with a bang, but with silence—the kind that follows a funeral, where Maya, played with quiet intensity by Phoebe Dynevor, returns home to bury a mother she […]
Novocaine – Painlessly bleeding for laughs!
In Novocaine, the pain doesn’t register — literally. Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid), a soft-spoken bank manager with a rare condition that makes him incapable of feeling physical pain, lives each day like he’s walking a tightrope in slow motion. It’s not bravery that defines him, but caution — the kind that comes from knowing one […]
Opus—a lesser-known cousin in a cult family!
What happens when the lines between genius and madness blur? When does admiration curdle into obsession? Opus, the latest psychological horror-thriller from A24, dives into a world of mystery, music, and manipulation—where the price of witnessing greatness might just be your soul. Ariel Ecton (Ayo Edebiri), a sharp-witted music journalist hungry for the next big […]
سيكو سيكو – جرعة منعشة من الفوضى المنظمة و الكوميديا
وسط حالة التكرار والنمطية التي أصبحت سمة للكثير من الأفلام الكوميدية المصرية، يظهر “سيكو سيكو” كمفاجأة غير متوقعة. فيلم بروح مجنونة وجريئة، يقدّم تجربة سينمائية أقرب لرحلة غير محسوبة العواقب. العمل من إخراج عمر المهندس وتأليف محمد الدباح، ويجمع بين الحس الساخر والفوضى المُنظمة والدراما العبثية في خلطة نادرة.تدور أحداث “سيكو سيكو” حول ابني عم […]
Presence: A Revelation Where the Unseen Narrates the Unspoken!
Steven Soderbergh has always thrived on breaking conventions, reshaping genres, and turning storytelling norms on their heads. From Traffic to Unsane, his lens has always captured the uncomfortable nuances of human nature, often bending genres to his will. With Presence, he doesn’t just toy with the haunted house formula—he deconstructs it, rebuilds it from the […]
The Gorge: It would have made a good … video game!
Some movies begin with a spark—an air of mystery, a setting rich with possibility, and a narrative that hints at something grander. The Gorge (2025) is one of those films. It opens with an ominous yet breathtaking natural landscape, an eerie sense of the unknown, and a setup that could lead in multiple compelling directions. […]
Emilia Pérez: an Overambitious Experiment or Just Overhyped Awards Bait?
Some films defy genre; others attempt to reinvent them. Emilia Pérez, Jacques Audiard’s latest endeavor, doesn’t just blend crime and musical—it throws them into a blender and cranks it up to high speed. The result? A film that’s as visually hypnotic as it is narratively uneven, an ambitious work that walks a tightrope between dazzling […]
Why Egyptian Cinema Never Mastered Horror: A Legacy of Fearless Laughters
Why Has Horror Never Found a True Place in Egyptian Cinema? Egyptian cinema is one of the oldest film industries in the world, dating back to the early 20th century. Yet, despite its rich history, one genre has never truly found its footing: horror. Unlike drama and comedy, which have flourished and evolved over the […]
Movie Review: Anora (2024) – A Beautiful Mess!
The 2024 film Anora, directed by Sean Baker, is a cinematic rollercoaster blending raw realism, dark comedy, and an unconventional love story that keeps you on your toes. Whether you see it coming or not, the emotional whirlwind will leave you dizzy. The film follows Ani, a Brooklyn-based exotic dancer and sex worker—two professions that […]
Conclave: All is not quiet on the Vatican front!
The Pope is dead. The Church is leaderless and behind the locked doors of the Chapel, 118 cardinals are sealed away, isolated from the world, bound by secrecy, and tasked with electing the next Pope. No contact. No interference. No escape. Only the weight of history pressing down on men who claim to be above […]