Umnia El-Neil is a British-Sudanese culture opinion writer and Shonda Rhimes TGIT Graduate.
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If you’re anyone of quality in my audience, then the stories contained in this film are not new, but they are presented with far more flair and grandeur than we are used to from our phones. Away from the international diplomatic political interpretation of events, From Ground Zero comprises
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The Assessment makes a couple turns away from what seemed to be a fantastic premise — what’s the implication of the state meddling in reproduction? Instead, it watercolours over how hard parenting is, how hard apocalypses are, how terrible climate change is, the generals vibe of post-apocalypse tyranny, and the
Festivals
It was only 20 minutes in when I asked myself the question, ‘Did this guy rip off the play ‘Constellations’? Reader. The guy literally wrote ‘Constellations’. We Live in Time seems like a pretty typical take on a love story, with tragedy and ups and downs. The time bendiness reminded
What a feast of two episodes, at the edge of my seat the entire time only to drop the twist right when we’re leaving. As it should be. The Listeners is very deceptive, for reasons that will become obvious when you see the second episode, but for the first
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
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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
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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
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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
Trophy Case
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.
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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.
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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
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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.