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Film Reviews from a spectrum of opinions and perspectives

Two people in an intimate close-up, foreheads touching with eyes closed, woman with blonde hair and man in blue shirt.

Babygirl.

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Backstage dressing room scene with actors in 1970s costumes and wigs near lit vanity mirrors with Hollywood-style bulbs.

Saturday Night: The most ‘film’ of the year

Umnia El-Neil 15 Sep 2024

Young people dancing and laughing together at a nighttime gathering, with a woman in braids reaching out joyfully.

Sudan, Remember Us: Loving and Leaving

Umnia El-Neil 10 Sep 2024

Man sitting on chair overlooking heavily damaged and bombed-out urban buildings, surrounded by rubble and debris.

From Ground Zero - #TIFF24

Umnia El-Neil 10 Sep 2024

Two women sit facing each other on yellow sofas in a dark room with a colorful Mondrian-style stained glass window behind them.

The Assessment is a watercolour

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Three people in winter coats standing on a snow-covered field, looking up at the sky, with bare trees and sunset behind them.

Do you remember what it felt like having a crush at 12 ?

Celeste Kassautzki 9 Sep 2024

Two people laughing while walking through a park holding coffee cups, both wearing brown jackets on an overcast day.

We Live in (Constellations) Time

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Woman with short brown hair and closed eyes tilting her head back with mouth open, wearing a light blue shirt, outdoors.

Lean in to ‘The Listeners’

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Woman in green top running down a tree-lined street at night, surrounded by several dogs including a golden retriever and beagle.

Nightbitch: Feral Motherhood

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Close-up of a bald man aiming a rifle with a scope, one eye looking through the sight, outdoors with blurred green background.

Men Of War: Required Reading

Umnia El-Neil 9 Sep 2024

Two people standing by a window with city buildings reflected in the glass, one wearing a teal scarf, the other in a green patterned jacket.

The Room Next Door; Almodóvar’s first English Feature

Umnia El-Neil 7 Sep 2024

Person wearing a smooth white featureless mask covering their entire face, with two small dark slits near the nose area.

Sad Jokes refuses the sinking feeling

Umnia El-Neil 7 Sep 2024