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Film Reviews from a spectrum of opinions and perspectives

Group of about 18 people standing together on a French village street, one wearing a tricolor mayoral sash, cars parked behind.

Meet the Barbarians

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024

Person in a car wearing a rhinestone-encrusted helmet headpiece, dark round sunglasses, dark lipstick, and black satin top.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl.

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024

Young woman drawing on a digital tablet while a man rests his chin on his arms beside her, warmly lit creative workspace.

Daniela Forever: Nostalgia in 4K.

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024

Two people in light jackets face a man in a suit at a social gathering with a red wall backdrop and other guests behind them.

Oh, Canada: Time is Tricky

Umnia El-Neil 6 Sep 2024

Four men sitting together laughing in a room with papers pinned to a bulletin board behind them, wearing casual uniforms.

Sing Sing, soothe your soul

Umnia El-Neil 5 Sep 2024

Three young men sitting closely together on a red couch surrounded by music gig posters in a dimly lit, red-toned room.

Kneecap is a party

Umnia El-Neil 5 Sep 2024

Close-up of a young person's face lit by warm firelight, eyes wide with an expression of concern or fear, dark background.

Blink Twice couldn’t have been any other way.

Umnia El-Neil 5 Sep 2024

MacBook Pro displaying a movie scene with a man in a blue jacket on a futuristic set, two people visible in background.

an (updated) neurodivergent guide to patching holes in your film nerdery

Umnia El-Neil 27 Jun 2024

Man in white cap and gray jacket leaning forward near a video camera at a New Rochelle Challenger tennis event outdoors.

Every Luca Guadagnino Film I’ve seen, ranked

Umnia El-Neil 20 Jun 2024

Cinema screen showing "Your Monster" UK Premiere plus Q&A, directed by Caroline Lindy, at Sundance Film Festival London 2024.

'Your Monster' is the film event of the year. (Spoiler-Free Review)

Umnia El-Neil 14 Jun 2024

Movie poster for "La Chimera" in a window, featuring painted portraits of Josh O'Connor and Isabella Rossellini, by Alice Rohrwacher.

La Chimera was ‘about nothing’?! (SPOILERS!)

Umnia El-Neil 7 Jun 2024

Black-and-white movie poster for "Hit Man" starring Glen Powell, showing a smiling man with glasses and stubble. Netflix, June 7.

‘Hit Man’, and the new Low-Mid Budget Era

Umnia El-Neil 24 May 2024