‘Unsane’: seeing is believing in Soderbergh’s newest medical thriller

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This review of Unsane was written by Christy Choueiri. Choueiri is a published poet and writer and the poetry editor for Rusted Radishes: Beirut Literary and Art Journal. Currently, she is pursuing a graduate degree in English Literature at the American University of Beirut where her work focuses on depictions of gender, sexuality, and mental… Read More ‘Unsane’: seeing is believing in Soderbergh’s newest medical thriller

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‘Good Time’: the Safdie Brothers direct one of the best action films in years

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A doctor has a conversation with a mentally challenged man. Slamming the door open, a second man, agitated, walk in and pulls his brother out of the doctor’s office and reassures him that he doesn’t need any doctors. The two are then seen donning disguises and robbing a bank in quick sequences that are gripping… Read More ‘Good Time’: the Safdie Brothers direct one of the best action films in years

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On banning Rana Eid’s ‘Panoptic’: who will tell our stories?

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Over the past couple years, the Lebanese government’s censorship bureau has banned (and unbanned) an increasing number of films slated for a local release because they possess what the bureau perceives is content that directly jeopardises national safety and century-old, traditional mindsets. From Annabelle: Creation to The Post to Maroun Baghdadi and Danielle Arbid’s filmographies, not… Read More On banning Rana Eid’s ‘Panoptic’: who will tell our stories?

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‘Final Portrait’: an all-too-brief glimpse into Alberto Giacometti’s life

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2018 was a big year for Armie Hammer, whose starring role in the Oscar-winning, queer, coming-of-age film Call Me By Your Name garnered him widespread acclaim and accolades across various awards circuits. Despite being around for a minute, the actor had yet to be cast in a role that would afford him the range he… Read More ‘Final Portrait’: an all-too-brief glimpse into Alberto Giacometti’s life

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