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Lebanese Independent Film Festival المهرجان اللبناني للأفلام المستقلة
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Heaven Without People 8/10 Josephine, the matriarch of a sprawling family, is delighted to gather everyone for Easter lunch for the first time in two years. While they all share a joyful meal, an incident ignites underlying tensions between the family members and leads them gradually into chaos. One of the strongest elements of “Heaven Without People” is its extremely original and authentic script. Director Bourjeily made sure to highlight as many… Read More
Mélo Film Review By Dima Saqfalhait “I’ll give you a year to weep Pierrot, to cry. Thinking you’ve had a great catastrophe. Then you’ll marry Christiane. She’s pretty.” Romaine Mélo (1986) by Alain Resnais is a French romantic drama based on Henri Bernstein’s play under the same title, which was written almost sixty years earlier than the film, in 1929. Usually when one hears the name of Alain Resnais, one would instantly… Read More
In the Mood for Love Film Review By Dima Saqfalhait “You notice things if you pay attention.” Set in 1962 Hong Kong, In the Mood for Love (2000) by Wong Kar-wai demands the viewers’ full attention from its very beginning, as one tries to work out how the story will unfold, only to have their expectations reversed, every single time. Two couples move on the same day to the same building, in… Read More
BIRDS OF PREY (8/10) It’s open season on Harley Quinn when her explosive breakup with the Joker puts a big fat target on her back. Unprotected and on the run, Quinn faces the wrath of narcissistic crime boss Black Mask, his right-hand man, Victor Zsasz, and every other thug in the city. But things soon even out for Harley when she becomes unexpected allies with three deadly women — Huntress, Black Canary… Read More
The Half of it (7.5/10) “I always thought that there was one way to love.One right way! But, there are more. So many more than i knew.” I do not know what to tell you because despite what I say (or write) I know that your superficial mind can not comprehend the amount of beauty that constitutes the heart and soul of this simple film. A film titled THE HALF OF IT…. Read More
Bombshell (9/10) A revealing look inside the most powerful and controversial media empire of all time and the explosive story of the women who brought down the infamous man who created it. When you have Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson and Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil, you can easily expect Bombshell-like performances that can immediately be described as some of the best performances we’ve witnessed this entire… Read More
Little Women (9.5/10) Bold, exquisite, emotional… many adjectives were used in the description of this timeless piece of cinematic art. So, allow me to add one more, REVOLUTIONARY!! In the years after the Civil War, Jo March lives in New York and makes her living as a writer, while her sister Amy studies painting in Paris. Amy has a chance encounter with Theodore, a childhood crush who proposed to Jo but was… Read More
JoJo Rabbit (9/10) Jojo is a lonely German boy who discovers that his single mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his imaginary friend — Adolf Hitler — Jojo must confront his blind nationalism as World War II continues to rage on. What is Jojo Rabbit all about? Is it about Nazism? Is it about Hitler? About World Wars? Yes, it is all these and more. Jojo… Read More
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of What The Flop ! Today’s episode is going to talk about the new Netflix original All day and a Night . Do you really think it will take me All day and a night to get over this movie ? I hope you like my movie review suggest more movies in the comment box below and stay tuned for my New collaboration… Read More
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