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Lebanese Independent Film Festival المهرجان اللبناني للأفلام المستقلة
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The Grand Budapest Hotel Film Review By Dima Saqfalhait “There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity.” Watching The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) by Wes Anderson felt exactly like peeking into the doll house I used to play with as a kid. This is of course a trademark of Anderson, who is known for his use of hand-made art direction and self-contained… Read More
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كم نحن بحاجة للضحك والكوميديا والفرفشة في هذا الوقت بالتحديد ؟! كم نحن بحاجة أن نرسم إبتسامة على وجوهنا لا تفارقنا أبدا ؟ كم نحن بحاجة إلى التمسك بالتفاؤل وهزيمة التشاؤم ؟ كم نحن بحاجة أن نحلم بغد أفضل مع ضحكة نابعة من القلب وعيون ترقص من البهجة والسعادة…؟ كل هذا يتجلى بشكل رائع في فيلم The Noble Family الذي كسر حواجز “الكوميديا التقليدية” و”الكليشه المبتذل” ورفع سقف “فن الكوميديا الحقيقي” إلى أعلى مناصبه,… Read More
Yara 7/10 Yara is a character-driven tale that narrates an epic summertime love story filled with both hope and heartache. The movie centers around Yara whom lives alone with her grandmother in an isolated valley, most of whose inhabitants have died or emigrated abroad. One day, Yara meets a young stranger as he will change her world infinitely. You see, there’s a certain magic in Yara’s narrative that keeps one literally interested… Read More
Artemis Fowl 4/10 Artemis Fowl is a 12-year-old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies who may be behind his father’s disappearance. With a budget of over 120 million dollars, Artemis Fowl was set to be one of Disney’s most successful releases of the year!! But, reality was, unfortunately, so much different than what… Read More
Dr Strangelove Film Review By Dima Saqfalhait “Gentlemen! You can’t fight in here! This is the War Room!” Oscar Wilde, a famous Irish playwright known for his satirical comedies, once wisely said: “If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.” Nothing is more befitting to summarize Stanley Kubrick’s masterpiece: Dr Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) as much… Read More
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Crytsal 8.5/10 Camilio Azoury’s CRYSTAL is an artistically intricate short film filled with orgasmic sensuality and epic murder mysteries.Despite its very short runtime, CRYSTAL still managed to explore heavy themes and break some cinematic boundaries when it comes to the Lebanese short films industry and cinema in general.The cinematography and camera movements are visually appealing. When combined with the ever-so-suitable score, it created a deeply hypnotic ambiance that one cannot seem to… Read More
13 Reasons Why 9/10 Netflix’ 13 Reasons Why is back, for one last time, with a new set of overwhelming emotions, dangerous secrets and heartbreaking revelations. Season 4 of this highly controversial Netflix show revolves around Clay and his group friends, whom are preparing for graduation at Liberty High School, but before saying goodbye, they will have to keep a dangerous secret and face heartbreaking options that could affect their future forever…. Read More
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