Hussein Sherif

Hussein Sherif

my aristocratic beliefs extend into cinema

Favorite films

  • The Godfather
  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
  • A Bronx Tale
  • The Square

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  • The Apprentice

    ★★★★½

  • Civil War

    ★★★½

  • Safe

  • Icarus

    ★★★★

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  • Icarus

    Icarus

    ★★★★

    I would approve of state-sponsored doping to help Egypt win more olympic medals

  • Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

    Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

    ★★★★

    Anti-Russian propaganda but it was entertaining

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  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    ★★★★★

    In most reviews I've gone through for this movie, I see mentions of how visually aesthetic this film is. The beauty of this film stems from the pen. The writing in this film is stellar. It manages to cover the core ideological concepts that make up Mishima and select a couple to dive deep into. All these concepts fall under the umbrella of the harmony of the pen and sword and under the smaller idea of being the seer vs…

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★

    This was Nolan at his most personal but I don't think Nolan is the type of director that can develop and cause debate on moral dilemmas and character. Nolan didn't try to present a scientific concept as the core of the film, like he usually does, but instead the complexity of human character. I do think his use of practical effects hurt the film more than it helped it and the bomb scene was underwhelming even though I'm far from…

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