HorusofNekhen

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  • Begin Again

    ★★★½

  • The Night of Counting the Years

    ★★★★

  • Now You See Me

    ★★½

  • Everybody's Talking About Jamie

    ★★★

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  • Begin Again

    Begin Again

    ★★★½

    If you charge a dollar, you're a true artist. If you charge two dollars, you're a capitalist.

    A really charming film with some good songs. Don't really care for the Adam Levine subplot but the platonic duo of Keira Knightly and Mark Ruffalo is delightful.

  • The Night of Counting the Years

    The Night of Counting the Years

    ★★★★

    The Night of Counting the Years (known as The Mummy / Elmomya in Egyptian Arabic) is regarded as a classic of Egyptian cinema. It's based on the historical events surrounding the discovery of the Deir el-Bahari mummy cache in 1881.

    Shot entirely on location in the Theban mountain area (at the base of al-Qurna, literally "The Mountain"), the story follows the moral struggles of Wanis, a young man who - along with his brother - inherits a dark secret following…

  • Now You See Me

    Now You See Me

    ★★½

    Look closely, and you'll see a movie that can't decide whether it's more action or heist film.

    Does any of it really track or make sense? Not really. But it's fun.

  • Everybody's Talking About Jamie

    Everybody's Talking About Jamie

    ★★★

    A charming musical (I really need to watch more). Some really good numbers - "This Was Me" is my favourite.