Favorite films

Recent reviews

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  Sex and the City 2 2010

  ½ Watched 17 Jul 2024

  The makers of this movie could really use a lecture on orientalism

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  Sex and the City 2008

  ★ Watched 16 Jul 2024

  This movie was soooo disappointing

Popular reviews

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  Dune: Part Two 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Apr 2024

  Overall great movie, much better than part one. And Hans Zimmer slayed once again. 

  But the cast is definitely lacking Arab representation in a movie that is highly inspired by Near Eastern and Islamic cultural attributes, mainly linguistics, religion and traditions of dress.
  Including terms like ‘Lisan Al Gaib’ or ‘Mahdi’ for Paul Atreides, and ‘Fedaykin’ for the Fremen warriors (drawn from the Arabic term Fedayeen, used to refer to militants/guerrillas who are willing to sacrifice themselves for a larger…

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  The Battle of Algiers 1966

  ★★★★★ Watched 16 Jun 2024

  “Remember, we are at war against colonialism.” 

  10/10 recommend one of the most realistic and moving depictions of war I’ve seen.

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