Mickey 17: a mishmash of ideas and themes needing proper attention and treatment
Bong Joonho, “Mickey 17” (2025) Based on the science fiction novel “Mickey 7” by Edward
Ainda Estou Aqui / I’m Still Here: a story of self-transformation and resistance through memory let down by a poor plot
Walter Salles, “Ainda Estou Aqui / I’m Still Here” (2024) Based on Brazilian writer Marcelo
The Last Showgirl: psychological study of a woman in existential pain, in a trash culture
Gia Coppola, “The Last Showgirl” (2024) Running to 90 minutes, this psychological drama about an
The Space Between Us: short film treatment with sketchy plot and underdeveloped characters
Marc S. Nollkaemper, “The Space Between Us” (2015) In a future post-apocalyptic world, where the
British Films | Middle Eastern Films
Ceaseless Fire: where visuals say 1,000 words about moral depravity on display
Craig Murray, “Ceaseless Fire” (2025) Continuing his tour of Lebanon, UK citizen journalist Craig Murray
Companion: a tale of self-discovery, transformation and freedom in harrowing circumstances of abuse and manipulation
Drew Hancock, “Companion” (2015) A low-budget sci-fi thriller film with a young cast and a
Creature from the Black Lagoon: a straightforward plot lends itself to many interpretations
Jack Arnold, “Creature from the Black Lagoon” (1954) For a film of its vintage, made
British Films | Middle Eastern Films
What the Hell is that? – what US imperial projection looks like in Beirut, Lebanon
Craig Murray, “What the Hell is that?” (2025) Currently visiting the Middle East as a
Italian and Italian-language Films | North American Films
Conclave: political ambition and questions of faith collide with a thin plot filled with bizarre twists
Edward Berger, “Conclave” (2024) Who’d have thought that a film about a group of Roman
The Room Next Door: a flat and hollow treatment of voluntary euthanasia
Pedro Almodóvar, “The Room Next Door” (2024) Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature film