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
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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
Nosferatu (dir. R Eggers): lavish remake in need of better script with sympathetic characters
Robert Eggers, “Nosferatu” (2024) Incredibly the years 2023 and 2024 saw two remakes of F
Round-up of Films seen in 2024
Dear USE readers, I haven’t seen very many films this year but I have endeavoured
North American Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Anora: Cinderella tale skewers class system and trash culture in neocapitalist society
Sean Baker, “Anora” (2024) Presenting as a comedy variation on the Cinderella story, “Anora” deftly
British Films | North American Films
Lee: a tired and flat biopic that does its heroine no justice
Ellen Kuras, “Lee” (2024) An earnest biopic, “Lee” follows the career of US photographer /