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Gaza mon amour: Sweet Tale About Late-Life Romance Leverages Rarely Seen Setting

Gaza mon amour: Sweet Tale About Late-Life Romance Leverages Rarely Seen Setting

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 2, 2021Gaza mon amour, Arab Nasser, Tarzan Nasser, Hiam Abbass, Salim Daw, Middle East, rom-comComment

The Misfits: Politically Dubious Actioner Offers Big Agenda, Little Escapism

The Misfits: Politically Dubious Actioner Offers Big Agenda, Little Escapism

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 12, 2021The Misfits, Renny Harlin, Pierce Brosnan, Nick Cannon, Tim Roth, Action, Heist films, Middle EastComment

This Is Not A Movie: Doc on Robert Fisk Examines The Fraught Business of Reporting on War

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 7, 2020documentary, TIFF 2019, Yung Chang, Robert Fisk, The Independent, War coverage, journalism, Middle East, Middle East historyComment

Tel Aviv on Fire: Savvy Satire Skews Middle East Politics… and Soap Operas

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJuly 31, 2019Tel Aviv on Fire, Satire, Middle East, Sameh Zoabi, TIFF 2018, Lubna Azabal, Kais Nashef, Yaniv Biton, Maïsa Abd ElhadComment