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A scene from the film Sony Pictures Classics

‘I’m Still Here’ masterfully peels back the layers of suffering

Winner of the Academy Award for Best International Feature, Walter Salles's film about a Brazilian family in the Cold War era shows how the enduring pain of forced disappearances affects the present

Samer Abou Hawwach 24 March 2025
A scene from the film  Universal Pictures

'The Brutalist': a brutally long film that falls short

A budget film from last year that won ten Oscar nominations could have genuinely added to the pantheon of Holocaust films but instead feels contrived, crude, and long

Areej Jamal 20 March 2025
Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eisenberg in "A Real Pain" Searchlight Pictures

'A Real Pain' shows how grief affects people differently

Culkin's layered Oscar-winning performance as one of two cousins whose grandmother's family went through the Holocaust lets Eisenberg's latest film explore the different ways people process pain

Obaid al-Tamimi 08 March 2025
Palestinian director Basel Adra (L) and Israeli director Yuval Abraham pose during a photo session in Paris on October 29, 2024. STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP

Oscar winner ‘No Other Land’ fails to highlight the root issue

The documentary about Israel's crimes in the West Bank deserves praise, yet the discourse around the film remains far removed from the heart of the issue: the illegal and immoral military occupation

Samer Abou Hawwach 06 March 2025
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Al Majalla's Film Watch

Our monthly review of the silver screen's latest releases with a nod to a cinematic classic

Areej Jamal 05 March 2025
Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton in "The Room Next Door" El Deseo/Warner Bros

Pedro Almodóvar bathes death in light, colour, and calm

In his remarkable award-winning film 'The Room Next Door', the legendary Spanish film director deals with the end of life head-on in what amounts to a rare cinematic meditation

Samer Abou Hawwach 27 February 2025

Saudi film 'Rouge' shows the pressure women face to look young

Al Majalla speaks to Saudi film director Samaher Mously on her debut short film that uses dark humour to explore the tyranny of beauty as perpetuated by the global cosmetics industry

Asmahan Al-Sha’abouni 10 February 2025
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Al Majalla's Film Watch

In our monthly film round-up, we showcase the latest silver screen offerings, including some classics reimagined for today's generation

Areej Jamal 05 February 2025
Semaine de la Critique Cannes

Film on taboo-breaking theatre troupe lands Egypt first Cannes win

An evocative story of finding hope in adversity, 'The Brink of Dreams' follows a group of girls from a poor village who defy conservativism and discouragement to follow their dreams

Areej Jamal 10 January 2025
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10 powerful Arab and international films of 2024

The year 2024 was replete with exceptional films that restored faith in the role of cinema in analysing and helping audiences process the chaos and destruction unfolding around them

Areej Jamal 27 December 2024
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Six factors shaping Trump’s calculus on Iran

27 January 2026

From a US military build-up in the region to Trump's growing unpopularity at home, several factors could influence his decision on whether or not to attack

Brian Katulis
A salesman displays gold chains, at Jos Alukkas jewellery store in Bengaluru on 17 September 2025. Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP
Business & Economy

Gold hits record high of $5,100 as traders seek safety

27 January 2026

Investors' flight into precious metals is symptomatic of the economic upheaval and uncertainty being causes by US President Donald Trump and his trade wars

Mohamed Sharki
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Politics

'Gaza has broken every record of modern warfare'

23 January 2026

Former Médecins Sans Frontières president Rony Brauman explains to Al Majalla how Israel's war on Gaza has produced unprecedented suffering and exposed the collapse of international law

Elie Kossaifi
Opinion

Four miscalculations by the SDF

26 January 2026

Recent events do not mean the end of the SDF as a local actor, but rather the end of a political chapter built on outdated assumptions. The next chapter will be more fluid and unpredictable.

Ibrahim Hamidi
Lebanese pop star Haifa Wehbe performs during the Batroun International Festival in the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

Lebanon finds an anthem out of the reach of drones

26 January 2026

The economy is a mess and the politics are askew but the Lebanese are once again learning how to celebrate, these days to the tune of Badna Nrou, meaning 'We need to calm down'

Samer Abou Hawwach

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