Every month, Al Majalla explores the latest films in Arab and international cinema across all genres, offering a take on the new releases, with the…

From studios in the Arab world and beyond, Al Majalla offers thoughtful critiques of the newest films to hit the screen, from mainstream blockbusters…

Singer and songwriter Umm Kulthum’s voice marked the launch of Egyptian radio in 1934, but the radio stations did not have her all to themselves: the…

Just days after devastating fires swept through homes and film studios in Los Angeles, Hollywood suffered another blow with the passing of one of its…

Egyptian cinema had a big moment in 2024 when the documentary The Brink of Dreams became the first film from the country to win a major prize at the…

The film Ghost Trail is a thrilling spy movie that provides dramatic insight into one of the biggest global events of the year: the fall of Bashar al…

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…

At the end of November, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled the longlist for the 97th edition of the Best International Feature…

Now that it is known who will inhabit the Oval Office from 2025-29, a recent biopic of Donald Trump called The Apprentice has benefitted from renewed…

Defining love in a rapidly changing world is increasingly challenging. We live in times of technological upheaval, with conflicts casting a shadow…