“‘Shining Girls’ is an eight-episode series that promises to build up an intense story of a serial killer, but the non-linear structure becomes uneven and clunky.”
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Nuha Hassan is a film/tv writer and reviewer. She is a Staff Writer at Film Cred and Off Colour Org. Apart from writing about film, she is a Video Editor at Dead Central. She studied Master of Media at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
REVIEW: ‘Russian Doll’ (Season 2) is a Fast-Paced Trip Through Time and Trauma
“The show is compulsively entertaining and addictive in the sense that it has a way of leaving room for future possibilities of more stories down the line.”
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REVIEW: ‘The Power of the Dog’ (2021) Evokes Unspoken Desires and the Meaning of Masculinity
“‘The Power of the Dog’ is Jane Campion’s first feature in more than ten years. It’s menacing and mysterious in its narrative, and presents itself to reveal something truly spectacular.”
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LAAPFF 2021 REVIEW: ‘The Girl Who Left Home’ (2020) is a Heartwarming Musical Where Conflicts are Left Unresolved
“‘The Girl Who Left Home’ teaches the values of loving children unconditionally and pushing loved ones to pursue something they want to do.”
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LAAPFF 2021 REVIEW: ‘Blush’ (2021) Adds Layers of Emotional Grief and Brings Catharsis
“‘Blush’ is a spectacular and wondrous animated short film, and one of the best of the year. It gravitates and pushes the boundaries of animation, and narratively shows how personal stories are essential in the art of animation.”
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REVIEW: ‘Surge’ (2021) Expresses the Tensions of a Repetitive Society
“‘Surge’ is honest, and just like its title, the movie rushes and pours the emotions of a man that wants to be set free of the mundane world that he lives in into the mental and physical uneasiness of his perspective.” Aneil Karia’s directorial debut Surge (2021) explores the repetitiveness of a homogenous society while…
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The Faux Feminism of ‘Stranger Things’
As the show is centred on a young girl’s journey of self-discovery and overcoming her traumatic childhood, it is assumed that it would get the feminist stamp of approval.
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Nostalgia, Toxic Masculinity, and Geek Culture in ‘Stranger Things’
While incorporating pop culture references, Stranger Things is a case study of the different hyper-masculine and nerd characters that are portrayed on the show.
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How Łukasz Żal Created Loneliness and Alienation in ‘Cold War’ (2018)
Żal and Pawlikowski crafted a story that spanned a long romance of two people who were madly in love.
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REVIEW: ‘Ave Maryam’ (2018) Shows the Inner Struggles of a Forbidden Love
In Robby Ertanto’s Ave Maryam, an exotic tale of a forbidden courtship between a nun and a priest yearns for intimacy.
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