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The film “Woman and Child”, directed by Saeed Roustayi, is both a departure from and a continuation of the cinematic…

The film Cause of Death: Unknown, directed by Ali Zarnegar, emerges as a significant work in a bleak and trying…

Death in The Paternal House by Kianoush Ayari is not merely a simple death—it is a familial crime so heinous…

1. The scene of Farman’s murder in the film Qeysar by Masoud Kimiaei stands as a kind of turning point…

Since the early days of Hollywood, war has served as fertile ground for dramatic storytelling—but often at the cost of…

Israeli cinema, much like the country itself, is deeply entangled in the complexities of conflict, identity, memory, and moral reckoning.…

One of my favorite films is To Be or Not to Be by Kianoush Ayari. About twenty-seven years ago, when…

Premiering in the main competition of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, The Phoenician Scheme  marks another return to form – or, more…

How do you deal with the chaotic drama of our times? According to Ari Aster’s new film, Eddington, by adding…

Cinema has long been fascinated with the idea that beneath the surface of idyllic suburban life, darker truths often lurk.…