Mina Takla

Cannes Review: ‘Atlantics’ (Atlantique) is beautiful, painful and poetic

Image Credit : Les Films du Bal - Cinekap - FraKas - Arte France Cinéma- Canal Plus Mati Diop’s film,… Read More

May 17, 2019

Cannes Review: ‘Rocketman’

Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard and Richard Madden glam it up in 'Rocketman' Dexter Fletcher’s Elton John biopic is an… Read More

May 17, 2019

Cannes Review take two: ‘Les Misérables’ is “one of the most timely and urgent films of the year”

Les Misérables (Image Credit : SRAB Films - Rectangle Productions - Lyly films) Ladj Ly’s debut feature is a stunning,… Read More

May 16, 2019

Cannes Review: ‘Bacurau’

Bacurau (Photo: Victor Jucá) For Juliano Dornelles and Kleber Mendonça Filho, Bacurau is a step down from Filho’s masterful Aquarius… Read More

May 16, 2019

Cannes Review take 2: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Tilda Swinton in The Dead Don't Die (photo courtesy of Cannes Film Festival) Jim Jarmusch’s most commercial film to date… Read More

May 15, 2019

Cannes Review: ‘The Unknown Saint’ (‘Le Miracle du Saint Inconnu’)

'The Unknown Saint' ('Le Miracle du Saint Inconnu') Courtesy of Le Moindre Geste Alaa Eldin Aljem’s debut feature is the… Read More

May 15, 2019

2019 Oscars: The Foreign Language Film Shortlist Predictions

The 9-film shortlist for the Foreign Language Film Oscar will be revealed on December 17th It’s that time of the… Read More

December 15, 2018

2019 Oscars: A Look at African and Middle Eastern Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race

Our weekly Foreign Language Oscar race analysis pieces continue after a short hiatus. This week, we take a look at… Read More

December 10, 2018

Interview: Hirokazu Kore-eda on why SHOPLIFTERS is a unique examination of family ties

With SHOPLIFTERS, Hirokazu Kore-eda has created one of, if not the most, significant film of his career. What sounded like… Read More

December 6, 2018

2019 Oscars: A Look at Asian Films in This Year’s Foreign Language Oscar Race

Our weekly Foreign Language Oscar race analysis pieces continue this week with a special look at the Asian films in… Read More

October 31, 2018

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