Film, TV & Music

The New Arab Meets: Farshad Hashemi's metafictional debut reflects on the restrictive freedoms of Iranian women, told through a playful, political lens.

Hollywood's muted response to the war on Gaza reached its climax at this year's Oscars. Ceasefire pins were overlooked, and speeches were whitewashed.

Film review: Michael Winterbottom's film exposes the character of Zionism in the British Mandate. However, it's centred around the British-Jewish narrative.

Film review: Despite awe-inspiring cinematography, Hanna Flint wonders if Dune Part Two can overcome accusations of Arab and Muslim cultural appropriation.

As Shabjdeed and Al Nather drop their much-anticipated second album, Salma Mousa offers a fairly long opinion of Shabjdeed, for doing nothing in specific.

Film review: Despite Eslam Al Kawarit's performance, Layla Kaylif's rom-com set in 1965 Dubai falls flat due to muddled camera work and cliched scripting.

A Tunisian cinema collective has been organising guerilla screenings of Palestinian revolutionary films, creating a space for grief, rage, and solidarity.

The MENA film festival's 5th anniversary at the Vancouver International Film Festival platforms the unheard, transcends stereotypes, and shifts narratives.

Hollywood celebrities are hiding their pro-Palestine stance in fear of being blacklisted. But now is the time to realise our power, to speak up and act.

The song ‘Telk Qadeya’ (This is an issue) by the Egyptian rock group Cairokee has been a big hit ever since the single was issued at the end of November 2023.