Un Prophet was among the nominees for the 2010 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Tahar Rahim plays a young Arab delinquent named Malik El Djebena who is sentenced to four years in an adult penitentiary,

As I sit here pondering Evil, I am forced to ask myself "is this film sending a message that violence is not the way to settle disputes?" or is the message really "evil prospers when good

The White Ribbon is a color-washed film that skirts issues of good and evil with black and white imagery adding symbolic depth to the tale. Set in Northern Germany just prior to World War I, we are set

Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) should have won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2003. Instead, the tepid Canadian film The Barbarian Invasions won. Another excellent foreign film

Why the hell wasn't Zain Al Rafeea nominated by the Academy for Best Actor? Okay, maybe this film didn't meet the screen requirements for 2018. I have to believe it was a technical reason and not a simple

In anticipation of the Academy Awards, I generally try to catch the Oscar-nominated shorts, which usually come in the form of four films. Live Action, Animated and Documentary parts A and B. These film

If you haven't seen all of the Oscar nominees, you still have time to see a few. Netflix is showing Roma, while Amazon Prime is showing First Reformed. I saw the latter film two days ago. Director Paul

The Oscars are upon us. Yesterday, my wife and I managed to squeeze in two Oscar nominees. We screened Cold War at the theater and then came home to watch First Reformed on Amazon Prime. I will review

It is that time of year when Oscar-nominated films that didn't experience wide release begin hitting theaters. I hope to see a few of those films and ultimately present an Oscar guide to those who haven't

The complete list of nominees for the 91st Academy Awards is out and we are super excited as the list includes first ever superhero movie, streaming service Netflix's first ever Oscar nomination. 2019

The Thief is a 1997 Russian period film, set in the Soviet Union in the years following World War II. Shot on a relatively modest budget of two million dollars, the film has a very polished look for a

While I am not familiar with Jordanian films, I found an interesting film called Captain Abu Raed. The film was suggested based on my viewing habits. It was an accurate assessment. Captain Abu Raed is