The Present: A must-watch film about the cruelty of Israeli occupation
Sabina Hashmy reviews The Present, a movie set in the occupied West Bank and directed by British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi, which has just won a Bafta award...
Film review: Fetih 1453
I watched Fetih 1453 when it was released in UK cinemas in February 2012. But I felt that with recent events in Turkey unfolding,...
Film review: The Conjuring – Satan makes Hollywood money again
After watching The Conjuring, Dilly Hussain writes how Hollywood has profited billions of dollars by glamourising religious exorcism over the years.
Since The Exorcist (1973)...
King of the Sands: If this isn’t the worst film ever it’s damn close
I haven’t been to the cinema in years and to be honest I’ll probably never go again after watching King of the Sands, the...
REVIEW: Netflix’s Messiah was a disjointed letdown with the usual U.S. propaganda
The much anticipated Messiah recently premiered on Netflix and the eschatological blogosphere has gone into overdrive ever since. Centred on an Iranian redeemer-like figure...
Black Panther: The same old Western politics with a black face
Dr Fahid Qurashi argues that the problematic politics of Marvel's new Black Panther movie undermines any value the film may have in terms of...
The Mauritanian: A well-intended but flawed movie
The Mauritanian, a legal drama about an innocent man locked up in Guantanamo Bay, is a worthy watch with good intentions that ultimately fails to live up...
Framing Britney Spears: Faith values are the answer to western anti-female bigotry
After watching the controversial "Framing Britney Spears" documentary, blogger Najm Al-Din argues that only faith-based values can counter the bigotry women are subjected to in western...
Don’t Shoot the Messenger: Yvonne Ridley’s impassioned defence of the Prophet
The Rise of the Prophet Muhammad: Don't Shoot the Messenger by Yvonne Ridley is an impassioned defence of the Prophet Muhammad (saw), responding directly...
Victoria and Abdul: British colonial propaganda disguised as a love story
From a purely cinematic perspective Victoria and Abdul, which is based on the true story of the relationship between Queen Victoria and her Indian...
