Category: Middle Eastern
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Marvel’s ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ – Series Premiere Review
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur shine as they battle their way through supervillains, social issues, and school bullies on the Lower East Side. Moon girl magic in the moonlight! A must-see for all Marvel and fantasy/science fiction fans.
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‘Brahmastra’: Bollywood’s Superhero Universe
Bollywood’s new superhero universe is a romantic, fantasy, and action-packed journey of a young warrior who rises to save the world with superpowers.
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Docunight Presents: Iranian Women’s Stories
Four documentaries, now streaming on the Criterion Channel, embody the adopted slogan of the current protest movement: Woman, Life, Freedom
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‘Black Adam’: Superhero Action, but Weak Story Shazam
The ‘Black Adam’ story is a blander copy of ‘The Mummy’, ‘Moon Knight’, and other Egyptian films made by Hollywood, taking place in the fictional Middle Eastern Kahndaq.
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Action-Packed ‘Black Adam’ Is Entertaining, But Won’t Save DC
The film is trying to revive DC’s former glory, it really is, it just doesn’t have everything it needs to get there. Luckily, Black Adam isn’t as bad as many internet haters want you to think it is.
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‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’ Has Me Longing For More
Seven years after George Miller’s previous film, ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, he dives back into the scene with an equally daring movie. Although not nearly as action-packed, his newest film ‘Three Thousand Years Of Longing’ challenges the typical format of a film, giving you a well-known plot in an unexpected way.
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We Are Lady Parts Is The Muslim Representation To Keep Your Eyes On
Presenting a bold and unapologetic narrative focused on strong Muslim female characters, the show beautifully incorporates punk rock as a feminist movement in their lives.
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The Gloriously Unapologetic Queerness of The Sandman
The Sandman features a plethora of LGBTQ+ characters and is openly expressive about it!
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‘Ms. Marvel’ Season 1 Review: Marvelous Muslim Representation in Mainstream Media
It’s not often in America that you turn on the TV and see a show or a movie with a Muslim protagonist. And when they do, they’re usually a negative stereotype. Ms. Marvel changes all of that.
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“A Man Returned” – The Other Side of the Refugee Crisis
Alongside A Drowning Man, I Signed The Petition, 3 Logical Exits, and A World Not Ours, A Man Returned continues to paint a realistic portrait of the Refugee Crisis that eschews the Western gaze and stereotype. These are real portraits painted by a director with lived experience, cultural connection and an amazing eye for visuals.