The New Arab

Hanna Flint The New Arab Apr 18, 2026 As it transforms the classic, romanticised antagonist of The Mummy into an arbitrary demonic entity, Cronin does little to bolster the Egyptian texture beyond window dressing for, once again, a generic white family. Go to Full Review Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026) 45% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Jan 2, 2026 Zootropolis 2 is a rallying reminder that we all have a moral choice and that choice can lead to meaningful change. Go to Full Review Zootopia 2 (2025) 92% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Dec 11, 2025 It's an uneasy dramatisation that in the wrong hands could easily be labelled indecorous, but with Kaouther at the helm, and Hind's mother's blessing, it's nothing short of an urgent, empathetic articulation of humanity at its best and at its worst. Go to Full Review The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) 93% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Jun 9, 2025 Buochnak serves up a queasily atmospheric account of life, death and the consumptive horror of survival. Go to Full Review Dachra (2018) 90% 75%

Hanna Flint The New Arab Nov 13, 2024 Pascal does his gentle, charismatic best with his limited screen time while Mescal plays his white saviour with aggressive broodiness and an earthy accent that rarely inspires or lifts the, albeit, humdrum dialogue – even when reciting Virgil. Go to Full Review Gladiator II (2024) 70% - -

Swara Salih The New Arab Jul 7, 2024 2.5/5 The Marvels could have been so much more, but with evident overproduction, nonsensical dialogue, bad editing, and a keen lack of vision to say anything substantive, it is yet another loss for Marvel Studios. Go to Full Review The Marvels (2023) 63% 83%

Swara Salih The New Arab Jul 7, 2024 2/5 Replete with exoticism, Orientalism, and a nonsense science fiction plotline, Dial of Destiny proves the case for why this entire franchise belongs in a museum. Go to Full Review Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) 71% 88%

Hanna Flint The New Arab May 13, 2024 Khoury carefully portrays the gutsy and, at times, naive drive of a youth awakened by the politics of identity, nationalism and systemic oppression. Go to Full Review Alam (2022) 100% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Apr 22, 2024 As with her BAFTA-winning short, The Present, the filmmaker offers a bleak perspective on the political and social injustices experienced by Palestinians. Yet, even at its most desolate, both films are anchored by the humanising portraits at its core. Go to Full Review The Teacher (2023) 83% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Mar 8, 2024 Shoshana doesn't quite put the thrill in "thriller" and gives its eponymous lead a lacklustre romantic biopic format that sidelines her in what is meant to be her own story. Go to Full Review Shoshana (2023) 73% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Mar 6, 2024 Cultural appropriation aside, there are too many characters to do them justice in a film more focused on the grandiose than the granular motivations of its side players or a more fervent exploration of imperialism and colonialism beyond "good vs bad." Go to Full Review Dune: Part Two (2024) 92% 75%

Hanna Flint The New Arab Feb 16, 2024 Kaylif certainly serves up an amusing enough set-up for a romantic romp, but she's cooking with too many narrative ingredients and little cinematic finesse. Go to Full Review The Letter Writer (2024) - - - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Jan 8, 2024 omorrow's Freedom demands your attention for the sake of Barghouti, his family and every Palestinian denied their autonomy and human rights. Go to Full Review Tomorrow's Freedom (2022) - - - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Jan 8, 2024 The Nassers transform this typical haven for female solidarity and turn it into a danger zone with animosity threatening to bubble over into all-out warfare. Go to Full Review Dégradé (2015) - - - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Jan 8, 2024 Bye Bye Tiberias is a beautiful portrait of four generations of women, the inherited trauma they carry and the bonds of love, shared history and memories that will always connect us to the family members who came before. Go to Full Review Bye Bye Tiberias (2023) 100% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Dec 1, 2023 In Camera is a sharp, visceral and blackly humorous read on showbiz culture and society with the filmmaking nerve and performance receipts to prove it Go to Full Review In Camera (2023) 100% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Nov 29, 2023 Hounds is a tightly-delivered, evenly-paced cinematic skirmish into the underbelly of Moroccan society with admirable performances glueing it together. Go to Full Review Hounds (2023) 93% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Oct 20, 2023 Evocative and deeply personal. Go to Full Review Shayda (2023) 97% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Aug 2, 2023 Getting under the skin of these people beyond their refugee status and Olympic dreams isn’t quite achieved in favour of a more broad-stroke approach that seems more fitting to a news programme than a cinema screen. Go to Full Review We Dare to Dream (2023) 89% - -

Hanna Flint The New Arab Jun 26, 2023 Chehab’s gorgeous use of light, shade and warmth to present her subjects adds a cinematic quality befitting a high-end drama. Her lens feels less that of a filmmaker but a daughter reconciling her affection and frustration with those she loves most. Go to Full Review Q (2023) 100% - -