About Author: Faizan Rashid

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A veteran Dubai based film critic, Faizan has been reviewing movies for nearly a decade. His work has been published in local newspapers such as 7days and on prestigious online websites such as MSN Arabia and wearethemovies.com

Posts by Faizan Rashid

  • The only thing Prometheus accomplishes by being a somewhat prequel of the groundbreaking Alien series is tarnish its image.

    Prometheus

    The only thing Prometheus accomplishes by being a somewhat prequel of the groundbreaking Alien series is tarnish its image.

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  • A decade away from the movie scene gives the Men In Black series a chance at a fresher, newer perspective.

    Men in Black 3

    A decade away from the movie scene gives the Men In Black series a chance at a fresher, newer perspective.

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  • Executed onscreen with a wordsmith’s precision for writing and a big budget director’s skillful handling of incredibly epic action, Avengers is every bit as spectacular, goofy and fun as the graphic novels and comics we grew up on.

    Avengers

    Executed onscreen with a wordsmith’s precision for writing and a big budget director’s skillful handling of incredibly epic action, Avengers is every bit as spectacular, goofy and fun as the graphic novels and comics we grew up on.

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  • A lawyer barred from practicing and expecting a child, goes through enormous government bureaucracy in her quest to obtain a visa to leave Iran. Under the formalist direction of Mohammad Rasoulof, the film is executed as a collection of brilliantly composed static shots and dialogues that unravel scene by scene to add up to an intriguing whole. When we first meet the protagonist Noora, we know very little about her or her precarious situation. She visits clinics regularly (the first scene has her taking a blood test), followed by rounds of government institutions and a shady travel agent, who is […]

    Goodbye

    A lawyer barred from practicing and expecting a child, goes through enormous government bureaucracy in her quest to obtain a visa to leave Iran. Under the formalist direction of Mohammad Rasoulof, the film is executed as a collection of brilliantly composed static shots and dialogues that unravel scene by scene to add up to an intriguing whole. When we first meet the protagonist Noora, we know very little about her or her precarious situation. She visits clinics regularly (the first scene has her taking a blood test), followed by rounds of government institutions and a shady travel agent, who is […]

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  • The magnificent ambition of Terrence Malick's Tree of Life not only demands careful viewing, but even more time contemplating about it.

    Tree of Life

    The magnificent ambition of Terrence Malick's Tree of Life not only demands careful viewing, but even more time contemplating about it.

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  • 127 Hours can be considered the prototypical Boyle film.

    127 Hours

    127 Hours can be considered the prototypical Boyle film.

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  • If we learn anything from viewing The King’s Speech it’s the affirmation that even the privileged have weaknesses.

    The King’s Speech

    If we learn anything from viewing The King’s Speech it’s the affirmation that even the privileged have weaknesses.

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  • Valkyrie delivers in only the way that a film from the director of The Usual Suspects can, by being effective and very watchable

    Valkyrie

    Valkyrie delivers in only the way that a film from the director of The Usual Suspects can, by being effective and very watchable

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  • What makes The Class unique, unlike other films that have been made about pedagogy and the art of teaching, is that it doesn’t explore the movie myth of one teacher making a difference and changing the world. Some students can never be helped, even if repeatedly assisted. Others are good because they put in the effort and a teacher is able to accentuate the better qualities of his more promising students while trying to guide any who have gone off-track. The setting of The Class takes place entirely within a school. We never venture outside the school premises, and everything […]

    The Class

    What makes The Class unique, unlike other films that have been made about pedagogy and the art of teaching, is that it doesn’t explore the movie myth of one teacher making a difference and changing the world. Some students can never be helped, even if repeatedly assisted. Others are good because they put in the effort and a teacher is able to accentuate the better qualities of his more promising students while trying to guide any who have gone off-track. The setting of The Class takes place entirely within a school. We never venture outside the school premises, and everything […]

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  • As far as pure, visceral cinematic experiences go, it doesn’t getter better than Che.

    Che

    As far as pure, visceral cinematic experiences go, it doesn’t getter better than Che.

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