Yasmin Shehab
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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The World (2004) |
This isn't a tragedy, this is life as it is, with all its beauty and grimness intact. - Daily News Egypt
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| Posted Mar 14, 2018
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Black Gold (2011) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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The Expendables 2 (2012) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place (2011) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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The Way (2010) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Beginners (2010) |
Every part of the film fits together perfectly, be it the acting, characters, story, direction; they're all perfect. - Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Gone (2012) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Kill List (2011) |
Kill List will scar you emotionally. Do yourselves a favour and don't watch this before bed. - Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Tabloid (2010) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Asmaa (2011) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Keyhole (2011) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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One Day (2011) |
- Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Women Art Revolution (2010) |
On the bright side though, it works as a good introduction to the subject and it highlights radical feminism as a political ideology. - Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Loosies (2011) |
Loosies is, despite the awful name which refers to cigarettes being bought as singles, pretty entertaining. - Cairo360
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| Posted Jan 30, 2018
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Scarred Hearts (2016) |
Using Belcher's poetic prose as commentary, the film manages to retain a solemn, sophisticated tone, while at the same time preserving its unique sense of humor. - Mada Masr (Egypt)
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| Posted Dec 29, 2017
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Redoubtable (2017) |
Although it's probably not the film hardcore Godard fans wanted, Redoubtable is a funny, paint-by-numbers biopic about a man who revolutionized cinema as we know it, and remains a significant attempt nonetheless. - Mada Masr (Egypt)
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| Posted Dec 29, 2017
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It's Only the End of the World (2016) |
Blood is supposedly thicker than water, but blood doesn't sustain a conversation, and neither blood nor love can fill the chasm that results from something as low-key as a lack of connection. - Daily News Egypt
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| Posted Dec 28, 2017
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Julieta (2016) |
Julieta strikes at a part of womanhood that's universal in scope, but definitely carries more weight in societies such as ours where gender roles are alive and well. - Daily News Egypt
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| Posted Dec 19, 2017
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The Future (2011) |
As the writer, director and actor, July does a fantastic job in merging all of these odd bits and pieces such as the talking cat, frozen time and conversations with the moon, making a film that is so evocative of a mood and state of being. - Cairo360
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| Posted Dec 15, 2017
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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) |
I expected the films content to be as dynamic as the aesthetic, instead what I got was a film that contented itself with portraying a surface-level story of a man pining for glory and allowing others to define not only its form but its terms and conditins - Prime Cairo (Egypt)
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| Posted Dec 02, 2017
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The Deep Blue Sea (2011) |
The film is intense and not just because it stars Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston, who probably have the most potent eyes in the business, though they are a large part of it. - Cairo360
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| Posted Nov 27, 2017
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What's Your Number? (2011) |
Despite being hindered by production values that aren't on par with the on-screen talent, What's Your Number? isn't completely without merit; though with a premise like this, it may have worked better as a sitcom instead of a rushed film. - Cairo360
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| Posted Nov 20, 2017
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The Square (2017) |
The Square is a bold study of human selfishness and vulnerability, fully aware that the world today moves so fast, shouts so loud, and is unstable in a way that we haven't witnessed in recent history. - Mada Masr (Egypt)
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| Posted Nov 14, 2017
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
The Dark Knight Rises not only ends on a perfect note but it also, as a whole, rounds off the trilogy beautifully. - Cairo360
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| Posted Nov 06, 2017
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Elle (2016) |
There's not much admirable about her callousness, but for a woman and especially for a mother, her sense of entitlement borders on transgressive. - Daily News Egypt
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| Posted Oct 17, 2017
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Omar & Salma (2007) |
It may not be smart but it is often funny and sometimes all you need of a film is a good laugh. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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El Almany (2012) |
El Almany is a straightforward, not particularly well made drama. It aims for gritty but more often than not lands somewhere in the vicinity of cheesy. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Ma' Sabq El Esrar (2012) |
Abdel Razek is great in a role that shows that she has something other to her repertoire than her sex appeal. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Ali Baba (1991) |
While the first part was funnier, the second was more interesting though neither film was particularly successful. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Game Over (2010) |
The best that can be said about the film is that it isn't as bad as its catastrophe trailer suggests. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Haz Said (2012) |
The problem with the current crop of films that attempt to tackle the revolution is that they're dated before they even make their way to the cinema and that they're by default, overly simplistic. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Amn Dawlat (2012) |
Costume Designers: It is possible for an actress to look absolutely stunning without completely disregarding the character she's playing especially when the actress is very pretty to begin with. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Rad Fe'l (2012) |
Shoddy doesn't even begin to cover the mess that is this film. The plot's barely coherent, the acting's completely hammy and the film's climax shows up with a whimper instead of a bang. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Taitah Rahibah (2012) |
One that's far more dire than the film's tonal issues, is its major cop out of an ending; a neat little package that makes Raouf seem more pathetic than he already does. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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El Bar (2012) |
El Bar is by no means groundbreaking, even though some moments had definite potential It's not even one of those films that are so bad, they're good. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Project Nim (2011) |
The film has various archival footage, old photos and many dialogues, full of tragedy. - Cairo360
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| Posted Oct 02, 2017
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Wahed Saheh (2011) |
... while the extensive use of voiceover manages to cram in a lot more about the characters than would normally be feasible, they still come across as rather shallow and their storylines occasionally become stereotypically melodramatic. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 29, 2017
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Reklam (2012) |
... having a film come along that eroticises their lives while paying lip service to their rights is downright wrong. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 29, 2017
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Geddo Habibi (2012) |
The actors involved in this movie are capable of so much better which makes this wreck even more depressing. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 29, 2017
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Hassal Khier (2012) |
Yes, this type of film isn't supposed to be taken seriously but films can be light and stupid without being offensive. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 29, 2017
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Mr and Mrs Oweis (2012) |
This film was plainly painful to sit through... - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 29, 2017
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Footloose (2011) |
It's a really fun dance film that isn't hip-hop-oriented for a change and is, in this reviewer's opinion, much more entertaining than the original. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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Three Musketeers (2012) |
The Three Musketeers is filled with beautiful costumes and sets, awesome swordfights and a pretty awesome airship fight. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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Restless (2011) |
... the film isn't all that bad. It just requires an affinity for saccharine and a certain level of suspension of disbelief... - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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One for the Money (2012) |
Think of her as Elle Woods from Legally Blonde minus the charm, intelligence and work ethic. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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This Means War (2012) |
Plot wise, the film is quite shaky. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
This is a fantastic spy film through and through... - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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A Thousand Words (2012) |
The rest of the film is the kind that'll either put you to sleep or have you cringing over the fact that Murphy, one of the biggest names in comedy, has been reduced to doing this. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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A Dangerous Method (2011) |
More a romance and study of power than a history of psychoanalysis, the film manages to be reasonably entertaining and very well acted, though psychology buffs will probably find themselves wishing for more substance to the storyline. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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The Dictator (2012) |
The most offensive thing about this film is that it completely lacks a sense of humour. - Cairo360
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| Posted Sep 28, 2017
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