Author Archives: Wael Khairy

Dutch director Anton Corbijn’s “The American” is like a Shakespearean Bond film. It’s a character driven visual mood piece with minimal dialogue and layers of emotion. The previews and posters of the film will have you believe it’s another mindless ‘last job before I call it quits’ action flick. Don’t be fooled  for “The American”Continue reading “Film Review: “The American” ★★★★ (4/5)”

“If it depends on me, you can stay forever.”_ Syracuse (Colin Ferrell) “Ondine” is in many ways a modern day retelling of an old folklore about a lonely out of his luck Irish fisherman who one day catches a beautiful woman who claims to be a selkie, a type of seal much like a mermaid and upon discoveryContinue reading “Film Review: “Ondine” ★★★★ (4.5/5)”

There was a moment in “Winter’s Bone” when I felt sheer horror triggering my heart to thump in loud heavy beats. A moment more haunting and terrifying than anything I’ve seen all year. Not since the gas station scene in “No Country for Old Men” and the French vanilla ice-cream desert in “Inglourious Basterds” haveContinue reading “Film Review: “Winter’s Bone” ★★★★★ (5/5)”

Most action films do the mistake of placing the action in the foreground, the storyline in the middle-ground and the major minor and side characters barely visible in the background. “Salt” is different in that character development comes first and everything else ties up neatly around Angelina Jolie’s Evelyn Salt, a role she was bornContinue reading “Film Review: “SALT” ★★★★★ (5/5)”

“Exit Through the Gift Shop”, the first film directed by graffiti artist Banksy, is a unique documentary that more or less commercializes street art like we have never seen before. The film traces the journey of an amateur filmmaker, Thierry Guetta, who went from filming street artists in action to becoming a self established graffitiContinue reading “Film Review: “Exit Through the Gift Shop” ★★★★ (4/5)”

Every once in a while a film comes along and stirs up, arouses and awakens my imagination. Christopher Nolan’s “Inception” came very close to pulling this off but never quite hit the mark. I longed for it to be an addition to my list of film experiences that reached that level of awe-inspiring intellectual harmonyContinue reading “Film Review: “Inception” ★★★★ (4/5)”

Toys. The definition of which always remains the same, however, the meaning changes over time. Children see them as characters, actors in their little adventures, but as we grow up, sooner or later the phrase “It’s just a toy” slips out. Even though toys may just be toys, pieces of plastic glued together or beansContinue reading “Film Review: “Toy Story 3” ★★★★★ (5/5)”