On indie & international cinema

Feature interviews

Fabrizio Rongione on five films and 15 years as a Dardenne brothers lead

Hany Abu-Assad: The Oscars and Omar

Q&A: Omar Sy

Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan on ‘comeback” Kaabil

Damián Szifron talks Wild Tales

The long life of Rachid Bouchareb

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Arjun Kapoor introduce Bollywood romcom Ki and Ka

Inside Cannes award-winner The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki

Cinematon: The “longest film” ever made 

Asha Bhosle: The most recorded voice in history

Catching up with Venice Best Actress-winner Alba Rohrwacher

The Middle East’s domestic helper culture laid bare in A Maid for Each

Lebanese Down syndrome drama Ghadi

Saudi’s first female filmmaker: Haifaa al-Mansour

Meet The Last Impressario

The quiet fury and loud success of Leviathan 

Inside Dubai’s labour camps with Champ of the Camp

Amir Ramses’ Cairo Time shines a light on post-revolution Egypt

Julian Dennison, the teen star of Kiwi favourite Hunt for the Wilderpeople

Yallah Underground!: Inside the Midde East’s indie music scene

Ivan Ostrochovský on Koza

 

Think pieces

Finding the François in Truffaut

Bergman at 100: In praise of Scenes From a Marriage*

The genius of Godard’s Le Mepris*

West Beirut: The making of Ziad Doueiri*

Exploring Arabic cinema

 

Arthouse reviews

Arabian Nights trilogy  /  Halal Love  /  Solitaire (Mahbas)  /  La Sapienza  /  Magical Girl  /  Sara 2014  /  The Sapphires  /  Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet  /  The Wanted 18