Joseph Fahim
@joseph_fahim
I do a whole bunch of things in cinema as my overlong futile search for home drags on.
News is finally out. Ladies and gentlemen, the very first Egyptian film in @Criterion. And for the first time, the restored version of Cairo as Seen by Chahine. Honoured to have two video interviews on the disc, along with the accompanying essay. criterion.com/films/32722-ca…
Feed the Children of Gaza, no child should be starving.
He was the greatest. One of the most rebellious, most defiant, most authentic voices in all of Arab music. This one's gonna hurt. RIP Ziad. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…
Had the honour of talking to the great Mohammad Bakri in one of the most emotional interviews I've ever conducted about his childhood, his relationship with Israeli and Arab cinemas, his political position, and the legacy of 'Jenin, Jenin.' For @BFI bfi.org.uk/interviews/qui…
This could literally pass as a scene straight from The Office
Unfortunately Geldof and his mate Bono don't pick any fight that puts them even remotely at odds with the powerful.
"Independence is what’s usually missing from whatever takes the place of reviews in cultural journalism." —Richard Brody talks about the vital role of real reviews.
The Times's reassignment of four critics is one thing, but its downgrading of the so-called traditional review is altogether another: newyorker.com/culture/the-le…
Am I the only Camus devotee already anxious by the prospect of Ozon adaptation of 'L’Étranger'? vogue.fr/article/franco…
For the bottom of my red heart, I wish nothing for Liverpool but misfortune! theguardian.com/football/2025/…
Excited to see two of the most promising Arab films of the year in the list: Yanis Koussim's 'Roqia,' Algeria's first horror movie, and Suzannah Mirghani's 'Cotton Queen,' a Sudanese feminist fable. screendaily.com/news/venice-cr…
There's a place in hell for writers of single-space 200-pages scripts.
What "democracy" tries to punish its critics?
"Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world. As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out – from Francesca Albanese to Omer Bartov." trib.al/aGUIzPf
The reports from Gaza indicate that the final point of no return has been crossed. A broad consensus of scholars predicted that mass hunger will began to exact its deathly toll just about now. It is. All was known. Nothing surprised anyone. There is no need to refer to the Gaza…
By canceling "The Late Show," CBS and Paramount simultaneously bend the knee to an aspiring despot, open the door for more TV titans to fall, and further compromise the public's faith in free speech. A brief timeline of pure coincidences: — On July 1, Paramount Global settled a…
He’s not groveling enough to American fascism - Larry Ellison needs his tax cuts -- doesn’t need comedians reminding people they are not cattle .
This Stephen Colbert Monday monologue, followed by a bit about the MAGA contingent calling for Trump to release the Epstein files, is the reason why Paramount canceled Colbert's show. That, and the Midterm elections are coming up, and he would continue to go after Trump.
🚨Israel just bombed the very Gazan church Pope Francis used to call daily during the genocide They injured the very priest, Gabriele Romanelli, who used to update the Pope on the situation. 2 church goers were killed, 6 wounded.