Yasmine Kandil

3 weeks ago | discussingfilm.net | Yasmine Kandil

The postpartum experience almost feels like a lottery. For those women who draw the short straw, it’s as if a certain kind of dread creeps in quietly, not with loud scares or overt tragedy but through the slow unraveling of everyday life. Die, My Love (2025), the first movie from acclaimed Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsay (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Ratcatcher) since her 2017 neo-noir psychological thriller You Were Never Really Here, taps into these bursts of mundane terror.

1 month ago | awardswatch.com | Yasmine Kandil

Belgian brothers in both blood and cinema, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have long been masters of portraying the gritty realities of working-class life in their homeland. Over their distinguished career, the duo has earned two Palme d’Ors and a host of other accolades at the Cannes Film Festival. Their latest project, Young Mothers, premiered as the penultimate entry in the festival’s latest competition lineup, continuing their legacy of socially conscious storytelling.

1 month ago | discussingfilm.net | Yasmine Kandil

No two Wes Anderson movies are quite the same. Of course, the Houston-born filmmaker’s taste for symmetrical compositions and dry wit has become synonymous with the whimsical body of work he has crafted over the past three decades. Still, each finely detailed story has its distinct spirit and sentiment.

1 month ago | lwlies.com | Yasmine Kandil

About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the talented people who make them. Combining cutting-edge design, illustration and journalism, we’ve been described as being “at the vanguard of the independent publishing movement.” Our reviews feature a unique tripartite ranking system that captures the different aspects of the movie-going experience. We believe in Truth & Movies.

1 month ago | discussingfilm.net | Yasmine Kandil

Across England’s vastly diverse capital city of London, the homelessness crisis has recently hit an all-time high. Just off the curb of streets flooded with double-decker buses and packs of lime-bikers, it doesn’t take much searching to see that the rising rent prices, housing shortages, insecure job market, and inadequate social resources have driven thousands to rough sleeping for survival.