The Dissenter’s Top Films Of 2016
Kevin Gosztola highlights some of the best films of the year: movies that push boundaries, involve fresh storytelling, and provoke conversation.
‘Boy From War’ Filmmakers Describe Power Of Animation To Present Trauma Of War
Shadowproof interviewed Usama Alshaibi and Eman Akram Nader about the subject of their unique and stunning project, “Boy Of War.”
Bringing The Horror Film Industry To The Middle East
In the wake of the Arab Spring, there has never been a better time for Middle Easterners to indulge in horror as an art form and means of social commentary.
Remembering Abbas Kiarostami’s Revelatory Films
Award-winning Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami died on July 4. He was known for “watchful eyes,” an ability to make films revealing new aspects of life.
The Dissenter’s Top Films of 2015
Kevin Gosztola picks the best films of 2015: the movies that pushed boundaries, started conversations and lingered in his mind for days after viewing.
Telling the Truth: A Tribute to Cinematographer & Humanitarian Haskell Wexler
A tribute to the impressive career of cinematographer and humanitarian, Haskell Wexler, who died at 93 on December 27.
Film Review: ’99 Homes’ Is Compelling Tale Of Corruption Around Home Foreclosures
Ramin Bahrani’s “99 Homes” depicts corruption in the housing market in Florida through compelling characters shaped and affected by this underworld.
Resurfaced Documentary: Donald Trump Used Undocumented Immigrants, Screwed Taxpayers
A 1991 documentary on Donald Trump suppressed from broadcast by legal threats from Trump titled “Trump: What’s The Deal?” is now available online. The documentary paints an extremely unflattering picture of Trump as a businessman and a man in general highlighting questionable if not illegal business practices and making all but explicit claims that Trump committed adultery while married to Ivana Trump with his later wife Marla Maples.
