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Hazem Fahmy
Hazem Fahmy's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
Publications:
Movies reviews only
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Dolemite Is My Name (2019) |
By refusing to turn Rudy or any of his peers into a joke, Dolemite manages to be a loving ode to Blaxploitation and Black independent filmmaking while still being one of the funniest films of the year so far. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Oct 05, 2019
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Random Acts of Violence (2019) |
The restraint and nuance Baruchel shows, both as director and actor, in Random Acts of Violence, provides an exciting window into a potential new stage in this artist's career. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 28, 2019
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First Love (2019) |
It is true that First Love doesn't stay with you the same way some of Miike's more recent work does, but that doesn't stop it from being a riveting entry on its own. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 25, 2019
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VHYes (2019) |
VHYES is a brilliant comedy that manages to lovingly parody the television of an entire era while sustaining a heartwarming tale that could not have been told otherwise. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 24, 2019
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The Day Shall Come (2019) |
I would like to nominate Chris Morris's The Day Shall Come to the overcrowded ranks of the bad, lazy satire. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 16, 2019
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Her Smell (2018) |
Her Smell never overstays its welcome, thanks to a stellar ensemble, Ross's solid script, and Moss's powerhouse performance. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 14, 2019
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The Beach Bum (2019) |
The Beach Bum is a fantasy par excellence about life without consequences; a thought exercise in what it would look like if someone truly lived without a care in the world. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 12, 2019
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Us (2019) |
Two films in, it's abundantly clear that Peele is developing a new genre altogether, one that is fundamentally horror, and yet is also unafraid of being thoroughly comedic. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 12, 2019
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Mid90s (2018) |
At its heart, Mid90s deals with the euphoria of being young and feeling like you've finally found a group in which you can belong. In the same vein, it is also about that high's inevitable fallout. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Oct 03, 2018
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Cam (2018) |
We need more stories that shed honest light on sex work while humanizing the people who do it and, on that end, Cam gets the job done. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 27, 2018
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Apostle (2018) |
If his earlier work proved his mastery of action filmmaking, Apostle proves Gareth Evans might have the chops to tackle any genre he pleases. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 27, 2018
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Between Worlds (2018) |
Between Worlds may not be the finest receptacle for Cage's insanity, but it does feature a sex scene in which he reads, mid-intercourse, from an erotic book titled Memories by Nicolas Cage. Make of that what you will. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 26, 2018
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Dachra (2018) |
From its terrifying cold opening to its grisly ending, Dachra announces the arrival of a bold new voice in international genre cinema, one that refuses the constraints and expectations that are often placed on films from the region. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 26, 2018
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Suspiria (2018) |
Though it may seem odd, at face value, to think of Susie and Elio's stories as peers in the same director's oeuvre, Guadagnino's commitment to interrogating and capturing desire, its ecstasy, its destruction, bridges nearly all his work. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 25, 2018
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One Cut of the Dead (2017) |
Ueda's bending of tone and style eludes conventional genre classifications, but all the elements mesh fantastically and coherently together. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 25, 2018
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Knife + Heart (2018) |
By focusing on relationships, toxic and otherwise, within a queer community, Gonzalez imbues his characters with an agency and individuality that are shamefully rare in mainstream queer cinema. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 25, 2018
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You Might Be the Killer (2018) |
The film's methodical deconstruction of slasher tropes quickly proves mechanical. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Sep 25, 2018
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Pope Francis -- A Man of His Word (2018) |
It is foolishly unrealistic to expect Wenders to have made any kind of critical or challenging work. The issue is Wenders' inexplicable lack of interest in enriching or expanding the narrative we have come to learn of Pope Francis so far. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Aug 22, 2018
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Most Likely to Murder (2018) |
Most Likely to Murder may not reinvent the wheel of holiday films, but its subversion of the genre, especially its willingness to fully indict and satirize its own protagonist, gives us ample reason to invest interest in the future of Gregor's filmography - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 25, 2018
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1985 (2018) |
Relying heavily on the personal over the historical, Tan has crafted a stunning love letter in memoriam for the queer big brothers who could not be there to tell him what Adrian tells Andrew. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 25, 2018
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6 Balloons (2018) |
It's always refreshing to see a take on a social epidemic that doesn't wallow in clichés of suffering, but rather examines the humanity underneath it all. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 20, 2018
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Sorry to Bother You (2018) |
I have absolutely never seen anything like Sorry to Bother You before. You have to see this movie. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Mar 19, 2018
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Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017) |
It may fail to live up to the excellence of Gilroy's debut, but the film still manages to deliver a poignant look at the pitfalls, and promise, of the American legal system. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Dec 09, 2017
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Coco (2017) |
Charming, stunning, and heart-wrenching, Coco has swiftly joined the ranks of Pixar's finest. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Dec 04, 2017
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Wonderstruck (2017) |
A weakly structured plot and unfocused motifs bog Wonderstruck down from what could have been a striking exploration of childhood and the joys of discovery that come with it. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Nov 28, 2017
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Blade of the Immortal (2017) |
A spectacular refinement of the prolific auteur's finest strengths. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Nov 22, 2017
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Suburbicon (2017) |
Suburbicon is a solid, darkly comic thriller that certainly could have delivered more on its political and historical commentary, but manages to do enough to warrant you checking out. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Nov 08, 2017
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Te Ata (2016) |
By honoring the story and legacy of Te Ata, the film asserts its own, justifiable, importance in a time of continued Native American erasure from art and history. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Nov 08, 2017
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Monogamish (2014) |
An unexpectedly robust, eye-opening take on the history, as well as the contemporary state of marriage, love, and sexuality. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Nov 08, 2017
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The LEGO NINJAGO Movie (2017) |
While fun and heartwarming, The Lego Ninjago Movie's predictability, along with the problematic nature of its setting, hold it back from being as fresh as its predecessors. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Oct 11, 2017
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Beatriz at Dinner (2017) |
It's rare that a film will come along and synthesize the era we live in so succinctly. - Film Inquiry
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| Posted Jul 08, 2017
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