Ali Benzekri

We are not living in a just world. We are living in a world where bloggers and pundits give standing ovations in the middle of films to write locked in narratives instead of letting the season breathe where actual GOAT performances get their rightful spotlight.

Who’s gonna stop these two from committing all this violence?

طب امتى كيف ؟ بيمرق خريف صيف و شتي و وجّك ع بالي بلمحو حرّم حبيبي عالغياب وجك قمر عمرو ما غاب

WHAT!

I was promised the sun, Bariz!

Astounding to think of making a song about the last night of 2 lovers who decided to break by choice, for lack of better circumstances with a hint of deceit that leaves open room for interpretation. @elissakh x @iMarwanKhoury One of the best artistic collabs of our lifetime ✨

قرب يا حبيبي اعطيني غمرة ودّع الماضي السعيد ما قدرنا ننسى الماضي بكرة بننسى من بعدو أكيد

It’s her day, today ❤️‍🔥

Nirosta Steel yesterday in Paris. A dream ✨

Never doubting Marwan Khoury. Never again. King!

I Feel So Free x Kashf El Hisab Both Madonna and Elissa working with spoken words is a thing of beauty. Both pieces are highlights in a pretty impressive archive already filled with so much greatness! #Elissar

Regarding the Oscars, no one delivers a more compelling performance this year than REDACTED in You Can See Everything. This will become a formative lesson in acting and filmmaking schools for generations to come. So, to hell with awards. This performance transcends them all.

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING. Kiarostami must be giggling in his seat in heaven after watching this. Audacious and not afraid to plunge into batshit discomfort. Three hours spent so close to a notorious criminal, only to leave with even more questions. CINEMA!!!

Filling myself with coffee ahead of my most anticipated film of the year. Come through REDACTED!

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WICKER. Why didn’t we hear about any mid-film standing ovations for Olivia Colman as a woman married to a strange creature, whose presence first amazes and then arouses the jealousy of the miserable men and women in her village? A pure delight!

ما نرضاش يموت جوّى قلبى نِداه

THE DEBUT. I was more taken by Jesse Eisenberg’s quirky, offbeat tone and the obvious fun he has playing with the musical theatre genre. Julianne Moore loosening up and finding a confidence she’d long lost through acting. Memorable, but then again, she rarely isn’t.