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The New Arab

The New Arab is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Hanna Flint, Swara Salih.

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Rating Title | Year Author Quote
Zootopia 2 (2025) Hanna Flint Zootropolis 2 is a rallying reminder that we all have a moral choice and that choice can lead to meaningful change.
Posted Jan 02, 2026  Edit critic review
The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) Hanna Flint It's an uneasy dramatisation that in the wrong hands could easily be labelled indecorous, but with Kaouther at the helm, and Hind's mother's blessing, it's nothing short of an urgent, empathetic articulation of humanity at its best and at its worst.
Posted Dec 11, 2025  Edit critic review
Dachra (2018) Hanna Flint Buochnak serves up a queasily atmospheric account of life, death and the consumptive horror of survival.
Posted Jun 09, 2025  Edit critic review
Gladiator II (2024) Hanna Flint Pascal does his gentle, charismatic best with his limited screen time while Mescal plays his white saviour with aggressive broodiness and an earthy accent that rarely inspires or lifts the, albeit, humdrum dialogue – even when reciting Virgil.
Posted Nov 13, 2024  Edit critic review
2.5/5
The Marvels (2023) Swara Salih The Marvels could have been so much more, but with evident overproduction, nonsensical dialogue, bad editing, and a keen lack of vision to say anything substantive, it is yet another loss for Marvel Studios.
Posted Jul 07, 2024  Edit critic review
2/5
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) Swara Salih Replete with exoticism, Orientalism, and a nonsense science fiction plotline, Dial of Destiny proves the case for why this entire franchise belongs in a museum.
Posted Jul 07, 2024  Edit critic review
Alam (2022) Hanna Flint Khoury carefully portrays the gutsy and, at times, naive drive of a youth awakened by the politics of identity, nationalism and systemic oppression.
Posted May 13, 2024  Edit critic review
The Teacher (2023) Hanna Flint As with her BAFTA-winning short, The Present, the filmmaker offers a bleak perspective on the political and social injustices experienced by Palestinians. Yet, even at its most desolate, both films are anchored by the humanising portraits at its core.
Posted Apr 22, 2024  Edit critic review
Shoshana (2023) Hanna Flint Shoshana doesn't quite put the thrill in "thriller" and gives its eponymous lead a lacklustre romantic biopic format that sidelines her in what is meant to be her own story.
Posted Mar 08, 2024  Edit critic review
Dune: Part Two (2024) Hanna Flint Cultural appropriation aside, there are too many characters to do them justice in a film more focused on the grandiose than the granular motivations of its side players or a more fervent exploration of imperialism and colonialism beyond "good vs bad."
Posted Mar 06, 2024  Edit critic review
The Letter Writer (2024) Hanna Flint Kaylif certainly serves up an amusing enough set-up for a romantic romp, but she's cooking with too many narrative ingredients and little cinematic finesse.
Posted Feb 16, 2024  Edit critic review
Tomorrow's Freedom (2022) Hanna Flint omorrow's Freedom demands your attention for the sake of Barghouti, his family and every Palestinian denied their autonomy and human rights.
Posted Jan 08, 2024  Edit critic review
Dégradé (2015) Hanna Flint The Nassers transform this typical haven for female solidarity and turn it into a danger zone with animosity threatening to bubble over into all-out warfare.
Posted Jan 08, 2024  Edit critic review
Bye Bye Tiberias (2023) Hanna Flint Bye Bye Tiberias is a beautiful portrait of four generations of women, the inherited trauma they carry and the bonds of love, shared history and memories that will always connect us to the family members who came before.
Posted Jan 08, 2024  Edit critic review
In Camera (2023) Hanna Flint In Camera is a sharp, visceral and blackly humorous read on showbiz culture and society with the filmmaking nerve and performance receipts to prove it
Posted Dec 01, 2023  Edit critic review
Hounds (2023) Hanna Flint Hounds is a tightly-delivered, evenly-paced cinematic skirmish into the underbelly of Moroccan society with admirable performances glueing it together.
Posted Nov 29, 2023  Edit critic review
Shayda (2023) Hanna Flint Evocative and deeply personal.
Posted Oct 20, 2023  Edit critic review
We Dare to Dream (2023) Hanna Flint Getting under the skin of these people beyond their refugee status and Olympic dreams isn’t quite achieved in favour of a more broad-stroke approach that seems more fitting to a news programme than a cinema screen.
Posted Aug 02, 2023  Edit critic review
Q (2023) Hanna Flint Chehab’s gorgeous use of light, shade and warmth to present her subjects adds a cinematic quality befitting a high-end drama. Her lens feels less that of a filmmaker but a daughter reconciling her affection and frustration with those she loves most.
Posted Jun 26, 2023  Edit critic review
Farha (2021) Hanna Flint Farha is not your typical coming-of-age story
Posted Jan 25, 2023  Edit critic review
Hit the Road (2021) Hanna Flint Pahar Pahani’s irreverent road movie is sharp and heartbreaking
Posted Jan 25, 2023  Edit critic review
Athena (2022) Hanna Flint Athena is a gut punch of a film that will have you gasping for air and choking back sobs in equal measure.
Posted Jan 25, 2023  Edit critic review
Ashkal: The Tunisian Investigation (2022) Hanna Flint A gritty, at times frustratingly elusive police procedural but with a strong social and political thrust to keep your interest.
Posted Nov 16, 2022  Edit critic review
Black Adam (2022) Hanna Flint Culturally deficient, narratively inconsistent and a frustratingly superficial instalment in DC’s cinematic universe.
Posted Nov 16, 2022  Edit critic review
Dune (2021) Hanna Flint Villeneuve has certainly achieved the grand scale of his vision. It's just a shame that vital elements of the story, character building and MENA representation have been lost in his translation.
Posted Oct 04, 2021  Edit critic review
Arthur Rambo (2021) Hanna Flint Oufella communicates Karim's hubris with subtle conviction...He and Cantet hit a nerve and the result is a rigorously intelligent cautionary tale for the social media age.
Posted Sep 29, 2021  Edit critic review
Sabaya (2021) Hanna Flint Brilliant, unvarnished, on-the-ground storytelling of real-life heroes facing mammoth odds.
Posted Sep 11, 2021  Edit critic review
Copilot (2021) Hanna Flint Berrached's assured direction and grounded storytelling deliver an impressive, human exploration of love, duty and the lies we tell ourselves in a political climate that continues to divide and destroy lives.
Posted Sep 11, 2021  Edit critic review
You Resemble Me (2021) Hanna Flint Amer's conviction in presenting this story of a splintered woman with the utmost humanity ensures your emotional investment as do the powerhouse performances from Soualem and Grimaudo.
Posted Sep 11, 2021  Edit critic review
In the Shadows (2020) Hanna Flint A great vehicle to showcase Acar's talent, but the journey doesn't quite excite as much as the gritty, aesthetic world director Erdem Tepegoz has realised.
Posted Jun 10, 2021  Edit critic review
Limbo (2020) Hanna Flint Ben Sharrock has created a delicate world, to deliver an asylum story filled with humour and understanding that always keeps the refugees at its centre.
Posted Jun 10, 2021  Edit critic review
The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020) Hanna Flint A profound, cinematic curiosity that provides a daringly honest look at the world we live in.
Posted Jun 10, 2021  Edit critic review
After Love (2020) Hanna Flint After Love is a sometimes devastating examination of domesticity, womanhood and the sacrifices women make for the men in their lives.
Posted Jun 10, 2021  Edit critic review
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