Film

Israel's war on Gaza

Hollywood, what did you do during Israel’s war on Gaza?

Speaking out against the Gaza genocide is no longer career-threatening, with some finding the courage to criticise Israel

The far-right plot to destroy a French film about police violence

Jonathan Glazer and the need to divest from US film over Gaza

Caspar Salmon

The Zone of Interest: The banal dreams of Nazi settler colonialism

Hazem Fahmy

A car crash Berlinale concludes with a German witch hunt against pro-Palestine filmmakers

Berlin Film Festival: A broken cultural scene and the Palestinian question dominate

Memories of a Massacre: Documentary about Rabaa killings set for general release

Rambo in the Negev, a never-seen Iran and a post-apocalyptic Beirut. It must be Rotterdam

From Dormitory to Animalia: The best Middle Eastern movies of 2023

Why did Saudi Arabia ban the Palestinian keffiyeh at the Red Sea film festival?

Why Hollywood needs a reckoning over its pro-Israel cancel culture

The Dupes: A timeless story of Palestinians' pain and betrayal

Victoria Brittain

In their own words: Seven Israeli films exploring the Palestinian cause

How Palestinian director Kamal Aljafari staged a cinematic rebellion

Hamid Dabashi

Israeli-Iranian film Tatami delivers a knockout but has questionable politics

From Backstage to Bye Bye Tiberias: The Middle Eastern films to look out for this autumn

Venice film festival: Daring political films show what Middle East cinema is lacking

Golda: A failed attempt to boost Israel's propaganda

Nada Elia

The Arab world and Barbie: Why Greta Gerwig's film has provoked anger in the Middle East

Palestinian Prison Break: Film shows resilience in the face of Israeli injustice

Ghada Abed

Oppenheimer: The glorification of mass murder – coming to a cinema near you

Hamid Dabashi