Jaylan Salah

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Movie Review: ‘Far From Maine’ is a Love Letter to Bygone Friendships

Director: Roy CohenStars: Roy Cohen, Aseel Asleh, Tobias Saumel Stein Synopsis: Haunted by the killing of his Palestinian childhood friend by Israeli police in 2000, Arab-Jewish, queer filmmaker and activist Roy Cohen revisits their...

Movie Review: ‘Phenomena’ is a Filmmaker Trippin’ Into the Universe

Director: Josef GattiWriter: Josef Gatti, Joseph NizetiStars: Josef Gatti Synopsis: A psychedelic odyssey into the fabric of the universe, guided by a filmmaker's immersive practical experiments that transcend into a deeply hypnotic audio-visual...

Movie Review: ‘Daughters of the Forest’ Defies the Fear of Extinction

Director: Otilia Portillo PaduaWriter: Sheerly Anvi, Sara Dosa, Gabriela Damián MiraveteStars: Julia Dolores Raimundo, Julieta Sarafina Amaya, Eliseete Ramirez Carbajal Synopsis: Deep in Mexico's forests, two Indigenous mycologists seek to reconcile the past...

List: Jaylan Salah’s Top 10 Performances of 2025

It’s time for the Jay annual top performances list. It’s a habit that I am keen on preserving as years go by, even though some years are more difficult than others. In...

Movie Review: ‘There Was, There Was Not’ Humanizes Women in War

Director: Emily MkrtichianWriter: Emily MkrtichianStars: Sose Balasanyan, Gayane Hambardzumyan, Svetlana Harutunyan Synopsis: Four women of Artsakh face war's aftermath, build lives amid uncertainty until another war interrupts; some take arms, others flee as...

Chasing The Gold: Teyana Taylor in ‘One Battle After Another’ Provides Complexity and Should Secure a Best Supporting Actress Nomination

One Battle After Another is a very American movie, in the way that Die Hard, Air Force One, Mission Impossible, and You’ve Got Mail represent how avid filmgoers envisioned America in the...

Chasing The Gold: Jennifer Lopez Deserves To Dance Her Way to a Best Supporting Actress Nomination

Kiss of the Spider Woman is one of my favorite films of the year. It’s a testament to the power of art, imagination, non-normative gender expression, and femininity to seek freedom. The...

Movie Review: ‘Mr. Blake at Your Service’ is a Cure For Loneliness

Director: Gilles LegardinierWriters: Christel Henon, Gilles LegardinierStars: John Malkovich, Fanny Ardant, Émilie Dequenne Synopsis: A widowed British businessman takes the job as a butler of a manor house in France to keep memories...

Jaylan Salah

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