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To a Land Unknown: A Taut Refugee Anti-Thriller Set in the Mean Streets of Athens

To a Land Unknown: A Taut Refugee Anti-Thriller Set in the Mean Streets of Athens

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 10, 2025Mahmoud Bakri, Aram Sabbah, To a Land Unknown, Mahdi Fleifel, Immigrant experience, Immigration, Palestinian filmmaker, Films about Palestinians, Greece, DramaComment

Problemista: Under the Laughs, Casting a Cold Eye on the America Dream

Problemista: Under the Laughs, Casting a Cold Eye on the America Dream

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 21, 2024Problemista, Julio Torres, Tilda Swinton, Laith Nakli, RZA, Comedy, Absurdist social comment, Immigration, American Dream, Art world, SatireComment