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Farah Cheded

Farah Cheded is a curator at A Good Movie to Watch and a freelance critic whose work has been published at outlets including The Playlist, Paste Magazine, and Film School Rejects. She lives in fear of the day she runs out of ‘Columbo’ episodes to watch.

My reviews

The Lesson (2023)

7.3

Though ultimately unsatisfying, there are still intriguing highbrow patches in this psychological thriller

Wild Style (1983)

8.4

An electric snapshot of early NYC’s hugely influential hip-hop culture

Frybread Face and Me (2023)

8.0

A gorgeous and tender coming-of-age addition to the Indigenous New Wave

Science Fair (2018)

7.7

An inspiring doc spotlighting the phenomenal STEM talents on our horizon

Yeelen (1987)

8.0

An epic, spellbinding myth from Mali brought to life by one of Africa’s greatest filmmakers

24 Hour Party People (2002)

8.5

A fittingly punk history of the colorful heyday of Manchester’s music scene

The Velveteen Rabbit (2023)

7.5

A perennial childhood favorite gets a fittingly cozy and touching adaptation in this seasonal special

An Inspector Calls (2015)

7.7

A twisty moral drama exploding the myth of individualism

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023)

7.8

A raw, poignant portrait of a real-life Harry Potter hero

Scrapper (2023)

8.3

An expectedly sunny, funny film about childhood grief led by a charismatic young breakout

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)

8.8

An utterly unique genre hybrid combining samurai, mafia, and hip-hop cinema to brilliant effect

Rustin (2023)

6.5

Generic filmmaking lets down this biopic’s radical subject, but a charismatic lead performance saves the day

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