CURRENT MISSION

To watch as many movies as possible

ABOUT ME

I'm a film critic and the Arts and Culture editor of an Egyptian English daily. Love reading and indie rock, addicted to chocolate. Hate Hollywood, can get over philosophical.

PHILOSOPHY

Today is the first day of the rest of my life.

Interests

Movies, music, art, classic literature,graphic novels, football,walking.

• arts
• culture
• literature
• chocolate
• walking
• movies
• reading
• music
• soccer

Music, Movies, and Books

It's A Wonderful Life, The English Patient, Bergman, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Rohmer, Godard, Fassbinder.

Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden, Silence, Picture of Dorian Gray, Sylvia Plath, The Road.

Radiohead, The Beatles, Blur, Pulp, Oasis, Manic Street Preachers, Rolling Stones, Wilco, Eels, Nine Simone.

Teach, Learn, Share

Umm...well, I've given film criticism workshops before and have conducted discussions as well. Not sure if that fits this category.

Countries I’ve Visited

Germany, Greece, Malaysia, Qatar, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates, United States, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Egypt