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Monday, November 4, 2024

Tarek Fayoumi

Tarek Fayoumi is the creator and lead critic of movieswithtarek.com. He also contributes to Medium.com, is an approved critic of Bananameter, and a member of the Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) and Independent Film Critics of America.
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Movies With Tarek – ‘Conclave’

The term “conclave” refers to an assembly or gathering, especially one with specific power or influence. In Edward Berger’s film Conclave, the dynamics of political...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’

Five years later, Joaquin Phoenix is back as Arthur Fleck/Jokerand Todd Phillips is back as the director. I found this much-anticipated continuation lacking. Not...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘Transformers One’

It is nice to see a Transformers movie that is not in the direction of Michael Bay. Transformers One is animated and directed by Josh...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’

The jams of amazement and creativity are still full of chills and haunting nostalgia. Director Tim Burton knows his audience. He knows where to find...
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Movies with Tarek –’Blink Twice’

Blink Twice is cast with an all-star list of talent with Naomie Ackie as Frida, Channing Tatum as Slater, Alia Shawkat as Jess, Christian...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’

Disney may have acquired the rights to Marvel, but that does not stop Ryan Reynolds from having one vocal-mouth in portraying a very volatile...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘Twisters’

I find movies that focus on weather and peril fascinating. I went into Twisters with great expectations. Given the tornado-related events requiring taking shelter just days before the movie’s opening, I felt pumped. With...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘The Bikeriders’

Motorcycles are dangerous. Motorcycles form a gang. Does it have a beneficial factor? The Bikeriders go down a road of a blur along this...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘Wildcat’

Written and directed by Ethan Hawke, Wildcat follows the true story of the writer Flannery O’Connor. Through the direction of Hawke, he casts his...
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Movies with Tarek – ‘Unfrosted’

Directed by and starring Jerry Seinfeld, Unfrosted is one of those clever and sarcastic comedies that dives into ambitious aspirations in a quirky way. A film where the revolutionary days of...