I’m a cinephile. Sometimes, I think to myself, “if I can go back in time and change my university program, I would choose cinema.” I did think of doing my masters in film studies and I even dreamt of studying at the UCLA, but life never goes as planned… We never know, right? However, that doesn’t mean I never studied film. As a matter of fact, when I was in CEGEP, I was in the Arts and Letters program and attended various courses on film. Then, in university, I chose World Cinemas as my minor.

You see, I love movies, but hate TV shows. I never watch the latter in their entirety and never complete one season. The only shows I have ever liked are anything similar to CFSI or The Mentalist or Flashpoint (or whatever interesting mystery murder/thriller) and Suits. That’s it. Oh, and any Egyptian soap opera because they last only one season and are simply amazing. 😁 Anyway, here’s a list of movies I’ve watched and enjoyed. What are your favourite movies? Let me know!

• A movie filmed in my hometown or province: Le Déclin de l’empire américain
• An inspirational movie: Joy
• A movie in a different language: Todos lo saben (Everybody Knows)
• A comedy: Mrs. Doubtfire
• A horror movie: Psycho
• A movie that made me cry: Dancer in the Dark
• A remake: Hairspray
• A movie recommended by a family member: Okja
• An animated movie: Moana
• A movie in black and white: Marcellino, Pan y Vino
• A movie with a one-word title: Memento
• A really bad or guilty-pleasure movie: The Notebook
• A movie made in the 60’s: À bout de souffle
• A documentary: Amy
• A three-hour movie: Schindler’s List
• A movie adapted from a book: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
• A favourite from my childhood: Anastasia
• A holiday movie: Home Alone
• A teen movie: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
• A movie with an actor I love: Public Enemies
• A movie based on true events: Erin Brockovich
• A romance movie: Happiness Therapy
• A movie with a female director: La fée aux choux
• A trilogy: Rush Hour
• A biopic: Molière
• A short film: Angela’s Christmas & Sitara: Let Girls Dream
• A movie set in a different time period: Ex Machina
• A Netflix original movie: Falling Inn Love
• A movie by a director I love: Rear Window
• A movie that has won an Oscar: Rain Man
• A dystopian movie: 1984
• A movie released this year: Bad Boys For Life
• A thriller movie: The Guest
• A movie released the year I was born: The Shawshank Redemption
• A movie in my native language: Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au bon Dieu?
• A movie set in a place I always wanted to visit: Monte Carlo
• A movie with a number in the title: 8 Mile
• A movie set in high school: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
• A movie that made me laugh so hard I cried: Bank El Hazz (Monopoly – The Bank of Luck) (Available on Netflix 😉)
• A movie my mom loves: any Ismaïl Yassine movie.
• A movie my dad loves: The Bourne movie series
• A movie set in a place I went to: The Yacoubian Building
• A movie on faith: The Passion of the Christ